Category: Health and Safety

September 22, 2014 By Marc Bussanich Port Chester, NY—Communications Workers of America Local 1033 and the Don Bosco Workers, Inc. worker center announced the start of a new campaign to

September 22, 2014 By Stephanie West Jersey City, NJ – Twenty 1199SEIU caregivers returning to work after a 3-day strike were illegally locked out by their employer, Alaris Health. The

September 22, 2014 By Neal Tepel Washington, DC –  Increasing the pay rates for VA doctors and dentists should help the Department of Veterans Affairs recruit additional providers to treat

September 18, 2014 By Marc Bussanich Union City, NJ—After six months of negotiations with Alaris Health and informational pickets, 1199SEIU certified nursing assistants went out on strike at four facilities

September 18, 2014 By Steven Wishnia The New York County Health Services Review Organization, the oldest health-care peer-review organization in New York, celebrated its 40th anniversary Sept. 15 at an

September 17, 2014 By Marc Bussanich New York, NY—Former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton appeared at the United Federation of Teachers on Tuesday evening to commemorate the thirteenth anniversary of

September 16, 2014 By Marc Bussanich New York, NY—An impressive panel of labor leaders and workers advocates, and the New York State comptroller Thomas DiNapoli, convened at 32BJ SEIU last

September 16, 2014 By Tom Canty, Vice President and General Manager, Empire BlueCross BlueShield Government, Labor and Special Accounts These days, smart phones, tablets and computers can do more than

September 12, 2014 By Richard Alles and James Slevin This week marks the 13th anniversary of the September 11, 2001 attacks. Here in New York, the names of those killed

September 11, 2014 By Neal Tepel New York, NY –. Nearly 13 years after September 11th, 9/11 responders and survivors are battling serious health crises resulting from exposure to the