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
NEW YORK, N.Y.—New York City cab drivers’ financial crisis has now claimed two more lives than Son of Sam did.
CINNAMINSON, N.J.—The Teamsters Union won a small victory in its efforts to organize drivers at XPO Logistics, Inc. in late October, when drivers at the company’s facility in Cinnaminson, N.J.,
ALBANY, NY – “Once again, the nation is shaken by the news of another horrific shooting, this time at a bar in Thousand Oaks hosting college students from multiple schools
Washington, DC – United Steelworkers and ArcelorMittal have reached a tentative four-year labor agreement. The USW issued this statement indicating a tentative agreement has been reached. “The proposed four-year agreement
NEW YORK, NY – New York City is opening ExpressCare clinics throughout the five boroughs. Health + Hospitals/Elmhurst – one of three new urgent care centers in operation will provide faster
OTTAWA, Ontario—The Canadian Union of Postal Workers banned overtime Nov. 1, instructing members to refuse to work more than eight hours a day as Canada Post tries to cope with a
SAN FRANCISCO, Calif.—Temporary workers Marriott has hired to clean rooms at its seven San Francisco hotels while the 2,500 regular workers are on strike are accusing the chain of cheating
