We all know it takes extreme measures to fight COVID-19 and that health care workers and other essential workers, many of them union, are risking their health each day when
Dear Friend: We are living in unprecedented times. PEF healthcare professionals need your help! Our 15,000+ nurses and healthcare professionals, many on the front line fighting the spread of the
New York, NY – On Wednesday, April 15th, the MTA announced that it will be partnering with Northwell Health to provide priority testing to transit workers who have COVID-19 symptoms.
Compiled by the AFL-CIO on April 15, 2020 and will be periodically updated. As the COVID-19 pandemic spreads across the United States, our sisters, brothers and friends in the labor movement are
Long Island, NY – With New York being the epicenter of the coronavirus outbreak, elected officials have been warning that hospitals could be overwhelmed with a surge of patients. To
CHARLESTON, West Virginia – In an ongoing dispute between members of RWDSU and Alecto Healthcare Services in West Virginia, Alecto has now agreed to a financial settlement. Alecto had planned
Chicago, Illinois – During the COVID-19 crisis, union member volunteers are delivering care packages of food to Chicago Local 134 retirees and their spouses. Apprentices, members and business agents, are
New York, NY – It’s estimated throughout the United States there are over two million Americans that work in the entertainment industry from sound stages in Hollywood to Broadway in
While the final toll is still a long way from being counted, we already know there will be a financial impact to plan sponsors and insurers resulting from the identification
Long Island, NY – In times of crisis, American companies are sometimes asked to step up and help. During World War II, auto companies began producing tanks and during natural
