Martin Luther King Jr. and the Labor Movement
…justice, social justice cannot exist. “What good is having the right to sit at a lunch counter if you can’t afford to buy a hamburger?” asked Dr. King in the…
…justice, social justice cannot exist. “What good is having the right to sit at a lunch counter if you can’t afford to buy a hamburger?” asked Dr. King in the…
…attention is the build-out of a 1.5-mile elevated rail link along the Grand Central Parkway that would give air travelers to and from LaGuardia for the very first time a…
…and later terminated them. “If the rules are rigged so that giant corporate franchisors reap all the benefits but incur none of the penalties of their franchisees’ actions, the link…
…and result in higher menu prices. Those stale arguments, however, run counter to existing evidence from no less than seven states around the country where the restaurant industry is thriving,…
…for the nation’s first high-speed rail network that culminated in a groundbreaking ceremony in Fresno on Tuesday. Robbie Hunter, president of the building trades in California, used to…
…forces counter that a 1972 state lawthat gave county fiscal courts the power to enact ordinances for the “promotion of economic development” supersedes that decision. “Right to work” supporters frame…
…individuals in the Forbes 400 are linked to 99 taxpayer- subsidized companies, including every one of the 11 wealthiest individuals and all but two of the richest 25. Subsidies have…
…York City Central Labor Council, has now launched an all-out, coordinated effort to counter the horse carriage ban now before the city council. Last week, at a pro-horse carriage rally…
…difficult and often dangerous work our uniformed officers perform.” After the guaranteed health care savings and funds from the labor reserve and stabilization fund, the net cost of the tentative…
…who can’t afford the insurance their employer offers and don’t qualify for the ObamaCare subsidy. The Republicans will propose reducing corporate taxes. Democrats should counter by demanding that is only…