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November 8, 2023
News & Commentary

Jacqueline Rayfield

Las Vegas hotel workers reach a tentative deal with Caesars Entertainment amid threats to strike and Tesla workers’ strike in Europe could foreshadow organizing in the U.S.

The Physician’s Dilemma: Navigating Healthcare Consolidation and the Unionization Renaissance

Nov 3, 2023 Gwen Byrne

Gwen Byrne on the importance of physician unions in light of consolidation in the healthcare industry.

June 23, 2023
News & Commentary

Greg Volynsky

New York State Assembly passes bill to enhance penalties for wage theft; Georgetown University to pay up to $550,000 to settle wage theft allegations; Los Angeles voters to determine whether to cap hospital executive pay; ProPublica staff unionize; more than 3,000 Starbucks baristas plan to strike.

October 20, 2021
News & Commentary

Jason Vazquez

In the latest on congressional Democrats’ ongoing machinations to maneuver their “big, bold” budget blueprint through the grueling legislative process, President Biden and congressional leaders are reportedly nearing consensus with respect to the contours of the package. In a meeting with nineteen lawmakers on Tuesday, Biden disclosed to members of the House Progressive Caucus that […]

April 21, 2021
News & Commentary

Jason Vazquez

Yesterday, a jury convicted the former Minneapolis police officer who killed George Floyd in May 2020 of murder. He now faces up to 75 years in prison. In the wake of the verdict, several unions released statements embracing the conviction and pledging to continue the struggle for racial and economic justice. CWA, for example, characterized […]

November 17, 2020
News & Commentary

Jon Levitan

We are in the eighth month of the pandemic and millions of people living in America are adjusting to the new normal. For undocumented immigrants in New York City, the new normal has been profoundly difficult. With the jobs they came to this country for eliminated, immigrants like Christina Sanchez have been unable to generate […]

February 3, 2020
News & Commentary

Tabatha Robinson

Hong Kong hospital workers are set to strike today, in an effort meant to push the Hong Kong government to close its borders to mainland China. The hospital workers union voted to strike with a landslide – 3,123 to 10. It is aiming to shut down about 5% of hospital staffing. Hospital workers fear infection […]

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The Physician’s Dilemma: Navigating Healthcare Consolidation and the Unionization Renaissance

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