‘Price gouging’ claims and fight to protect health care access for New York City workers

UFT President Michael Mulgrew joins Democratic mayoral candidate Zoran Mamdani outside IS5 in Elmhurst, Queens.

Approximately 40,000 New York City public employees, retirees, and their dependents could lose in-network coverage as early as next week in a long-running dispute with insurance company Emblem Health over premiums at the NewYork-Presbyterian Hospital Network. The United Federation of Teachers, the city’s second-largest public sector union, accused the hospital of making a “power play” … Read more

Claims food waste can be used to power thousands of Bradford homes

Claims food waste can be used to power thousands of Bradford homes

A national bin and recycling collection review launched this week means all councils in England will be required to collect food waste. However, despite the March 31st deadline to implement these changes, many admit they will miss that deadline. Food bin collection is not likely to be introduced in Bradford until September. Bradford ranks fifth … Read more