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 …

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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 …

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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!