March 17, 2014 By Stephanie West New York, NY – First Lady Chirlane McCray, Chair of the Mayor’s Fund to Advance New York City, announced the launch of a fundraising
March 17, 2014 By Mary Kay Henry, SEIU President Washington, DC — After President Obama announced an executive order that would expand overtime pay to more workers, Mary Kay Henry,
March 13, 2014 By Salvatore J. Armao, CPA/PFS, CFP, CFE, CGMA Managing Partner, Armao LLP According to a recent release by the Internal Revenue Service entitled Tips for Taxpayers, Victims
March 13, 2014 By Stephanie West Albany, NY – The average bonus paid to securities industry employees in New York City grew by 15 percent to $164,530 in 2013, which
March 4, 2014 By. Stephanie West State Comptroller Thomas P. DiNapoli and Attorney General Eric Schneiderman have announced the arrest of Department of Health (DOH) contractor George Dunkel for stealing
February 26, 2014 By Steven Wishnia Moving convicted sexual predators into group homes in residential areas is just one example of how years of state budget cuts are slashing deep
February 20, 2014 By Joe Maniscalco New York, NY – Low-wage bank tellers and associated support staffers forced onto public assistance and unable to afford even a box of diapers for
February 4, 2014 By Steven Weiner As Friends of Labor has described before on this blog, the unrelenting efforts by corporations (backed by some state governments) to decimate collective bargaining
January 28, 2014 By Assemblymember Patricia A. Fahy Last week Governor Cuomo unveiled his proposed Executive Budget for this fiscal year. The state legislature has until March 31 to pass a budget,
December 27, 2013 By Steven Wishnia This weekend, 1.3 million Americans who have been out of work for more than six months will file for their last unemployment checks. The
