…a three-year contract that increased staffing, preserved healthcare and other benefits, and increased salaries, among other wins. Read the full story by NYSNA News, published May 30, 2023, here: https://www.nysna.org/press/2023/newyork-presbyterian-brooklyn-methodist-nurses-deliver-strike-notice…
…program to share their stories about how the program changed their lives. Nora Vega, the annual tradeswoman honoree, persevered through medical setbacks to make it out on the job-site with…
…a time when workers across the country are fed up and exercising their rights more and more.” Read the full story by Irina Ivanova for CBS News, published 6/1, here:https://www.cbsnews.com/news/supreme-court-glacier-northwest-vs-teamsters-decision-ruling-labor-strike-limits/…
…they had demanded, including high raises, cash bonus payments, enhanced medical coverage for retirees, and more. Read the full story by TWU Local 100 News, published May 31, 2023, here:https://www.twulocal100.org/…
…from automatically collecting dues via payrolls deductions, even with the worker’s consent. Read the full story by Eric Brooks for People’s World, published May 30, 2023, here:https://www.peoplesworld.org/article/black-unionists-vow-to-push-for-racial-justice-and-democracy/ President Terry Melvin…
…giant says the policy will save money for patients and protect them from unnecessary procedures. Read the full story by Ken Alltucker for USA Today, published May 24, 2023, here:https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/health/2023/05/24/united-healthcare-preauthorization-endoscopy/70235483007/…
…to cut care in crucial areas such as Labor and Delivery, Mother-Baby, and Chemotherapy Infusion, among other units. Read the full story by NYSNA News, published May 19, 2023, here:https://www.nysna.org/press/2023/996-percent-nysna-nurses-newyork-presbyterian-brooklyn-methodist-hospital-authorize…
…fair wages and fair representation for working people,” union officials added, “We’re watching and we’re not stopping with Michigan.” Read the full story at IBEW News, published May 2023, here:http://www.ibew.org/articles/23ElectricalWorker/EW2305/MichiganRTW.0523.html…
…“The MTA is showing a lack of respect for our members on issues big and small.” Read the full story by Ben Brachfeld for AMNY, published May 18, 2023, here:https://www.amny.com/transit/mta-and-transit-workers-union-fail-to-reach-agreement-talks-stalled-over-wages-covid-benefits/…
…It’s a far cry from what the administration offered initially, and a big win for workers. Read the full story by Tessa Solomon for ARTnews, published May 22, 2023, here:https://www.artnews.com/art-news/news/hispanic-society-union-ends-strike-ratifies-contract-1234669315/…
