…to ensure that the workers are not required to respond to any work-related communications outside of those hours. Read the full story by Matt Smith for Engadget, published here: https://www.engadget.com/the-morning-after-california-introduces-right-to-disconnect-bill-111536502.html…
…their contributions to the labor movement. This year’s award winners included Richard Davis, president of TWU Local 100; Brendan Sexton, president of IDG/IAMAW; William Bourguignon, president of the Nassau County…
An in-depth article by the New York Times this week sheds light on the seamy world of medical overbilling. The magnitude of this problem is staggering. Kudos to The Times…
…of nurses, such as the burn unit ICU and the labor and delivery unit. Read the full story by Crystal Lewis for The Chief-Leader, published April 1, 2024, here: https://www.thechiefleader.com/stories/agreement-averts-strike-by-si-university-hospital-nurses,52185…
…New York City Council Speaker Adrienne Adams to bring the No More 24 Act to a vote, or step down. Read the full story by Democracy Now, published here: https://www.democracynow.org/2024/3/26/headlines/nyc_home_health_aides_end_hunger_strike_vow_to_continue_fighting_for_an_end_to_24_hour_workdays…
…of 30 days straight of temps over 110F. Hundreds have died from heat exposure. Read the full story by Aliya Uteuova for The Guardian, published March 27, 2024, here: https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2024/mar/27/phoenix-workers-heat-protection-law…
…members who are hired for this work on a daily basis only. Read the full story by Josh Eidelson for Bloomberg News via the Portland Press Herald, published here: https://www.pressherald.com/2024/03/27/baltimore-union-fears-loss-of-2400-jobs-on-bridge-collapse/…
Local 100 is a local (or chapter) of the Transport Workers Union of America, a union that represents transportation workers in bus and subway lines, and several airlines nationwide. The…
…the works. Joseph Reilly, President of New York District Council of Carpenters, Local 45, was born in Spanish Harlem in New York City, raised in Queens, and currently resides in…
…robbing us of our money, they’re ruining us, our family lives, and our health.” Read the full story by Jacob Buckner for People’s World, published March 20, 2024, here: https://www.peoplesworld.org/article/end-the-24-hour-workday-nyc-home-health-workers-begin-hunger-strike/…
