DOVER, N.H.—Workers at the New Hampshire Electric Co-op are poised to go on strike this week, after management gave them a “last, best, final” contract offer May 1 that would
SACRAMENTO, Calif.—In a ruling one labor-side lawyer called “an earthquake, a seismic shift,” the California Supreme Court on Apr. 30 drastically revised its standard about when employers can classify workers
Daniel Ribitzki, 27, now a fourth-year apprentice with Metallic Lathers and Reinforcing Iron Workers Local 46, has been doing construction work since he was 18.
Self-funded plans frequently deal with issues at the intersection of physical health, behavioral health, medical science, and government regulation. One emerging issue that relates to each of these areas is
SAN JUAN, P.R.—As teachers and other workers in Puerto Rico went on strike to protest privatization May 1, police in San Juan fired tear-gas shells at student protesters in the
Justin Frye came to union construction work later than most people do. The 37-year-old father of two from the Hudson Valley town of Wappingers Falls joined Ironworkers Local 580’s apprentice
SCRANTON, Pa.—Two local hospitals have locked out nurses for four days after they staged a 24-hour strike Apr. 25. When registered nurses at Moses Taylor Hospital in Scranton showed up
TRENTON, NJ – Organized labor marked a major victory in New Jersey as Governor Phil Murphy signed a statewide Earned Sick Days policy into law. The result is that over one
NEW YORK, NY – On May 1st, a coalition of labor and immigrant groups spoke out in support of stroger protections for the rights of workers and immigrants. Members of
NEW YORK, NY – The Tony Awards Committee has announced that based on the recommendation by the American Theatre Critics Association, that La MaMa E.T.C. in New York City, will be the recipient
