Category: Louisiana

  • Richard’s Disposal settles one dispute with New Orleans garbage workers; another roils on

    Nola.com | July 2, 2020 | Anthony Mcauley Richard’s Disposal, one of the three firms that collect residential garbage in New Orleans, has agreed to bonus payments and other concessions for the workers it contracts to pick up curbside trash, settling one of several labor issues that have recently disrupted garbage collection in the city…


  • Child Care Assistance for Louisiana Families of Essential Workers

    Child Care Assistance for Louisiana Families of Essential Workers

    The Louisiana Department of Education has a special financial program called the Child Care Assistance Program, it normally pays for low income families to help pay for their children to attend early learning centers while they work. The LA DOE made it available to essential workers to include health care workers, and it has been…


  • 37th Annual Local 100 Leadership Conference

    June 23rd, 2018 Shreveport, LA


  • Update: Senior Care campaign in Shreveport

    August 14, 2017   Tentative agreement reached with Senior Care for four nursing homes in Shreveport (formerly Gamble) for new 3 year contract with starting wages at $10/hour and seniority raises that will give some workers increases of between $500 and $2000 in the first year of the contract!


  • LA Backlog (Pre-Fall 2017)

    Rescare Bargaining Committee New Three Year Contract in Shreveport for Head Start Workers On January 30 the Local 100 bargaining committee agreed to a new three year contract which will extend the contract for a total for a total of seven years. We received increased job protections and a clearer understanding of the rights of…