Category: Health and Safety

April 29, 2014 By Tam Phan New York, NY — Mayor Bill de Blasio signed legislation that amends the New York City building code, as it relates to carbon monoxide

April 21, 2014 By AFL-CIO President Richard Trumka Washington, DC –  Arguably the only thing more tragic than the West, Texas explosion that killed fifteen and injured hundreds one year

April 17, 2014 By Steve Wishnia LaborPress will hold its second union health-care summit April 23 from 8am – 11am, discussing “The Future of Union Health Care: Taft-Hartley, the ACA,

April 16, 2014 By Brian Lang, UNITEHERE Local 26 President Boston, Mass. – Dear Union Brothers and Sisters we need you help. On April 9th, 2014 East Boston residents and

April 11, 2014 By Stephanie West Albany, NY – Attorney General Eric T. Schneiderman has announced that his office has filed a $70 million lawsuit against Federal Express Corporation for

April 10, 2014 Tom Canty, Vice President and General Manager, Empire BlueCross BlueShield Government, Labor and Special Accounts Every day in the United States, hundreds of thousands of people go

April 9, 2014 By Stephanie West Washington, D.C. – As the U.S. Department of Labor concluded its final day of public hearings April 7th on a proposed rule to prevent

April 8, 2014 By Stephanie West Washington, DC — SEIU nurses, doctors, child care providers and security officers participated  in an Affordable Care Act education and outreach campaign that reached

April 7, 2014 By Richard N. Gottfried, Assembly Health Committee Chair Albany, NY – On Monday, March 31, the Legislature passed the State budget for 2014-15.  As Chair of the

April 1, 2014 By Marc Bussanich  New York, NY—William Rudin spoke on Monday morning about how his real estate company navigated the prolonged public approval process to redevelop the former