Inventing The Future – Is it Too Late?
Stephanie
May 8, 2012
May 8, 2012Thomas J. Mackell Jr. There is a global leadership vacuum and not many people appear to notice it. But do not fear, the French recognized it and
Category: Municipal Government
At Labor Notes, an International Stage
Stephanie
May 7, 2012
May 7, 2012By Marc Bussanich, LaborPress City Reporter Putting the movement back in the labor movement was the central discussion at this year’s Labor Notes Conference in Chicago from May 4
Bloomberg Presents Executive Budget – Massive Cuts to Childcare
Stephanie
May 7, 2012
May 7, 2012By Neal Tepel Mayor Michael R. Bloomberg presented his Fiscal Year (FY) 2013 Executive Budget on May 3rd. While the Mayor outlined a projected balanced budget, the plan
EarlyLearn Underfunded in Mayor’s Executive Budget
Stephanie
May 6, 2012
May 7, 2012By NYC Council Speaker Christine C. Quinn The EarlyLearn provider contracts announced by the Administration for Children’s Services has unacceptable changes to the City’s publicly funded child care
New York Unions March on May Day
Stephanie
May 2, 2012
May 2, 2012By Marc Bussanich, LaborPress City Reporter May Day has been celebrated for centuries as a traditional spring holiday, but was invested with political overtones when workers, struggling for the
Prez Says Infrastructure Shouldn’t Be Partisan Issue
Stephanie
May 2, 2012
May 2, 2012By Marc Bussanich, LaborPress City Reporter President Barack Obama appealed to the mostly white working-class union members of the Building and Construction Trades on Monday, April 30 in
Moving Beyond Stop and Frisk
Stephanie
May 2, 2012
May 2, 2012By Scott M. Stringer, Manhattan Borough President Recently I stood with Martin Luther King III to call for fundamental reform of the City’s stop and frisk program. Stop
Asbestos Dangers
Stephanie
May 2, 2012
May 2, 2012By Sarah Anderson, CWA Communications Director The past frequency of asbestos exposure in unionized professions such as the CWA, highlights the need to acknowledge this threat; which can
Liu “Ready for Battle” As Supporters Rally at Harlem Church
Stephanie
May 1, 2012
May 1, 2012By Ray Parker, Staff Writer APRIL 30 — NYC Comptroller John Liu — battered by a campaign fundraising scandal — is still in the ring. A broad coalition,
Machinists Union Joins Forces with Black Car Drivers, Aims to Unionize
Stephanie
April 30, 2012
Repost April 30, 2012 April 18, 2012By Samantha Saly Organizers at the International Association of Machinists and Aerospace Workers, District 15, have joined forces with workers at black car company