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How Can First Responders Get Mental Health Support Without Stigma? Q: Our department has seen too many good people leave the field—or worse—because of accumulated stress and trauma. We have an EAP, but nobody uses it. How do we actually get first responders the mental health support they need? A: After years of working with…
Stress Awareness Month: Understanding Stress So It Doesn’t Control You
By LaborForce Media At LaborForce Media, we believe strong workers build strong families, strong communities, and a stronger country. But even the strongest people are not meant to carry constant pressure without support. April is Stress Awareness Month, and that makes this the right time to talk honestly about something that affects nearly everyone: stress.…
February is Heart Care Awareness Month Stronger Hearts. Stronger Families. Stronger Unions.
LaborForce Media | Kerri O’Brien | April 1 For union members and their families, the heart is more than a medical topic—it’s the engine behind every shift worked, every child raised, every retirement enjoyed, and every community served. Heart disease remains one of the leading causes of death in the U.S., but here’s the part…
NY Unions ‘Push For Tier 6 & Rally Draws 15,000
Albany, NY – Labor Leaders and Public Sector Workers turned out at the MVP Arena in Albany on Sunday, March 8th to push for changes to New York’s Tier 6 Pension System. Union Members and a variety of Public Workers participated in the rally of 15,000 who came from across the State. The goal was to ask legislators to…
ILR, Unions Offer NYC Construction Workers Innovative Emotional First Aid
Ironworker Chris Scattone remembers walking slowly to the edge of the 63rd story of the skyscraper he was helping to build and imagining his own funeral. He remembers the orange glow from a nearby copper rooftop in lower Manhattan, and how his T-shirt was spattered with blood after he shot heroin that morning. He was…
The IAFF Has Expanded its Suicide Prevention Training
Washington, DC – The IAFF has announced it is taking important steps in the prevention of suicide in the fire service. The IAFF is training members to recognize warning signs, ask direct questions and encouraging them to step in before it is too late. Across North America, Locals are adopting suicide prevention programs built for the fire…
The Niagara-Orleans Labor Council & Its Member Unions ‘Adopt’ Families To Make Their Christmas Wishes Come True
Niagara Falls, New Orleans – The Niagara-Orleans AFL-CIO Central Labor Council and its Affiliated Member Unions adopted a record 38 families for this Holiday Season. The program donated $20,000 in clothing, toys and daily necessities. The need for help has risen over the years and the Labor Council’s total of families helped has risen also – from more than 10 several…
IAM Testifies Before U.S. Trade Representative, Urges Enforceable Labor Standards
IAM Affairs Director Peter Greenberg testified before the U.S. Trade Representative (USTR), calling for the implementation of urgent and enforceable labor standards in the upcoming review of the United States-Mexico-Canada Agreement (USMCA). The IAM Union warned that current shortcomings in the agreement continue to fuel outsourcing, weaken labor protections, and undermine the economic security of…
Trump Administration Averts LIRR Strike
Karen Juanita Carrillo at The New York Amsterdam News reports the Trump Administration has agreed to get involved in contract negotiations between five Unions that represent Long Island Rail Road (LIRR) Workers and the Metropolitan Transportation Authority (MTA), temporarily averting a potential Strike. A planned work stoppage by 3,700 LIRR Employees, which was to have begun last week, has been halted. LIRR…
Veterans and Unions Demonstrate Against Fed Cuts to Veterans
Washington D.C. — Veterans and Unions demonstrated on Tuesday September 23rd concerning cuts to veteran services. This large event took place outside the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) headquarters. “If they are willing to attack union rights for veterans, where will it stop? That’s why I’m here today, because this fight isn’t just about me, or the…