Lock Out Enters Second Week July 11, 2012 By Marc Bussanich, LaborPress City Reporter The 8,500 members of Local 1-2 have entered their second week of being locked out by…
SUNY Downstate Needed to Save Lives and Anchor a Community July 11, 2012 By Joe Maniscalco Governor Andrew Cuomo came under scathing attack on Thursday as angry union members working…
July 9, 2012 By Salvatore J. Armao, CPA/PFS, CFP, CFE, CGMA Co-Founder and Managing Partner, Armao, Costa & Ricciardi, CPAs, P.C. Solidarity is defined by the Merriam-Webster Dictionary as “unity…
July 9, 2012 Around Town by Neal Tepel On June 28, 2012, the Supreme Court upheld the Affordable Care Act and most provisions as constitutional. The law requires everyone have…
July 6, 2012 By Rabbi Michael E. Feinberg Executive Director’ Greater New York Labor-Religion Coalition The Greater New York Labor-Religion Coalition stands with the more than 8,500 locked out utility…
July 5, 2012 Mario Cilento, New York State AFL-CIO President, and Vincent Alvarez, New York City Central Labor Council President, released the following statement on Con Ed’s Misleading Ad: “Con…
Special Education Contractors Misusing Taxpayer Dollars July 5, 2012 Around Town by Neal Tepel Three private contractors hired to provide special education services for pre-K children used public money for…
Keep Student Loan Interest Rates Low July 5, 2012 By NYS Comptroller Thomas P. DiNapoli Higher Rates Could Affect 422,000 New York Students The loss of lower interest rates for…
Please support Local 1-2 union members on their picket lines, Locations below are running 24/7 until further notice. Your support and solidarity is much appreciated. Manhattan 4 Irving Place, NY,…
Supreme Court Upholds Obamacare; Millions of Americans Benefit from Historic Health Care Reform June 29, 2012 By AFSCME Pres. Lee Saunders The U.S. Supreme Court’s decision to uphold the…
