Allina Health Spends $25 Million On Scabs Brought In For In Minnesota Nurse's Strike

Allina Health is spending an estimated $25 million on scab workers during the nurse's strike there, more money than Allina says it will save by demanding nurses change health care plans.

Chicago Teachers Union: If They Come To Us With Cuts, We'll Strike

Following a day of multiple protest rallies in the streets, what's next for the Chicago Teachers Union and their battle to fully fund Chicago schools?

Pay disparity is stunning between CEOs, workers

The average CEO earned 20 times the average worker pay in 1965. Now S&P 500 CEOs make 335 times the pay of their average employee. Some ideas to change that are kicking around. Read More

Oil Companies Facing Spurt of Lawsuits After Robbing Oilfield Workers of Millions in Wages

U.S. oilfield workers are facing a big problem, and it’s not just the depressed prices in the worldwide oil markets.

Nurses Strike Underway In Minnesota, California

housands of nurses began a strike in Minnesota, California and Massachusetts Sunday.

Laid Off Workers Tour Country Urging Nabisco Boycott

Union workers laid off by Nabisco's parent company are urging a boycott of Nabisco products. Nabisco decided to wipe out 600 good American jobs in Chicago to make Oreos and other products in Mexico.

Cast & Crew acquires CAPS Payroll Services

Following last year's news of Entertainment Partners acquisition of Media Services, Cast & Crew has sealed a deal to acquire CAPS Payroll making EP and C&C the two largest payroll companies in the entertainment industry.

Latino The Fight for Latino Workers’ Lives on the Job

Too many Latino workers face disease, major injury and death while laboring in dangerous jobs with inadequate safeguards.

Tax Credit Program Application Dates & Fiscal Year Dedicated Funding

As we begin the first full year of California's Film & Television Tax Credit Program 2.0, a total amount of $330 million dollars in tax credits will be allocated. Last years' incentive program was a mixture of the old $100 million program with an added $230 million in funding from the 2.0 program. The $100 million program limited what productions could apply for a tax credit. The full 2.0 program is far more diverse and expected to draw a much more varied and lucrative production selection to the state.

New production incentives are paying off for local TV projects as program ends first year

Conditionally approved to share $65 million of the $330 million in tax credits that will be allocated over the 2016/17 fiscal year starting July 1 are one series relocating from Texas, “American Crime”; four shows already in the program from the previous year (“Code Black,” “Crazy Ex Girlfriend,” “Rosewood” and “Veep”); and six new series – “Citizen,” “Famous in Love,” “Pitch,” “Pure Genius,” “Rebel” and “This Is Us.”

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