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The U.S. Supreme Court agreed Monday to hear an appeal from a Colorado bakery that refused to make wedding cakes for same-sex couples.
Join Culinary Workers in Nevada in Asking Sen. Heller to Oppose Medicaid Attacks
Culinary Workers Union Local 226 and community partner PLAN (the Progressive Leadership Alliance of Nevada) released a new video asking Sen. Dean Heller (R-Nev.) to protect Medicaid. The video tells the stories of 10 Nevadans who are on Medicaid and what the program means in their lives. They are urging Heller to oppose attempts to strip Nevadans of the health care they not only have a right to, but which enables them to experience the freedom that other Americans enjoy.
Local 226 members in Las Vegas have been dedicating their lunch breaks to make hundreds of calls to Heller's office to urge him to do the right thing.
Local 226 Secretary-Treasurer Geoconda Arguello Kline said: "Sen. Heller must stand up for the working families who toil every day to make ends meet and do everything they can to provide for their families. We will hold Sen. Heller to his word—everyone should have access to health care—and that means voting against any bill that will result in anyone losing coverage."
If you are one of Heller's constituents in Nevada, call 702-388-6605 and ask...
The mother of Philando Castile, a black motorist who was killed by a Minnesota police officer last year, has reached a nearly $3 million settlement in his death.
The mother of Philando Castile, a black motorist who was killed by a Minnesota police officer last year, has reached a nearly $3 million settlement in his death.
Bergen County Freeholders Pass Pro-Worker Resolution in Support of Nabisco Workers
On June 14, the Bergen County Board of Chosen Freeholders, led by Freeholder Vice-Chairman, New Jersey State AFL-CIO labor candidate and Electrical Workers (IBEW) Local 164 brother Thomas J. Sullivan, passed a resolution authorizing support for working people at Nabisco and the protection of American jobs.
This resolution requests that Nabisco reverse its decision to outsource jobs and prevents the sale of any made-in-Mexico Nabisco products at county-sponsored events. The resolution also prevents purchases of made-in-Mexico Nabisco products with taxpayer dollars and asks the public to avoid buying those products until Nabisco reverses its anti-worker policy. This policy directly impacts our Bakery, Confectionery, Tobacco Workers and Grain Millers (BCTGM) brothers and sisters in the Fair Lawn, New Jersey, factory, one of the few remaining Nabisco factories that, through their union, enables workers to make a decent living and contribute to their community.
The New Jersey State AFL-CIO would like to extend our deepest gratitude to Local 164's brother,...
Eric Conn, in an email exchange with The Lexington Herald-Leader, told the paper he flew to a country that does not have an extradition agreement with the U.S.
Eric Conn, in an email exchange with The Lexington Herald-Leader, told the paper he flew to a country that does not have an extradition agreement with the U.S.
As three mothers learned too late, South Florida's billion-dollar drug treatment industry is a minefield of fatal overdoses, fraud and unscrupulous operators.
As three mothers learned too late, South Florida's billion-dollar drug treatment industry is a minefield of fatal overdoses, fraud and unscrupulous operators.
A brush fire in Santa Clarita climbed over hillsides north of Los Angeles and spread to about 750 acres Sunday, forcing freeway closures and evacuations.
