May 14, 2015 By Stephanie West Washington, DC – It looks like nail salon workers everywhere have a champion in the U.S. Congress. Representative Kathleen Rice [D-4th Congressional District] is
May 13, 2015 By Marc Bussanich Bronx, NY—The New York State Nurses Association is currently in talks with 14 private hospitals throughout the metropolitan area and the union’s position
May 7, 2015 By LaborPress Thousands of nurses went on strike Apr. 30 and May 1 at three Kaiser Permanente hospitals in Southern California, demanding an end to chronic staff
May 4, 2015 By Terry O’Sullivan, president, LIUNNA Washington, D.C. – Repealing the so-called Cadillac tax would fix a major flaw in the Affordable Care Act and prevent millions of Americans from
April 28, 2015 By Marc Bussanich New York, NY—Last week the House Ways and Means Committee passed a trade promotion authority measure that gives President Barack Obama the ability to
April 28, 2015 By Neal Tepel New York, NY – Scores of 1199SEIU nursing home workers picketed outside nursing facilities throughout the New York City area on April 22, calling
April 23, 2015 Reprinted: http://www.aflcio.org/Blog/ Washington, DC – A bipartisan group of lawmakers, along with September 11 first responders and union leaders, have announced the introduction of legislation to make permanent the James Zadroga
April 17, 2015 By Joe Maniscalco Brooklyn, NY – Registered nurses and other essential caregivers at 14 hospitals throughout the city hit the streets yesterday to sound a growing alarm over
April 15, 2015 By LaborPress Nurses at the University of Chicago Medical Center have filed a complaint with the National Labor Relations Board accusing the hospital of bargaining in bad
March 23, 2015 By Joe Maniscalco New York, NY – Time is ticking down on 28 financially distressed hospitals around the state in need of an immediate $290 million cash infusion
