Over our proud 25-year history, MagnaCare has refreshed its brand a few times to reflect our evolution as a company. We believe we’re at the next inflection point in our history. We have a talented team totally committed and focused on Labor.
Environment and Energy, Features, Health and Safety, Municipal Government, New York
NYC Emergency Management Distributes Coats
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. “Each winter, many New Yorkers face the extreme cold without a warm coat. Prolonged exposure to cold weather can lead to hypothermia, frostbite, and can…
Events, Features, Finance, Health and Safety, Labor News Briefs, Law and Politics, National
L.A. Nurses Reach Contract, Call Off Four-Day Strike
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 Local 721, which represents more than 7,000 registered nurses at the county’s public hospitals and clinics, voted almost unanimously earlier in the month to authorize…
Building Trades, Features, Health and Safety, Law and Politics, National, Transportation
Pension Panel Misses Deal Deadline, But Leaders Optimistic
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 they have made “meaningful progress toward a bipartisan proposal.”
Features, Health and Safety, Labor News Briefs, Municipal Government, National
Texas Court Voids Austin’s Paid Sick-Leave Law
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 state’s. “Employees who take sick leave will receive more pay per hour than actually worked,” the Texas 3rd Court of Appeals declared. “Thus, the ordinance…
Features, Health and Safety, Labor News Briefs, Law and Politics, Municipal Government, National
Mass. Eyes Forcing Lockout Company to Restore Health Insurance
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 workers it cut off when it locked them out in June. The measure, introduced by Rep. James O’Day (D-Worcester), would also prohibit the state from…
Building Trades, Education, Entertainment, Features, Health and Safety, Law and Politics, National, Retail
What Are The Odds Of Finally Repealing ‘Right To Work For Less’?
WASHINGTON—Will Democratic gains in the November elections lead to the repeal of so-called “right to work” laws banning the union shop?
Building Trades, Education, Features, Health and Safety, New York
Outreach Salutes Three At Upcoming Metropolitan Luncheon
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 made the treatment center only that much more vital. And the organization could not keep up the fight without its friends and supporters.
Features, Health and Safety, Labor News Briefs, Law and Politics, Municipal Government, National
Oregon Mental-Health Workers Join AFSCME
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 at a mobile mental-health crisis-response team and five outpatient clinics in Portland and its Milwaukie suburb run by the nonprofit Cascadia Behavioral Healthcare. Low pay…
Features, Health and Safety, Labor News Briefs, Law and Politics, Municipal Government, National
AFL-CIO Sees ‘No Progress’ Protecting Workers From Serious Injuries
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 is getting worse,” AFL-CIO Safety and Health Director Peg Seminario said Nov. 14. The 2.8 million work-related injuries reported were not significantly changed from 2016,…
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