…wage. The Service Employees International Union, a main backer of the “Fight for 15” campaign, called it “the largest mobilization of underpaid working people in modern American history.” “It’s back-breaking…
…the 72nd Street and 116th Street subway stations during rush hour, includes a cartoon depicting Levine and Rosenthal gleefully speeding through the park, as carriage horses, cyclists, and pedestrians diver…
…Walter Wise, Iron Workers general president. “It’s because of excellent training programs like this one that we are able to attract, train and deliver the best ironworkers in the world.”…
…raise health-care premiums, reduce the night-shift differential, and start a two-tier system for new employees’ pay and benefits. The nurses voted in January to authorize a one-day strike. Read more…
…three trade groups, filed an appeal to have state courts rule mandatory mediation unconstitutional. The Center for Constitutional Jurisprudence in Claremont, which supported the Harris v. Quinn suit against the…
…pace when it comes to the bold climate action our cities and our planet need,” said Mayor de Blasio. “That’s why we’re the largest city in the world to commit…
…Pomonok Houses project in Fresh Meadows Queens, took place between January 2012 and November 2014. “Employers who cheat workers out of the wages and benefits they deserve are breaking the…
…social contract.” The fund is planning to send a proposal listing the cuts to union members and the Treasury Department this summer. Both would have to approve it. Read more:http://www.startribune.com/politics/statelocal/299136871.html?page=all&prepage=1&c=y#continue…
…the decision “very welcome news,” because “every day of delay in deciding these funding decisions puts the pension system in a deeper hole.” Oral arguments are scheduled for May 6. Read more…
…political battle rages, nonetheless McInnis said that the district council’s 21,000 members are seeing an uptick in work. “The amount of hours our members are working today is probably up…
