New York, NY – The grand jury verdict in the Breonna Taylor case has left many trade unionists outraged as two of the three police officers involved in the EMT’s shooting death on March 13, were not indicted, and a third received a minor charge?—?even after audio recordings were released that had conflicting statements from…
OCEANSIDE, N.Y.—Under the rubbery scowl of Scabby the Rat, about 100 union ironworkers protested outside Mount Sinai South Nassau Hospital here Oct. 13, demanding that the hospital stop using a Brooklyn subcontractor with a history of cheating workers to build the steel framework for its new utility plant. The hospital is using $158 million in…
New York, NY – Labor unions and environmental groups filed a lawsuit on Thursday, October 8, against the federal government over its failure to provide adequate personal protective equipment (PPE) to essential workers. The unions include the Amalgamated Transit Union (ATU), Transport Workers Union (TWU), AFL-CIO, AFT, SEIU, Association of Flight Attendants, CWA, United Food…
New York, NY – Irving Campbell, 41, is a registered nurse at NY-Presbyterian Brooklyn Methodist Hospital — and has been on the job for nearly 20 years. Campbell, a member of the New York State Nurses Association [NYSNA], previously worked in inpatient psychiatric care, in the adult psychiatric care unit.? “What brings me value in…
WASHINGTON—Fifteen airline contractors that received more than $1 billion in federal aid intended to “preserve aviation jobs” laid off more than 16,000 workers while their applications for the money were pending, according to a report released Oct. 9 by the House Select Subcommittee on the Coronavirus Crisis. The companies, which provide services such as handling…
New York, NY – The grand jury verdict in the Breonna Taylor case has left many trade unionists outraged as two of the three police officers involved in the EMT’s shooting death on March 13, were not indicted, and a third received a minor charge?—?even after audio recordings were released that had conflicting statements from…
New York, NY – Labor unions and environmental groups filed a lawsuit on Thursday, October 8, against the federal government over its failure to provide adequate personal protective equipment (PPE) to essential workers. The unions include the Amalgamated Transit Union (ATU), Transport Workers Union (TWU), AFL-CIO, AFT, SEIU, Association of Flight Attendants, CWA, United Food…
OCEANSIDE, N.Y.—Under the rubbery scowl of Scabby the Rat, about 100 union ironworkers protested outside Mount Sinai South Nassau Hospital here Oct. 13, demanding that the hospital stop using a Brooklyn subcontractor with a history of cheating workers to build the steel framework for its new utility plant. The hospital is using $158 million in…
New York, NY – Irving Campbell, 41, is a registered nurse at NY-Presbyterian Brooklyn Methodist Hospital — and has been on the job for nearly 20 years. Campbell, a member of the New York State Nurses Association [NYSNA], previously worked in inpatient psychiatric care, in the adult psychiatric care unit.? “What brings me value in…
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