October 16, 2014 By Mike Hall Reprinted: http://www.aflcio.org Washington DC – The U.S. Supreme Court has blocked Wisconsin from implementing the nation’s strictest voter photo ID law that could have…
…They had to come up with something to get me out the door,” said Thompson. He asked that our nationwide audience go to the Working Families website, http://bit.ly/1u1OUGC, to sign…
October 14, 2014 By Olivia Sandbothe Reprinted From: http://www.afscme.org Chicago, Ill. – In a big win for a new AFSCME local, Chicago Cab Drivers United has reached an agreement with…
October 14, 2014 By 32BJ SEIU President Héctor Figueroa Reprinted From: http://www.seiu32bj.org Thursday, October 9, may turn out to be a milestone date in our campaign to organize airport workers. The…
October 6, 2014 Reprinted: http://www.wpsdlocal6.com Springfield, Illinois – An Illinois appellate court has ruled that back wages owed to thousands of state government workers from 2011 to 2013 must be…
September 26, 2014 Reprinted: http://www.firefighternation.com Colorado Springs, Colorado – IAFF General President Harold A. Schaitberger joined grieving families and comrades in honoring the 168 professional fire fighters and paramedics who…
September 26, 2014 Reprinted: http://www.local26.org Boston, Mass. – Workers who staff Fenway Park’s food operations ratified a new union contract this month. The 5-year agreement with food service provider Aramark…
September 25, 2014 Reprinted From: http://teamster.org/ The unemployment rate may be down, but the income inequality rate keeps going up. And it’s impossible not to notice it. A Federal Reserve report released…
…Here is what I read on Forbes.com: “dozens of bankers, hedge fund types and private equity investors…gathered to discuss…investing in for-profit education companies.” But according to the National Education Association,…
September 16, 2014 By Tom Canty, Vice President and General Manager, Empire BlueCross BlueShield Government, Labor and Special Accounts These days, smart phones, tablets and computers can do more than…
