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As easy as it is to get caught up in gift giving and capitalism, the holiday season is also a time to look back at the achievements of organized labor in the continuing fight for workers’ rights. In 2016, Philadelphia witnessed massive gains for workers when the Southeastern Pennsylvania Transportation Authority and the union representing nearly 5,000 workers finalized a new contract providing members wage increases and pension improvements. RNs at four area hospitals voted this year to join the Pennsylvania Association of Staff Nurses and Allied Professionals—nurses at St. Christopher’s Hospital for Children and at Hahnemann University Hospital recently ratified their first union contracts, and RNs at Temple University Hospital ratified a strong new contract as well.
The attorney claims the two-hour interview was made public to 'taint the jury pool.'
If you play fantasy sports, post photos on Flickr or blog at Tumblr, then you have a Yahoo account.
Patients treated by women are less likely to die of what ails them and less likely to have to come back to the hospital, researchers found.
Patients treated by women are less likely to die of what ails them and less likely to have to come back to the hospital, researchers found.
Vincent Viola is a Brooklyn native, West Point graduate and billionaire businessman who paid $250 million for an NHL hockey team.
President-elect Donald Trump is famous for firing workers; it's part of his brand. He has taken this to the next level in a pattern of attacking ordinary people for doing their jobs. This behavior runs contrary to his promise to be a president for working people. His rhetoric has inspired real and serious threats and physical attacks from overzealous supporters, but he remains silent or encouraging towards this behavior.
The incoming governor of North Carolina said Monday that he will ask state lawmakers to repeal a controversial law that limited LGBT protections.
In a typical election year, the mid-December meeting of the electoral college interests only political junkies and civics teachers. Not this time.
In a typical election year, the mid-December meeting of the electoral college interests only political junkies and civics teachers. Not this time.
