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New York City transit union wins line-of-duty death benefits for workers killed by COVID-19

Transport Workers Union members who die of COVID-19 while working for New York City’s  Metropolitan Transportation Authority will get a $500,000 death benefit, the union and the MTA announced Tuesday. Surviving spouses and children under 26 years old will also get three years of health coverage. The COVID-19 death toll among New York City transit workers keeps …

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American Airlines Mechanics Are Threatening the “Bloodiest, Ugliest Battle” in Labor History

Mechanics at American Airlines are threatening to strike if a new contract isn’t negotiated, and the union president has declared that employees are prepared for the dispute to erupt into “the bloodiest, ugliest battle that the United States labor movement ever saw.” The statement comes just one day after the airline sued its union workers, …

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Madeline Messa

Madeline Messa is a 3L at Syracuse University College of Law. She graduated from Penn State with a degree in journalism. With her legal research and writing for Workplace Fairness, she strives to equip people with the information they need to be their own best advocate.