…the millions – to be classified as employees rather than as contractors. Labor activists have been waiting for this move for a long time. Certain benefits and protections are required…
…United States are preventable, yet screenings for the most common cancers remain underutilized with little to no progress over the past decade. Members work long hours and are busy raising…
…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/…
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…
…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…
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…
…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/…
…to Senator Bernie Sanders and Representatives Pramila Jayapal and Debbie Dingell reintroducing the “Medicare for All” bill in Congress. Equity has long supported universal federal health care coverage. “Equity wholeheartedly…
…collective bargaining agreements combined will cover more than 100 workers upon ratification. “Congratulations to these hardworking men and women, who are setting the floor – not the ceiling – on…
…President Gerard Gwinn. LP: Where did you grow up and how did you first learn about unions? GG: I was born and raised on eastern Long Island and graduated from…
