January 22, 2013 Marc Bussanich After listening to a fact-packed 25-minute presentation on climate change from NASA’s top climate scientist, 32BJ SEIU President Hector Figueroa, who represents 120,000 property service workers, said he
January 21, 2013 Joe Maniscalco With New York City Council Speaker Christine Quinn refusing to allow an even watered down version of the Paid Sick Time Act to come to
January 21, 2013 Marc Bussanich Bill Thompson presented his mayoral vision last week at a civic event—hire more police, encourage small business growth in the boroughs, hire a deputy mayor
January 18, 2013 Marc Bussanich Key Chun Kim drove all night in his cab on New Year’s Eve while most New Yorkers were celebrating with friends and families. After a
January 17, 2013 By Marc Bussanich and Joe Maniscalco The Amalgamated Transportation Union Local 1181 began striking this morning at bus depots throughout the city. Michael Cordiello addressed the media
January 16, 2013 Marc Bussanich Just weeks after the tragic fire in a Bangladeshi factory producing apparel for Walmart, CEO Mike Duke visited New York to speak about sustainable growth
January 15, 2013 Marc Bussanich Mayor Bloomberg’s administration has not attempted to negotiate to reach an agreement one day after ATU Local 1181 announced that school bus drivers would begin
January 15, 2013 Marc Bussanich The president of ATU Local 1181, Michael Cordiello, said this evening that the union’s school bus drivers and matrons will be going on strike on
January 14, 2013 By Marc Bussanich and Joe Maniscalco You’d think that a crane operator sitting in a machine near the top of the Western Hemisphere’s tallest building could master
January 12, 2013 Marc Bussanich MTA officials told NY State Assembly members on Friday, January 11 that the agency is aggressively working to lower costs and its deficit by reducing
