Statement by Speaker Christine C. Quinn Re: Pearson error in scoring Gifted and Talented admission tests
May 11, 2013
“Students know that there are consequences when you make repeated mistakes and it’s time Pearson learns that same lesson. Their contract with the City Department of Education should be terminated. The fact that Pearson has again failed to properly score the city’s gifted and talented tests and even more egregiously, lied about conducting quality assurance checks when correcting their first error, is totally unacceptable.
SUNY Downstate Demonstrators Rake Cuomo Over The Coals
May 10, 2013
By Joe Maniscalco
Brooklyn, NY - Governor Andrew Cuomo may have earned some points appealing directly to the Obama administration for help saving four Brooklyn hospitals from closure or privatization - but that didn’t spare the state's top dog from the wrath of labor leaders, clergy members, hospital patients, axed workers and Reverend Al Sharpton - all of whom skewered the state’s chief executive at a rally outside SUNY Downstate Medical Center on Thursday. (Watch Video)
Mo Strikes: NYC Inspires St. Louis Fast Food Workers
May 10, 2013
By Joe Maniscalco
New York, NY - Underpaid workers in St. Louis who who can no longer make it on the city's $7.35-an-hour minimum wage are striking for sustainable incomes at fast food joints all over The Gateway to the West this week - and the New York City activists who helped inspire them to action are rooting for them all the way.
Teamsters on board for Rory
May 10, 2013
By Stephanie West
The International Brotherhood of Teamsters’ Joint Council 16 has endorsed Rory Lancman for City Council. The thirty-three separate Teamster locals that make up the Joint Council represent 120,000 members and their families, and work in private and public sector jobs critical to New York's economy and well-being.
Bill to Protect Environment against Hydrofracking Introduced in the Assembly
May 10, 2013
By Stephanie West
An Assembly Bill to Protect Environment against Dangerous Hydrofracking has been introduced by Assemblyman Daniel O’Donnell on Tuesday May 8, 2013. Assembly Bill A3561 is designed to Protect the Environment against Dangerous Hydrofracking so the Water Supply of New Yorkers remain the finest in the United States. Bill A3561, will prohibit the use of hydrofracking “flowback” water on our roads and highways.
Massachusetts Pioneer Valley Bus Drivers Join AFSCME
May 10, 2013
By Neal Tepel
Boston, Massachusetts - Bus drivers and bus monitors of the Lower Pioneer Valley Educational Collaborative have voted to become part of AFSCME Local 93. After considering several option the 224 workers decided that AFSCME made the most sense for their group.
Williams: ‘We Live in a Segregated City!’
May 9, 2013
By Marc Bussanich
New York, NY—Councilman Jumaane Williams said outside the Department of Education on Wednesday that the disparities in the public school system make New York a segregated city. He was joined by Councilwoman Melissa Mark-Viverito and Hector Figueroa of 32BJ to announce the release of a new report that highlights how disinvestment in public schools’ infrastructure is contributing to a widening achievement gap. Watch Video
Labor Reacts to TIAA-CREF's New Stance On Development
May 9, 2013
By Joe Maniscalco
New York, NY - Organized labor groups in the city are applauding the second-largest pension fund in the world and its decision to no longer work with irresponsible contractors this week - even as the battle over the Queens construction "sweatshop" which served as the lightning rod for the ongoing controversy continues.
Don't let the Koch brothers buy your local newspaper
May 9, 2013
By Mary Kay Henry, SEIU President
How would you feel if your local newspaper was suddenly owned by the tea party? Right-wing extremists and tea party megadonors Charles and David Koch want to take over nine newspapers owned by the Tribune Company, including the Los Angeles Times and the Chicago Tribune.
Assembly to Convene Workgroup on Child Care
May 9, 2013
By Stephanie Wood
With a lack of quality, affordable child care still an obstacle for many working families, Assembly Speaker Sheldon Silver announced the formation of a working group on child care issues in New York State to better understand the challenges faced by working parents.
Saving lives a team effort
May 9, 2013
By Kris LaGrange
Every day, 13 Americans arrive at work and never leave.
They die in workplace accidents, over 4,700 in the past year, and most of these deaths could be avoided if employers and employees followed guidelines set forth by the Occupational Safety and Health Act, signed into law by President Richard Nixon in 1971.
‘Billionaire Man of the People!’
May 8, 2013
By Marc Bussanich
New York, NY—Billionaire and Republican candidate John Catsimatidis received the Liberal Party endorsement for the Mayor of New York City outside City Hall on Tuesday and said he would be the man of the people. The party’s executive director, Martin I. Hassner, said that Mr. Catsimatidis is a force of nature and there’s nobody like him around. Watch Video
Borough President Rubin Diaz Jr. Endorses Bill Thompson for Mayor
May 8, 2013
By Neal Tepel
New York NY - At City Hall on Tuesday May 7, 2013, Bronx Borough President endorsed Bill Thompson for Mayor stating "I have known Bill Thompson for two decades. He was the right man to lead our city four years ago, and he remains the right man today. In his time as both our comptroller and the leader of our city's school system, Bill developed the knowledge and experience to lead our city.
Miami University Cafeteria Workers Join 32BJ
May 8, 2013
By Neal Tepel
MIAMI, Florida - A majority of food service workers at the University of Miami have voted to join 32BJ SEIU and authorize the union to represent them when they begin negotiating a first contract with Chartwells Dining Services. Nicole Berry, 34, who has worked at the university for over four years, said "This opportunity to negotiate for better pay, meaningful benefits and for respect and a voice in the workplace was the reason why we fought to organize a union."
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