One More Victory for City Retirees in their Fight for Promised Health Care
…to a privately run health care plan, claiming it would save the city as much as $600 million each year. But not so fast. The retirees had been promised the…
…to a privately run health care plan, claiming it would save the city as much as $600 million each year. But not so fast. The retirees had been promised the…
…the corporate class, and underpaid, and when they try to change their circumstances, their effort is thwarted. Read the full story by Press Associated for People’s World, published here: https://www.peoplesworld.org/article/in-dc-and-oregon-the-ultimate-in-union-busting-sudden-closure/…
…represented by the union. It was a landslide victory, with 79% of voters casting ballots for the union. Read the full story by Actors’ Equity Association News, published here: https://www.actorsequity.org/news/PR/MagicUnitedResults/…
…infrastructure funds to build the train line. “I was honored to help the administration breaking ground on that Brightline West project,” Buttigieg said. “We’re also proud to get things on…
It can only be described as cruel and unusual punishment: New York City Transit workers who helped in the cleanup and recovery on the World Trade Center pile after the…
…are isolated and inundated with anti-union propaganda. The state House of Representatives had passed the legislation a few days previously. Read the full story by Teamsters News, published here: https://teamster.org/2024/05/teamsters-celebrate-passage-of-vermont-pro-act/…
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…incentives, and distorted insurance markets allowed hospitals and physicians to dramatically inflate their charges, knowing that secretly negotiated discounts eventually would settle any claim. “Meanwhile the cost of healthcare was escalating to unsustainable levels, as unethical and opaque business models ruined countless…
…terms 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:…
…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/…