Labor
Lawmakers take another crack at solving multi-employer pension plan problems
June 12, 2019The Democratic-run House Education and Labor Committee approved HR397, to fix multi-employer pension plans’ problems.
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Dem lawmakers push extending overtime pay to more workers
June 12, 2019They take on Trump who has decreased the numbers eligible for extra pay for extra work.
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Nurses charge University of Chicago hospital with patient neglect
June 11, 2019Registered nurses are filing complaints with the Illinois Department of Public Health and OSHA against the University of Chicago Medical Center.
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After strike authorizations, unions open bargaining with General Electric
June 10, 2019"It’s time to stop all the corporate greed. If the mismanagement keeps on, it will be lights out in Logan.”
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Kaiser Permanente mental health clinicians may strike to prevent more suicides
June 7, 2019A gifted college student committed suicide last year after experiencing repeated delays and obstacles in her search for desperately needed mental health care.
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