Category: Health and Safety

May 20, 2013 By Neal Tepel Washington DC – A recent AFL-CIO report, "Death on the Job: The Toll of Neglect," said in 2011, 4,693 workers were killed on the

May 16, 2013 By Dr. William A. Gillespie, MD, Senior Vice President and Chief Medical Officer, EmblemHealth In keeping with EmblemHealth’s longstanding commitment to the health and well-being of New

May 13, 2013 By Stephanie West New York NY – Thousands of Americare workers from UFCW Local 348-S in New York City ratified a new contract in an overwhelming city-wide

May 10, 2013 By Stephanie West An Assembly Bill to Protect Environment against Dangerous Hydrofracking has  been introduced by Assemblyman Daniel O’Donnell on Tuesday May 8, 2013. Assembly Bill A3561

Reprinted on LaborPress April 30, 2013 http://www.ufcw.org Thousands of Americare workers from UFCW Local 348-S in New York City ratified a new contract in an overwhelming city-wide vote on Saturday.

April 30, 2013 By Randi Weingarten President, American Federation of Teachers I have yet to see a perfect piece of legislation, and the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (ACA),

April 29, 2013 By Neal Tepel Brooklyn NY – An important victory for quality public health in New York City had taken place Friday April 26, 2013. SUNY Downstate has

April 26, 2013 By Stephanie West Phoenix Houses of New York, Inc. provided inappropriate perks to its executives exceeding $223,000 while under contract with the Office of Alcoholism and Substance

April 25, 2013 By Marilyn Martinucci Heartscan Service’s preventative wellness and screening program has been utilized by many members of the public and private sector labor unions in the tri-state

April 18, 2013 Tom Canty, Vice President and General Manager, Empire BlueCross BlueShield Government, Labor and Special Accounts Spring has sprung and everyone is thrilled. Except allergy sufferers. They’re too