Over 1,000 office janitors from across New York City rallied in Bryant Park on June 15 to launch their campaign for a new union contract. With the city’s commercial real
Workers at Community Care Companions have voted in overwhelming numbers to join 1199 SEIU. These employees number over 1,600. Homecare is the fastest-growing occupation in the U.S., and also among
As the nation celebrates Men’s Health Month, it’s vital that we examine one area of male health that’s often overlooked: male-factor fertility. Around one in six people worldwide are struggling
Transit workers have been harassed and assaulted by the hundreds over the years in New York. Reasons range from a rider enraged by a train running late to mental illness
The Office of the Metropolitan Transportation Authority Inspector General released a report finding that over 4,000 LIRR employees were working 24 hours or more at a time. These workers are
Transit Workers Union Local 100, which represents tens of thousands of transit workers in New York City, has secured a tentative contract deal with its sometime arch rival the MTA.
For many unions, cancer costs in 2022 overtook all other conditions as the top driver of healthcare spend. While many unions provide health insurance that typically covers cancer screening, challenges
UnitedHealthcare is one of the nation’s largest health insurers, and its recent efforts to implement “prior authorizations” have doctor, specialists and patients concerned. Prior authorizations require an insurer’s consent before
99.6% of nurses at NewYork-Presbyterian Brooklyn Methodist Hospital voted on May 18 to authorize a strike. The approximately 1,250 nurses have been working without a contract since it expired on
According to TWU Local 100, which represents 40,000 subway and bus workers, MTA executives at the bargaining table were responsible for the failure of talks and are now past the
