…that he’d asked his mistress to get an abortion when she thought she was pregnant. Murphy, an often pro-labor Republican, had run unopposed in 2014 and 2016. Read more: https://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/conor-lamb-organized-labor-shows-force-pennsylvania-special-election_us_5aa7e620e4b04042d27e853e…
…strike against Charter Communications; and IBEW Local 3 Business Manager Derek Jordan gives his take on events and what might happen next. Alliance for Fair Food spokesperson Uriel Zelayas-Perez. https://soundcloud.com/user-383219727/sets/blue-collar-buzz-3618…
…models vary, from straight coinsurance to coinsurance combined with per-script minimums and maximums. Coinsurance usually varies by tier, with costs increasing for non-preferred tiers (generic or brand) and specialty medications,…
…the ground that she had committed a battery by touching his finger. Although the woman was plainly arrested for exercising her right to complain to the police chief, because there…
…‘We’ve come a long way since the days of Guthrie and Hill,’ ‘but he use of music (by the Labor Music to communicate its message) just seemed to fall by…
…Budget and Appropriations Committee. Union leaders told NJ.com that they believe they could do a better job of managing the Police and Firemen’s Retirement System fund, which has $27 billion…
…and Randy Cedeno. Michael Halpin, organizer with the International Union of Elevator Constructors, Local 1, also sits down to talk about efforts to pass the Elevator Safety Act. https://www.laborpress.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/02/Labor-Press-Radio-2-4-18-Commercial-Free.mp3 …
…of the union’s benefit funds. “It’s going to come at them whether they like it or not.” He predicts the issue will “come down to the wire” this week. About…
…many specific complaints from union opponents. “Some of the things they were concerned about “could be negotiated into a contract, which is what we do,” she said. Read more: http://www.post-gazette.com/business/career-workplace/2018/01/31/Nurses-SEIU-UPMC-McKeesport-union-decertification-vote-approved-labor/stories/201801310180…
…turnover for the construction industry,” coauthor Kevin Duncan told the Times. Then-governor Mike Pence pushed hard for the repeal, saying it would be “putting hardworking taxpayers first.” Read more: http://www.nwitimes.com/news/local/govt-and-politics/study-finds-indiana-common-construction-wage-repeal-reduced-worker-pay/article_e6769190-7574-5fa8-8bcb-f89c8f109cd2.html…
