The contract covers about 120,000 workers. They include 79,000 teachers, plus United Federation of Teachers-represented school nurses, therapists, guidance counselors, secretaries and others.
BY NY1
…New York City will provide six weeks of parental leave at full salary for hundreds of thousands of city public school employees,
The group says six drivers have taken their own lives this year and they’re blaming financial pressures caused by the huge growth of ride-sharing services.
BY CBSNewYork
…The New York Taxi Workers Alliance is again calling on the city for help after the apparent suicide of another driver.
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Trump's executive order will seek to find ways to hold parents and children together.
Trump caved to enormous political pressure on Wednesday and signed an executive order meant to end the separation of
It had revenue of $1.72 billion in its fiscal year ended February 2018.
TAL’s initials stand for Tomorrow Advancing Life, a none-too-subtle nod to one of the biggest anxieties of middle-class families in the …
Summer is here and the timing is right for a great vacation with the family. Cruises are your ultimate, all-inclusive vacation and present a variety of options to satisfy your entire family.
By Victoria Falk, Special to Workers World Today
Summer is here and the timing is right for a great vacation with the family. Cruises …
Workers compensation is an insurance or wage replacement offered to employees injured on the job. Under New York State law, worker’s compensation covers employees working in for-profit businesses and excludes most independent contractors. Independent contractors are self-employed workers and not employees.
BROOKLYN (Workers World Today) – More than a century ago, pirates were some of the world’s first advocates for worker’s compensation. Known for their …
More states are requiring employers to offer paid family leave to fathers
By Elisabeth Buchwald, Market Watch
Taking time off from work when a new child arrives isn’t just for moms. Fathers are taking advantage of …
Many of those fired, a group that includes nurses, doctors, and mental health workers
Dozens of fired workers and their supporters demonstrated outside the Whittier Street Health Center in Roxbury Friday morning …
NYS Senator Jesse Hamilton: “We have dedicated lawyers, counselors, case workers, and community advocates working to uphold tenants’ rights and keep our communities whole...”
Brooklyn, NY – Senator Hamilton announced today $190,000 in funding for tenants’ rights and tenant advocacy groups secured in the New York State budget. …
Whatever the reason, American jobs are more stable than they have been in a generation, and workers know it.
By By Dan Kopf, Quartz
…American workers know the truth. Their jobs aren’t going anywhere.
The typical narrative about the US labor market is