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NY AG Shuts Down Out of State Scabs in Buffalo Strike
This article first appeared on Labor Press. New York State Attorney General Letitia James last week stepped into the strike over understaffing at Buffalo’s Mercy Hospital, issuing a cease-...
Getting the Vax is Patriotic
The letter below first appeared in Newsday. During World War II, this country knew who its enemy was — the Axis of Germany, Japan and Italy. Many men and women enlisted, and some even lied...
IBEW: Vaccines Protect Everyone on the Job
This article was written by the IBEW Media Department. The COVID-19 vaccine is a modern medical miracle, the result of a decade of American-led research into mRNA vaccines and a half decade of...
Get a Shot, Protect our Kids
This editorial was written by Randi Marshall and was first published in Newsday. For years, I was one of "those" parents. As co-president of my daughter’s elementary school Parent...
15 Anti-Vaxxers Who Died
Over the last year and a half, conservatives have played a major role in pushing people to not take COVID seriously, not wear your mask, and to avoid getting a vaccine. Thanks to these efforts, Red...
New Law Targets Amazon Quotas
Fresh off of his overwhelming win in the California recall election, Governor Gavin Newsome has signed into law a first-of-its-kind bill to help workers at Amazon. The bill, AB701, gives workers...
Biden Pushes for Extreme Heat Safety Rule
This post was written by HufffPost. The White House announced Monday that it plans to develop a federal rule that will require employers to keep workers safe from extreme heat, something...
Cops Warns of Violence at Sept 18 Rally
Law enforcement officials are warning of violence at the upcoming rally in support of the insurrectionists that stormed the United States Capitol on January 6th. The rally, being dubbed “...
15 Dead at Miami Dade Schools
Two weeks ago, teachers in Miami-Dade County returned to school. At the time, cases were surging in the state and the district was fighting with the Governor over mandating masks in the school. Since...
Nuclear Energy Ensures Union Clean Energy Jobs
America’s IBEW electric utility workers and nuclear engineers are ready to work together to help rapidly decarbonize and electrify the economy. We welcome provisions in the bipartisan...