New York, NY — The push to reopen the state’s economy during the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic is on, and over the next several weeks, the state intends to open up segment by segment, region by region. According to Governor Andrew Cuomo’s office, “New York will reopen on a regional basis as each region meets the…
New York, NY – Amanda Filpo is on the verge of completing her five-year apprenticeship as a Local 28 Sheet Metal worker — and she’s earned it. Filpo graduated from the Nontraditional Employment for Women [NEW] Building Trades program nearly seven years ago, and will be becoming a mechanic in August. She continues working 10-…
New York, NY – The NYC & Vicinity District Council of Carpenters [NYCDCC] recently partnered with Catholic Charities Brooklyn & Queens to donate 1,000 bags of groceries and food vouchers to more than 1,500 families in need in Sunset Park, Brooklyn. Approximately, 20 members of the union — all of them proud Brooklynites — volunteered…
Weekday mornings usually consist of rush hour traffic and crowds of people climbing on and off buses and trains. The subways are usually packed, and the sidewalks are filled with pedestrians that weave their way through the crowds to make it to work on time. Most mornings begin with a cup of coffee and a…
New York, NY – Resident manager Brian Reilly appreciated the show of support residents at 185 West End Avenue showed when they recently hung signs in their windows to thank him and his 32BJ SEIU co-workers for their dedication during the Covid-19 pandemic. The ongoing health crisis has made the job a lot more…
Queens, NY – New York is toasting a retired public school teacher who, at 100 years old, has lived through two global pandemics. United Federation of Teachers [UFT] member Luisa Ceci Jacobson celebrated her centennial on May 10, with friends and family forming a cavalcade of cars honking horns and cheering the Italian emigre outside…
With New York’s pause extended to June 6 and the future uncertain, the Governor shared some ideas on how to go forward and approach the “New Normal.” One idea has caused major concerns among those employed in the educational field. In a conference on Tuesday, May 6, Cuomo said, “The old model of everybody goes…
Editor’s Note: This report is based on conversations with Nurse T., who works in a New York hospital ICU that serves an impoverished Black and Hispanic community. New York, NY – Nurse T. is driving to work, her co-worker Nurse M. is in the seat beside her. It’s a cloudy, gray day; spring seems late…
New York, NY – Elsie Ingabire had steady work after graduating from NEW’s [Nontraditional Employment for Women] Building Trades program. But then the COVID–19 pandemic hit town. Ingabire left her construction job at Rockefeller Center on a Friday evening in early March, when she got a call from a supervisor telling her she was being…
New York, NY – Day laborers in Queens, the borough hardest hit by COVID-19, are out of work, but they are not being forgotten. Brothers and sisters from Laborers Local 79 and the New Immigrant Community Empowerment group [NICE], along with Councilman Francisco Moya (D-Corona) recently teamed up to deliver vital groceries to families in…
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