The Flatter Tax
Stephanie
January 30, 2012
January 30, 2012By Ed Koch Commentary I don’t believe class conflict is harmful to our country, as long as it is limited to elections. It is also helpful if the
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“Newt Gingrich – Can we really imagine him as president?”
Stephanie
January 27, 2012
January 27, 2012 By Kevin PowellAmerica is in trouble if any of the Republican candidates for president actually defeat Barack Obama in November. Say what you will about Obama, as
Cablevision Workers Vote CWA
Stephanie
January 27, 2012
January 27, 2012By Marc Bussanich, LaborPress City Reporter It’s been a bruising five-month campaign for the 282 Cablevision workers in Brooklyn. But on Thursday, January 26, they made history by voting
Fidler and Supporters at The Kitchen
Stephanie
January 26, 2012
January 26, 2012By Bendix Anderson, LaborPress Senior Editor Downstairs at the Woolworth Building, in the back barroom of The Kitchen restaurant, a few dozen labor advocates, elected officials and political
Negotiations Continue But Nurses Authorize Strike
Stephanie
January 25, 2012
January 25, 2012By Marc Bussanich, LaborPress City Reporter The 420 nurses at Flushing Hospital have been negotiating with management for a year for a new contract, but the nurses just authorized
Outsourcing Workers Gain Permanent Employment Status in India
Stephanie
January 24, 2012
January 24, 2012By Harry Kelber16 Million Indonesian Workers May Benefit from Changes in Law A revision of Indonesia’s labor law that paves the way for outsourced workers to have equal
Arbitrator to Rule Soon on Transit Impasse
Stephanie
January 24, 2012
January 24, 2012By Marc Bussanich, LaborPress City Reporter The 190 members of United Transportation Union Local 1440 have been working without a contract for Staten Island Railway for five years. It
“Romney-Likes-Firing-People”
Stephanie
January 22, 2012
January 23, 2012By Richard L. Trumka, President, AFL-CIO Presidential hopeful Mitt Romney—who killed thousands of jobs as a corporate raider—recently said he “likes being able to fire people.” Romney’s record
Mayor Selling Out Manhattan
Stephanie
January 22, 2012
January 23, 2012By Scott M. Stringer, Manhattan Borough PresidentMayor Bloomberg has announced a plan to sell three city-owned buildings in Lower Manhattan for a one-time infusion of cash into the
Cablevision Workers Ready to Vote Union
Stephanie
January 21, 2012
January 23, 2012By Marc Bussanich, LaborPress City Reporter Cablevision is pulling out all the stops to stop 285 field technicians from voting next Thursday to join CWA 1109. Both the workers