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This is the second time the nurses have gone on strike in six months as they try to negotiate a contract with LCMC Health.

The union made the announcement at a vigil they held for the victims of the Bourbon Street New Year’s Day attack.

The family-owned company of President-elect Donald Trump’s campaign co-chair in Louisiana has agreed to pay $1.025 million to resolve allegations that it hired workers ineligible to work in the United States, the U.S. Department of Justice announced this week.

Fair wages, comprehensive health care coverage and paid leave will now be listed in New Orleans’ charter as fundamental rights for the city’s workforce.

A former employee of a cement and building materials company is suing for what he says was his wrongful termination for reporting wastewater pollution at a ready mix concrete plant in Metairie.

The two sides have agreed to a 62% wage increase over 6 years in a deal between the International Longshoremen's Association and the U.S. Maritime Alliance. The union had been seeking a 77% increase.

U.S. ports from Maine to Texas are closed due to a strike by the union representing about 45,000 dockworkers.

In Louisiana, few people of color are getting high-paying jobs in the industry — or even low-paying ones

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