August 25, 2015 By Steve Wishnia and Neal Tepel A federal appeals court in Washington ruled Aug. 21 that almost 2 million home health-care workers are entitled to minimum wage
August 18, 2015 By Stephanie West Governor Cuomo along with Mayor de Blasio and New York City Council Speaker Mark-Viverito announced the State and City would take the unprecedented step
August 11, 2015 By Stephanie West New York, NY – The state’s multi-agency deployment task force is continuing to test for Legionella bacteria throughout the Bronx. The State Mobile Command
August 10, 2015 By Tara Jessup New York, NY – On Saturday August 8, 2015 in Central Park, 1199SEIU United Health Care Workers East joined the ALS Association Greater New
August 10, 2015 By Steve Wishnia and Neal Tepel The Obama administration is preparing an executive order that would require any company with a federal contract to give employees paid
July 31, 2015 By Tara Jessup New York, NY — Mayor Bill de Blasio and Health Commissioner Dr. Mary T. Bassett hve announced that City health officials have identified and
July 29, 2015 Compiled By Steve Wishnia And Neal Tepel The California Nurses Association chalked up another organizing victory July 23, when nurses at Kaiser Permanente's Los Angeles Medical Center voted
July 29, 2015 By John Quinn, LaborPress USA Allentown, Pennsylvania — A majority of janitorial employees working for Crothall Healthcare at Lehigh Valley Hospital in Allentown, Pennsylvania, have voted to
July 20, 2015 By Jerry Cohen, LaborPress Albany Bureau Albany, NY – Building on the Governor’s initiative to protect workers in the nail salon industry, Governor Andrew M. Cuomo has
July 17, 2015 By Marc Bussanich New York, NY—Flight attendants working for United Airlines staged a day of action worldwide to pressure the airline company to make good on a
