Posts tagged alcohol abuse

    Major NYC hospital accuses nurses’ union of protecting drunk, stoned staffers as thousands go on strike

    January 13, 2026 // “NYSNA leadership’s demand that a nurse not be terminated if found to be compromised by drugs or alcohol while on the job is another example of putting their own self-interest before patient safety,” Montefiore said in a statement provided to The Post.

    Former Union Official in $15K Embezzlement Case Seeks Probation Citing Alcoholism, Redemption

    July 17, 2025 // According to federal prosecutors, Wolf exploited his post as financial secretary for United Steel Workers Local 623 in Freedom, Beaver County from 2013 until he was ousted in a 2021 election. A subsequent audit uncovered a pattern of misappropriation: checks written to himself, ATM withdrawals from union accounts, and personal charges—including alcohol and meals—on the union’s debit card.