AT&T Layoffs Continue
Neal Tepel
March 3, 2019
New York, NY – AT&T is continuing to go ahead with another round of layoffs. Despite billions in tax breaks reductions are on the way. Our sources indicate that ongoing
Category: Law and Politics
Sanders Storms Into Brooklyn With Bold Pro-Worker Agenda
Joe Maniscalco
March 2, 2019
New York, NY – Vermont Senator Bernie Sanders brought an unapologetically worker-centric message to the first official rally of his 2020 presidential run at Brooklyn College this Saturday — putting
Comptroller Statement on the Reversal of Exclusionary Metro-North Restriction in the Bronx
NYC Comptroller Scott M. Stringer
March 2, 2019
New York, NY – “For more than a century, New Haven line trains have utterly neglected Bronx and Harlem residents—allowing riders from Connecticut and Westchester suburbs to disembark in the
Congress Introducing Permanent 9/11 Fund
Joe Levine
March 1, 2019
Washington DC – Bipartisan legislation has been introduced in the Congress that would ensure all 9/11 first responders that were injured by toxins at Ground Zero would receive full compensation.
Long Island Legislators Support Tax Relief
Stephanie West
March 1, 2019
Long Island, NY – Governor Andrew M. Cuomo is gaining support on Long Island and across New York State for his Tax Fairness for the Middle Class Campaign. “New York has
Uniformed Firefighters Association Supports Jon Stewart In 9/11 Petition Drive
Silver Krieger
February 28, 2019
New York, NY – In the wake of recent cuts of up to 70% in the payments victims of the 9/11 attack receive – the Uniformed Firefighters Association has joined celebrated
NYCCLC Hosts Florida’s Andrew Gillum
Steve Wishnia
February 28, 2019
NEW YORK, N.Y.—Andrew Gillum lost the gubernatorial election in Florida by 32,000 votes last November, but says the lesson of that should be “this idea that you’ve got to run
Rank & File Relief Fund Aides Hardhats Refusing To Cross Hudson Yards Picket Line
Joe Maniscalco
February 27, 2019
New York, NY – A new GoFundMe page aimed at aiding Ironworkers who choose to sacrifice a day’s pay rather than cross a union picket line, awarded its first donation
Virginia Bus Drivers Begin Talks for First Contract
Steve Wishnia and Neal Tepel
February 27, 2019
ALEXANDRIA, Va.—City bus drivers began talks Feb. 19 on their first union contract since they voted overwhelmingly to join Amalgamated Transit Union Local 689 last November. The about 130 drivers
Airbnb Expands but Reduces Affordable Housing
Stephanie West
February 26, 2019
The New York Times published a stunning exposé covering an illegal Airbnb real estate scheme in New York City. According to the TIMES article, illegal hotels operated under fake host accounts.