…bill will kill agriculture in rural upstate New York.” As a compromise, legislators agreed to start overtime pay after 60 hours a week instead of 40 hours. A three-member wage…
…black lung disease among coal miners in central Appalachia.” The federal Occupational Safety and Health Administration adopted the 50-microgram standard in 2016, but MSHA has not. “Black lung afflicts thousands…
…Workers’ International (BWI), in developing a comprehensive program aimed at organizing workers at all the IKEA distribution centers in the USA. The IAM presently represents workers at IKEA facilities in…
…in an engineering-based approach and makes promises that are not achievable or realistic.” Nelson, however, maintains that “a lot of assessments are made based on soundbites, and 144 characters.” “Any…
…E. Schumer, US Congressman Jerrold Nadler and US Congressman Adriano Espaillat, New York State Senators Diane Savino and Alessandra Biaggi, New York State Assembly Members Catalina Cruz, Nathalia Fern and…
…after, however, Lollo happened to see a story in the newspaper about another man named Marc Weiner, whose attempts to get a kidney had been advertised on a donated billboard…
…change course, to invest in next-generation networks and keep these good jobs in our community.” The workers, members of CWA, are in a long-standing battle with the company to ensure…
…five years’ probation and ordered them to make restitution in the amount of $625,000 and forfeit assets of $175,000. “Diverting money meant to aid children with specials needs is simply…
…door alarms and radios that were turned off or were not working, among other issues. “The state Safe Schools Against Violence in Education Act aims to keep school children and…
…Mary Mahoney to her fourth term. Lanigan, who also serves as business manager of OPEIU Local 153 in New York and is a member of the AFL-CIO Executive Council, became…
