NEW YORK, NY – On Wednesday December 5th, the New York City Emergency Management Department and New York Cares distributed more than 300 winter coats at the Salvation Army in Harlem.
LOS ANGELES, Calif.—Los Angeles County emergency-room nurses and nurse practitioners called off a planned strike Nov. 27, after reaching a tentative contract agreement with county officials. Service Employees International Union
WASHINGTON—The joint Congressional committee charged with finding a solution for the nation’s endangered multiemployer pension plans failed to make its Nov. 30 deadline for drafting legislation, but its co-chairs say
AUSTIN, Tex.—A Texas appeals court struck down Austin’s paid-sick-leave law on Nov. 16, holding that it violated state law prohibiting local governments from setting a minimum wage higher than the
BOSTON, Mass.—Massachusetts House leaders say they plan to hold hearings this month on a bill that would require the National Grid gas company to continue health-insurance coverage for the 1,200
WASHINGTON—Will Democratic gains in the November elections lead to the repeal of so-called “right to work” laws banning the union shop?
New York, NY – When Outreach started in Glendale, Queens some 40 years ago, addiction wasn’t the killer of young people it is today. Sadly, the ensuing decades have only
PORTLAND, Ore.—After two years of organizing, about 270 mental-health and addiction-recovery workers at Oregon’s largest behavioral health provider voted to join Oregon AFSCME in October and November. The votes came
WASHINGTON—The federal Bureau of Labor Statistics’ annual job injury and illness report “shows no overall progress protecting workers from serious injuries and illnesses on the job, and that workplace violence
National Report from Washington–A monthly Series exclusive to LaborPress by Robert Weiner, Ben Lasky, and on this piece Madeline Cusick Unlike the private sector, where white collar criminals like conmen
