Category: Health and Safety

June 24, 2014 By Stephanie West Tampa, Florida – AMIkids, Inc., a Tampa-based non-profit operating youth development programs across the country, has been awarded a $5 Million grant from the

June 23, 2014 By Neal Tepel New York, NY – Amnesty International Executive Director Steven W. Hawkins joined nurses and healthcare workers at Mt. Sinai Medical Center for their picketing

June 20, 2014 By Steven Wishnia More than 1,000 Local 1199 SEIU members picketed outside Mount Sinai Hospital on the Upper East Side June 18, protesting a contract-talks proposal by

June 20, 2014 By NYS Senator Terry Gipson Albany, NY – I have been so inspired by how many of you have taken action to help reach our shared goal

June 17, 2014 By Stephanie West Albany, NY – The Compassionate Care Act would create a comprehensive medical marijuana program in New York, and is sponsored by Sen. Diane Savino

June 16, 2014 By Stephanie West Washington, DC –  The American Federation of Government Employees (AFGE) expressed cautious optimism about recently announced legislation aimed at improving staffing and addressing wait

June 13, 2014 By Neal Tepel Washington, DC – Dozens of employees of Sodexo, a giant, foreign-owned corporate food service provider, are protesting a loophole in the Affordable Care Act.

June 12, 2014 By AFGE President J. David Cox Sr. Washington, DC – The public's outrage over excessive wait times and rigged recordkeeping at Veterans Affairs hospitals is more than

June 11, 2014 By Neal Tepel Washington, DC  — The American Federation of Government Employees is calling on House lawmakers to prevent the U.S. Department of Agriculture from implementing a new

June 4, 2014 By NYC Comptroller Scott M. Stringer  New York, NY – On June 3, 2014 the New York State Court of Appeals heard oral arguments in the case