MONTREAL, QUEBEC—More than 100 workers who refuel the planes at two Montreal airports went on strike Dec. 31, after working under an expired contract since August. Swissport Canada, the airports’…
Melinda Katz is the new Queens District Attorney. Former Queens Borough President Melinda Katz was inaugurated on Monday and became the first woman to assume the role of district attorney…
…base before the Iowa Caucus, which is less than a month away. The caucus takes place on Feb. 3 at 7 p.m. and people from the Hawkeye State will elect…
…The mother, Mary Jane (Elizabeth Stanley), has become addicted to opioids after a serious automobile accident. Her husband, Steve (Sean Allan Krill), is addicted to Internet porn. Frankie (Celia Rose…
…unnecessary because there already are state and federal statutes to address wage and hour violations. Only one other state, Wisconsin, allows wage-theft liens against employers “based solely on allegations, rather than…
…time-and-a-half pay from workers in four fields, including retail, medicine, and food and beverage, to any field not specifically exempted, such as professionals. That doesn’t go far enough, said many…
…them Dec. 24 and Dec. 31 off “in recognition… [of their] hard work and dedication.” “We appreciate that,” said AFSCME Florida President Vicki Hall, adding, “These workers need to be…
…the 10½-foot-tall sculpture on the Astoria waterfront was designed and built mostly by the Workers Art Coalition, a group of artists and building-trades members, says Barrie Cline, who teaches at SUNY Empire State’s…
…by the University of California at Berkeley Labor Center. Premiums have increased by 49% since 2008, it said, and now cost on average almost $21,000 for a family and $9,000…
…and community media and LinkNYC terminals as well as street marketing outreach and special ethnic media partnerships. “Within just 4 months after its launch, NYC Care is ahead of its…
