Jul 5, 2018
Dozens of educators and members of 1199 SEIU gathered Sunday afternoon with Bronx Council Member Andy King and 1199 SEIU President George Gresham for the street renaming ceremony for Gresham’s late wife, educator and community advocate Sandy E. Gresham.
Jun 28, 2018
Something the Republicans have wanted to do since the Clinton administration might come to fruition under Trump. It’s made American Federation of Teachers President Randi Weingarten furious.
Jun 28, 2018
A U.S. Supreme Court decision Wednesday prohibiting public-sector unions from charging nonmembers "fair share" fees for representing the workers in collective bargaining could weaken New York's health care unions.
Jun 28, 2018
Buffalo, N.Y. (WKBW) - A rally was held Thursday on the front lawn of the Emerald South nursing and rehabilitation center on Delaware Avenue. The message: change is needed.
Jun 27, 2018
Elections can be chaotic affairs. The fliers. The endorsements. The problems at the polls. At the end of the night, what have we actually learned? Here are five takeaways from Maryland’s primary election.
Jun 25, 2018
President Donald Trump still wants to deny due process to unauthorized immigrants crossing the United States border, sending a pair of Monday morning tweets criticizing the idea of hiring more immigration judges to process cases faster.
Jun 19, 2018
The 20 workers who were suddenly laid off from Whittier Street Health Center last week, then reinstated on Sunday, only to be kicked off the property when they showed up on Monday, have been officially rehired — just in time to vote Wednesday on whether to unionize.
Jun 19, 2018
Pullman porters formed the first black-led union to be recognized by the American Federation of Labor— and Rosina Tucker became one of the most influential female labor and civil rights organizers in American history.
Jun 18, 2018
THE BIG IDEA: “We do not have a policy of separating families at the border,” Homeland Security Secretary Kirstjen Nielsen tweeted last night. “Period.”
Jun 13, 2018
BOSTON -- A House-controlled committee on Tuesday advanced a 127-page health care bill that includes $450 million in assessments on hospitals and insurers, a fee on urgent care clinics, creates consumer protections against out-of-network billing, adds new reporting requirements for MassHealth and urges an acceleration of digital health initiatives.
