WASHINGTON—The Department of Veterans Affairs announced May 21 that it will no longer let doctors and nurses have union representation at hearings where they are facing punishment or firing. The
ALBANY, NY – Governor Andrew M. Cuomo has proposed regulations to require all power plants in New York to meet new emissions limits for carbon dioxide (CO2), a potent greenhouse
WASHINGTON—Environmental Protection Agency Administrator Scott Pruitt announced plans May 17 to rescind chemical-safety regulations established by the Obama administration after 15 people were killed in a 2013 explosion at a
SOUTH MILWAUKEE, WISCONSIN – A plant accident resulted in the death of a worker at Caterpillar’s South Milwaukee plant. Sixty-year-old Steven Wade was hit in the head by a heavy
SCHENECTADY, N.Y.—Union construction workers picketed the partially built Electric City Apartments complex here on May 23, charging that a nonunion subcontractor on the state-subsidized project is paying workers significantly less
New York, NY – On this episode of LaborPress’ Blue Collar Buzz Lena Melendez of the group Dominicans in Defense of Businesses and Housing talks about how the Real Estate Board
NEW YORK, N.Y.—“Kenny faced hardship he was not able to control,” taxi driver Richard Chow said, fighting back tears as he addressed a rally of more than 100 drivers near
BATON ROUGE, La.—An online survey by the Louisiana Federation of Teachers found that 60% of the almost 4,000 teachers who responded would favor a statewide walkout to win a “significant”
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo.—Just before its session ended May 19, the Missouri legislature passed bills to weaken the state’s prevailing-wage law and make it harder for public-sector unions to collect dues.
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