emilyml | Shared With: Everyone - Jul 31 2007 | health, labor
Quoted: It’s not often that a union successfully blocks the impact of an anti-union National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) ruling. But our union, the Health Professionals and Allied Employees/AFT (HPAE), recently did just that through a combination of legal research, membership education and involvement, savvy public outreach, and coordinated bargaining among our local unions.
- emilyml | Shared With: Everyone - Mar 25 2008 | health, insurance, labor
Quoted: Yet while politicians debate how best to cover the growing ranks of the uninsured, the federal government -- by outsourcing service jobs -- quietly is adding to those numbers. "As federal employees, we get great insurance," says Dr. Rogers, a physician who believes prompt treatment might have staved off Ms. Derricotte's disability. "People who work as contractors often don't enjoy those benefits."
ShareViewed: 3 Times - emilyml | Shared With: Everyone - Nov 20 2007 | health, care, labor
Quoted: AT&T, the biggest U.S. phone company, and No. 2 Verizon Communications may follow General Motors in trying to shift retiree health care liabilities to a ...
- emilyml | Shared With: Everyone - Oct 02 2007 | health, labor
Quoted: Delphi has violated the federal Americans with Disabilities Act since at least 2004 by requiring workers returning from sick leave to sign releases allowing the company to access medical information.
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