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  • New Law Protects EMS from Assaults

    New Law Protects EMS from Assaults

    Thanks to new legislation, a person who assaults an emergency services worker could face seven years in prison. Read more

  • A $15 Minimum Wage for City Workers

    A $15 Minimum Wage for City Workers

    By MIKE LEE New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio announced a $15-an-hour minimum wage for 50,000 low-paid city workers, including 20,000 workers mostly represented by DC 37, before an enthusiastic crowd of members, activists, City… Read more

  • The Retirement Divide

    By GREGORY N. HEIRES As traditional pensions disappear and millions of Americans worry about being unable to enjoy a comfortable retirement, the typical CEO has a nest egg of nearly $49.3 million. The largest 100 CEO… Read more

  • Members Fight Ebola Outbreak

    Members Fight Ebola Outbreak

    Health experts go to West Africa to track Ebola. Read more

  • Unions and Women

    By MIKE LEE As labor faces incessant assaults from right-wing politicians and their shadowy allies, the value of unionization for women workers, who stand at the front lines and have made rapid gains in the workforce,… Read more

  • Rising Morbidity of Workers

    By JUAN FERNANDEZ The New York Times reported the findings of a 2015 study that showed that between 1999 and 2013, white middle-aged men and women in the United States — especially those with no more than a… Read more