Category: Health and Safety

June 3, 2014 By Marc Bussanich   

June 2, 2014 By Neal Tepel Washington, DC – When President Barak Obama first proposed a law that would provide quality healthcare for all Americans, organized labor was overwhelmingly supportive.

June 2, 2014 By Steven Wishnia New York, NY – LaborPress will present a special award to Joseph B. Stamm of MedReview at its second annual Labor Leadership Awards ceremony

June 2, 2014 Washington, DC — American Federation of Government Employees National President J. David Cox Sr. issued the following statement in response to the resignation of Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) Secretary Eric

May 31, 2014 By Marc Bussanich  New York, NY—Numerous fire unions called for major changes to the city’s 9-1-1 system today at City Hall by demanding that the mayor end

May 29, 2014 By Joe Maniscalco New York, NY – Union members working at the vanguard of mental health services say they no longer feel safe carrying out their duties because

May 29, 2014 By Neal Tepel Washington, DC – AFGE members have been reporting concerns at the Veterans Affairs Department for several years. Instead of administrators addressing the many issues,

May 23, 2014 By Neal Tepel Alameda, California – At 8 a.m. on May 22nd, 160 health and pension plan customer service representatives and support staff went on strike against

“Thank you Guttenberg for your support,” 1199SEIU nursing home caregivers. May 20, 2014 By Marc Bussanich Guttenberg, NJ—About 75 nursing home caregivers with 1199SEIU demonstrated outside the Alaris Health nursing

May 9, 2014 By John Zogby Washington, DC – Nationwide, American voters are split right down the middle over support for Obamacare – 41% in support, 43% in opposition. But,