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The Wall Street Journal reported this week that hospitals are adding billions of dollars in facility fees to patient bills, even when patients don’t set foot in a hospital. “Once an annoyance, the fees are now pervasive, and in some places they are becoming nearly impossible to avoid,” The Journal reports. Your union’s health plan…

SUNY’s faculty and staff union bolstered the fight against a plan to reduce or potentially close and transfer services at the existing SUNY Downstate’s University Hospital in East Flatbush on Tuesday by hosting a panel of people who are perhaps most directly aware of what these changes would mean: its faculty. The discussion led by…

If one of your health plan participants recently underwent surgery, visited an emergency room, or stayed in the hospital, chances are good your plan and member have been overcharged for the care. Chances are good as well that no one noticed or knew how to spot the unfair billing. Every day unions and employers use…

As infertility impacts 1 in 6 people worldwide, labor organizations that have rolled out high-quality family building benefits have some great news – this care may be addressing more than meets the eye. Here’s how infertility may be playing an extended role in the health and well-being of your members (and how these benefits can…

Over 112 years after the Triangle Shirtwaist Factory Fire, the historic tragedy that acted as a catalyst in the U.S. workers’ rights and safety protections, a coalition dedicated to honoring its victims unveiled a public memorial at the site of the fire. After more than a decade of planning, the Remember the Triangle Fire Memorial…

New York, NY – James Shillitto, President, UWUA Local 1-2 came up in the ranks of his profession, and his extensive experience has been a boon to his members. He was a utility worker for 45 years, 30 years at Con Edison and 15 as a full-time Local 1-2 officer. He started as meter reader…

The Triangle Shirtwaist Factory Fire that took place on March 25, 1911, was one of the most horrific events and examples of workplace abuse and danger in New York City history. On that day in Greenwich Village, a fire broke out on the top three floors of the ten-story building where the factory was housed.…

NYC’s Largest Labor Benefits Event Teamster Center Services hosted the 29th Annual Health and Benefits Expo Sept. 15th at the Sheraton New York Times Square. The event brings together union benefit plan trustees and administrators with service providers, so that those who oversee union benefits can explore potentially cost-saving new services at a one-stop shop.…

Construction unions don’t just deliver financial benefits to their members, but often to private developers too, a recent report found. Cornell University’s School of Industrial and Labor Relations recently authored a report that concluded developers are likely to save money by using union labor on private prevailing wage projects. “The conclusion is that prevailing wage…

New York, NY – James Davis, President, PSC-CUNY, AFT Local 2334, has years of dedicated union service. Although he was elected to his current position in 2021, his union career began much earlier, around 2003, when he began teaching at Brooklyn College. The Professional Staff Congress is the union that represents 30,000 faculty and staff…