Category: Finance

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

December 26, 2013 By Stephanie West New York City's unemployment rate in November 2013 is higher than the state's (7.4%) and the nation's (7.0%). New York City's unemployment rate has

December 11, 2013 New York, N.Y. – City Comptroller John C. Liu made the following statement in response to questions about his vote against $42 million in tax breaks and other

December 6, 2013 By Salvatore J. Armao, CPA/PFS, CFP, CFE Managing Partner, Armao LLP The Department of Labor recently completed a round of audits of collectively bargained apprenticeship and other

November 22, 2013 By Harry Nespoli “Mayor Bloomberg’s Financial Plan released Thursday November 21, 2013 is being touted as extraordinary since it projects two years of balanced budgets –  FYs

October 25, 2013   “Congressman Major Owens was an intellectual giant in public service and a true believer that government exists to advance the quality of life for its residents.

October 22, 2013 By Manhattan Borough President Scott Stringer  New York, NY — “The announcement that New Yorkers will be burdened with another water rate increase is unacceptable and unsustainable.