Category: Health and Safety

July 23, 2014 By Marc Bussanich Staten Island, NY—While right-wing think tanks and pundits continue to whine over ObamaCare, the president of a physicians-led health care organization said that because

July 23, 2014 By Steven Wishnia New York—Local 1199 SEIU and the League of Voluntary Hospitals and Homes of New York announced July 21 that they had agreed on a

July 14, 2014 By Stephanie West Washington, DC – According to Minnesota Public Radio, home health care workers in Minnesota are joining SEIU Local 1199. Certainly the fly in the

July 7, 2014 By Neal Tepel Williamsport, Pennsylvania – Jean and Don Williams, parents of slain correctional officer Eric Williams, came to the Lycoming County Court House in Williamsport, Pennsylvania,

July 4, 2014 By Neal Tepel The Illinois Supreme Court has ruled that health care benefits for retired state and university employees are protected by the pension clause of the

July 3, 2014 By New Jersey State AFL-CIO President Charles Wowkanech Trenton, NJ – “The Harris v. Quinn court case is the most recent example of the far right-wing attempting

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July 1, 2014 
By Pennsylvania AFL-CIO President Rick Bloomingdale and
Pennsylvania AFL-CIO Secretary-Treasurer Frank Snyder Harrisburg, Pa.- “The Supreme Court decision in Harris Vs. Quinn aimed at home care workers is

June 30, 2014 By Stephanie West New York, NY – "Thirty years ago, New York was the epicenter of the AIDS crisis — today I am proud to announce that

June 27, 2014 By Steven Wishnia An agreement reached in the closing hours of the state legislature’s session will help preserve jobs for state workers in mental-health and developmental-disabilities programs,