…“The billionaires of this world can easily afford to pay union wages. It behooves all of us to have good paying jobs. Not for just workers themselves, but because they…
…all waiting on Congress to do what’s right for the American people.” Wise concludes, “How much longer will they have to wait?” [1] http://www.infrastructurereportcard.org/ [2] http://www.npr.org/2011/09/16/140515737/california-turns-to-china-for-new-bay-bridge [3] http://www.sfgate.com/bayarea/article/Feds-to-probe-Bay-Bridge-problems-4512267.php [4] http://www.news10.net/news/politcs/246795/13/Brown-orders-full-review-of-CalTrans…
…promoted global solidarity and pushed social justice issues during decades of exceptional changes in the world economy and politics. “Marcello Malentacchi could always be counted on to stand up for…
…solidarity and pushed social justice issues during decades of exceptional changes in the world economy and politics. “Marcello Malentacchi could always be counted on to stand up for workers, whether…
…supposed to have occurred.” While the ranks of the NYPD have shrunk from 37,000 officers in 2002 to about 34,500 officers today, partly due to retiring officers and the reassignment…
June 4, 2013 By Marc Bussanich Bill Thompson (r.) talks politics with Brooklynites Brooklyn, NY—Mayoral Bill Thompson said he’d open up the city’s books and review them with union leadership…
…pay our rent this week,’” Councilwoman Gonzalez said. “Do we say, ‘Oh, we’re not going to pay our utilities this week? Do we say we’re not going to eat today?…
…when they have a combination of pervasive and staggering debt, and have lost their moral code and have overextended their military reach. The U. S. is in this band today…
…deal with in hammering out a fair contract. “Manhattan Guitar Center workers may be the ones who voted today, but they aren’t the only workers in New York City or…
…tycoons like Larry Ellison and Mark Zuckerberg have gotten rich while wages in the technology sector have stagnated. Today’s H-1B amendments have passed on the same day that Apple’s CEO…
