September 23, 2016 By Steve Wishnia and Neal Tepel Chicago, Ill.—Chicago’s public school teachers began voting Sept. 21 on whether to authorize a strike. “It is imperative that you vote
September 23, 2016 By Steven Wishnia New York, N.Y.—Still working under a contract that expired a year ago, staff at St. Mary’s Hospital for Children in Queens picketed outside the
September 19, 2016 By Steve Wishnia and Neal Tepel OSHAWA, Ontario—With contract talks racing to beat a strike deadline coming at midnight on Sept. 19, General Motors and the Canadian
EDITOR’S Note: The following is a personal letter from John Fischer, a friend of the Organized Labor Community, on the plight of those — like himself — who are fighting
July 21, 2016 By Steven Wishnia Cleveland, Ohio—The Republican Party’s 2016 platform, adopted July 18, complains that under President Barack Obama, wages are “stagnant” and “people living paycheck to paycheck
July 21, 2016 By Steven Weiner As a long-time supporter of unions, who was a member of Local 2627’s Executive Board, part of District Council 37 in NYC, I want
July 19, 2016 By Stephanie West Minneapolis, MN – Milliman, Inc., a premier global consulting and actuarial firm, has hired two key Taft-Hartley consultants to its Employee Benefits practice. This
July 7, 2016 By Pitta Giblin & Baione LLP 911benefits.com The World Trade Center Health Program was established by the James Zadroga 9/11 Health and Compensation Act, after a long
June 23, 2016 By Steven Wishnia New York, N.Y.—One uniformed service was conspicuously absent when the de Blasio administration announced June 6 that it had reached agreements to equalize disability
June 22, 2016 By Steven Wishnia New York, N.Y.—New York City’s school-bus drivers, attendants, and mechanics have won a big step toward getting their job security back. Early in
