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CSEA Slams Lottery Sweetheart Deal and Questionable NYS Contracting Practices

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April 17, 2013
By Neal Tepel

ALBANY NY — CSEA today called for a legislative hearing over the appearance of impropriety at the New York State Lottery. The call came following a published report that a top New York State Lottery official who recently negotiated a multi-million dollar contract with a private vendor is now working for the same vendor. CSEA believes the situation should be reviewed immediately by the Office of Inspector General and J-COPE.

EDC’s Pinsky: Finite Resources to Protect City from Climate Change

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April 17, 2013
By Marc BussanichRichard Anderson joins Seth Pinsky at a New York Building Congress to rebuild coastal neighborhoods in era of climage change

New York, NY—The president of the Economic Development Corporation, Seth Pinsky, said in order to protect as many New Yorkers as possible from future dangerous storms because of runaway climate change the City will have to maximize the limited resources at its disposal. (Watch Video)

32BJ Endorses Lappin for Manhattan Borough President

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April 17, 2013
By Neal Tepel
SEIU 32BJ has endorsed Jessica Lappin for Manhattan Borough President.
SEIU 32BJ has endorsed Jessica Lappin for Manhattan Borough President 

At the endorsement press conference on April 16, 2013 - 32BJ President Hector Figueroa said that “As our city continues to grow and develop, the next Borough President needs to be someone who understands the needs of the working people in the borough and has a proven commitment to fighting for them.  Jessica has the experience and has proven her commitment.”

NYC Parents Boycott State Tests

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April 17, 2013



By Stephanie West


New York NY - Parents in New York City and across NY State are boycotting and protesting this year's state standardized tests which started April 16, 2013. Parent groups assert that based on the numbers of concerned parents attending meetings and signing petitions, there would have been thousands more participating in this boycott if the NY State Education Department and the NYC DOE hadn’t created such an atmosphere of fear and intimidation.



1199SEIU Approved Contract with Niagara Falls Memorial Medical Center

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April 17, 2013
Stephanie West
Niagara Falls, NY - Members of 1199SEIU United Healthcare Workers East approved a three-year collective bargaining agreement with Niagara Falls Memorial Medical Center in balloting held Wednesday April 10, 2013.
Niagara Falls, NY - Members of 1199SEIU United Healthcare Workers East approved a three-year collective bargaining agreement with Niagara Falls Memorial Medical Center in balloting held Wednesday April 10, 2013.

UFCW President Joe Hansen's Statement on Latest Attack on NLRB by Republicans

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Apr 16, 2013

WASHINGTON, D.C. — Joe Hansen, International President of the United Food and Commercial Workers International Union (UFCW) Released the following statement after the House passed H.R. 1120 which would effectively shut down the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB).

The Budget is Settled but Our Work Continues

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April 16, 2013
By Mario Cilento, President New York State AFL-CIO

Now that the state budget dust has settled, there remains a tremendous amount of work for the next several months.  There will be countless issues that the NYS AFL-CIO and its affiliates work on, but the following have galvanized the labor movement as a whole.

Prendergast Nominated to Serve as MTA Chairman

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April 16, 2013
By Stephanie West
Governor Andrew M. Cuomo has nominated Thomas F. Prendergast to serve as Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of the Metropolitan Transportation Authority (MTA).
Governor Andrew M. Cuomo has nominated Thomas F. Prendergast to serve as Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of the Metropolitan Transportation Authority (MTA). Mr. Prendergast has served more than three years as president of MTA New York City Transit, which runs the subway and bus system in New York City, and has served as the MTA Interim Executive Director since January 1, 2013. He replaces Joseph Lhota.

OUR Walmart Members Fight to Keep Walmart Out of Chinatown Louisiana

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April 16, 2013
By Neal Tepel
Chinatown, Louisiana- A recent press conference was held by various groups in ChinatownLouisianawho have united to file a lawsuit against Walmart, in hopes of keeping the mega-corporation out of Chinatown in Louisiana Walmart’s track record as a small-business killer is threatening to Chinatown, which has a thriving, tight-knit community of local businesses.
Chinatown, Louisiana- A recent  press conference was held by various groups in Chinatown Louisiana who have united to file a lawsuit against Walmart, in hopes of keeping the mega-corporation out of Chinatown  in Louisiana Walmart’s track record as a small-business killer is threatening to Chinatown, which has a thriving, tight-knit community of local businesses.

Mayor Bloomberg Misrepresented Facts Regarding Local 1181 and the School Bus Drivers’ Strike

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April 16, 2013
By Noah Gotbaum, NYC Council Candidate

Juan Gonzales' Daily News article confirms what many public school parents and others have known for some time: that Mayor Bloomberg and the DOE lied about employee experience provisions in order to force a strike by ATU Local 1181, and their drivers and matrons.  

"Band of Brothers" Decry Racism At Woodlawn Cemetery

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April 15, 2013
By Joe Maniscalco

Bronx, NY - A group of Woodlawn Cemetery caretakers with decades worth of combined work experience is charging this week that the landmark site located at Jerome and Bainbridge avenues has become a “secret city” where institutionalized racism and discrimination operate freely behind the wrought iron gates. (Watch Video).

A Way to Foster Success with Lots of Possibilities

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April 15, 2013
By Ernest A. Logan

Reprint From the April 2013 Issue of the CSA News
A couple of years ago, I invited a group of STEM-savvy Principals and Assistant Principals to join me for a brainstorming session at IBM’s Manhattan headquarters. By then, the concept of creating a public/private partnership with IBM, CUNY and the DOE had become more than a gleam in Stan Litow’s eye.
A couple of years ago, I invited a group of STEM-savvy Principals and Assistant Principals to join me for a brainstorming session at IBM’s Manhattan headquarters.  By then, the concept of creating a public/private partnership with IBM, CUNY and the DOE had become more than a gleam in Stan Litow’s eye.

Labor Battle Could Cost MSG 2015 NBA All-Star Game

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April 15, 2013
By Joe Maniscalco

Brooklyn, NY - The union representing 22 Cablevision technicians in Brooklyn who were bounced earlier this year after speaking out about stalled contract negotiations, says recent National Labor Relations Board [NLRB] rulings issued this week are not only vindication for workers, but also spell big trouble for company boss Jim Dolan and his vast sports & entertainment empire at Madison Square Garden. 

De Blasio's Plan for Pre-k and After-School Expansion

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April 15, 2013
By Neal Tepel
NEW YORK, NY – As New Yorkers streamed into post offices to file last-minute tax returns, Public Advocate Bill de Blasio took the unusual step of urging a tax increase on the wealthiest New Yorkers.
NEW YORK, NY – As New Yorkers streamed into post offices to file last-minute tax returns, Public Advocate Bill de Blasio took the unusual step of urging a tax increase on the wealthiest New Yorkers. De Blasio has a plan to provide every four-year old child with pre-kindergarten and dramatically expand after-school programs for middle schoolers—and has called for a marginal tax increase on incomes over $500,000 to pay for it.


 

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