…used during surgery, the hospital charged $343,636. Reasonable pricing, however, including a profit for the hospitals, was only 13% of that-$43,830. Medical overbilling like this costs unions’ health plans, self-funded…
…and conditions,” and even worse, to “less desirable, more difficult and/or more dangerous dock and route assignments than white employees.” Read the full story by Teamsters News, published here: https://teamster.org/2024/04/teamsters-local-705-members-win-racial-discrimination-lawsuit-against-dhl-express/…
…that NYCT “forces pregnant bus operators to choose between protecting a healthy pregnancy and earning a paycheck.” Read the full story by Crystal Lewis for The Chief-Leader, published here: https://www.thechiefleader.com/stories/pregnant-bus-operators-demand-accommodations-from-mta,52362…
…the Letter Carriers Protection Act is the first and foremost way to address this. Read the full story by Press Associates for People’s World, published May 7, 2024, here: https://www.peoplesworld.org/article/union-makes-letter-carriers-protection-act-a-top-legislative-priority/…
…Minimum Standards Council Act, sponsored by Sen. Jessica Ramos and Assembly Member Harry Bronson. Read the full story by Sahalie Donaldson for City & State New York, published here: https://www.cityandstateny.com/politics/2024/04/report-nail-salon-technicians-have-higher-rate-reproductive-health-issues/396169/…
DHL Teamsters descended on a DHL Annual General Meeting in Germany recently, decrying union busting and anti-union tactics of the global delivery giant. Rank-and-file, organizing committee members, and Teamsters International…
…mining industry that a failure to maintain safe conditions for all employees may result in criminal prosecution.” Read the full story by U.S. Department of Labor News, published here: https://www.dol.gov/newsroom/releases/sol/sol2024041…
On Earth Day, top union officials at the AFL-CIO hosted an event aimed at bringing particularly relevant issues to the fore. President Liz Shuler and Secretary-Treasurer Fred Redmond were present,…
…office workers.” This settlement covered temporary office workers hired by Winston Support Services, LLC between April 2015 and June 2018 at various healthcare facilities, including Harlem Hospital, Jacobi Medical Center,…
…case. The NLRB asks for these injunctions when it believes unfair labor practices have occurred. Read the full story by Andrea Hsu for NPR, published April 23, 2024, here: https://www.npr.org/2024/04/23/1226955737/starbucks-supreme-court-union-organizing-labor-injunctions-nlrb…
