For the fourth time in six years, the president of New York's largest health-care union, George Gresham of 1199SEIU, has won the top spot on the "Labor Power 100" list from Cit Read More
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A money-saving maneuver in the newly enacted Medicaid budget could end up increasing costs in the long term – by paving the way for more unionization of the state's burgeoning home health workforce. Read More
New York's home health workforce has continued its pattern of extraordinary growth, increasing by 62,000 jobs or 12 percent in a single year, according to newly released data from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. Read More
Friday's announcement of an amended labor contract for New York City-area hospitals and nursing homes sends a contradictory message about the financial condition of the state's health-care industry. Read More
After years of foot-dragging, State Labor Commissioner Roberta Reardon finally gave an estimate of how much in unemployment insurance benefits her agency paid out to fraudsters d Read More
The Hochul Administration published a pair of documents concerning the Micron Megafab deal that raise more questions than they answer. Read More
President Joe Biden, visiting Syracuse to tout the planned Micron fab in Onondaga County, dropped a big detail. Read More
Two of Albany’s most-vetoed concepts are headed toward Governor Hochul’s desk, this time concealed as a “firefighter bill of rights.” Read More