NEW YORK, N.Y.—In an unusual class-action grievance arbitration, 42 home health-care agencies have been ordered to pay $30 million for underpaying workers represented by 1199SEIU. On Feb. 25, arbitrator Martin
WASHINGTON—American labor unions hailed President Joseph Biden’s nomination of federal appeals-court judge Ketanji Brown Jackson to the U.S. Supreme Court Feb. 25, praising her as a judge who is eminently
New York, NY — Amalgamated Transit Local #1056 represents Bus Operators and Maintainers supporting routes within Queens, Bronx and Manhattan. Membership stands at 1,800. Covid hit the local hard, claiming
New York, NY – Lately, I’ve been noticing more pushback on mental health and wellness-based programs in the workplace. Unfortunately, this kind of resistance is really nothing new. Stigma and
New York, NY – The pandemic’s silver lining may well be the heightened awareness many working people have regarding the value of various insurance products. For union members, who rely on
New York, NY – Members of the city’s unionized Building Trades, along with long-suffering nonunion construction workers, returned to the Terminal Warehouse redevelopment project at 261 11th Avenue in West
New York, NY – Workers hoping to unionize at REI in SoHo are gearing up for a March 2, in-person NLRB election. The more than one-hundred store employees who have reportedly
New York, NY – IUOE Local 891’s training program differs from standard four or five year apprenticeship programs. LaborPress wanted to learn more about how it works, so we spoke
AUSTIN, Texas—Eight states have filed lawsuits to block President Joseph Biden’s April 2021 executive order that set a $15-an-hour minimum wage for federal contractors. The order went into effect for
New York, NY – Over the last five years, I have acted as a specialist for groups tackling topics including PTSD, addiction recovery, emotional awareness, mental health, grief support and
