…extended through 2012. “Even with the extension of the surcharge, millionaires and multi millionaires are seeing a significant net benefit as a result of the extension of the Bush era…
…of the city economy, including transit workers, CUNY faculty and students, housing advocates and AIDs and homeless advocates. Michael Richardson, a tower operator for NYC Transit subways, said the teachers’…
…all New Yorkers at a public City Council hearing. At the City Council’s Contracts Committee hearing today, Mayor Bloomberg’s biased and rigged anti living wage study was also challenged. Council…
…night at their inaugural Movement Builders Awards celebration. After a year long strategic partnership, the groups are now ALIGN: The Alliance for a Greater New York. Matt Ryan is the…
NYC Gives Away 1.5 Billion to Banks and Millionaires May 9, 2011 By Neal Tepel The May 12 Coalition, a growing group of community, labor, and progressive groups, released a…
…Administration has proposed, I am skeptical of whether this is an appropriate solution for our City’s children. More conversations and details are needed to determine how services can remain intact…
…class sizes in over a decade. More than a third of all Kindergarten students are now squeezed into classes of 25 or more. Why should they have to suffer any…
…price increases on toys during last year’s holiday season as just a couple of examples. “Having worked at Walmart and knowing how they treat moms I can tell you it’s…
May 7, 2011 By NYS Assembly Member Communications Sponsors of legislation aimed at addressing the issue of wage discrimination still plaguing women and people of color joined advocates in calling…
…cuts for the coming school year. Some highlights of the recommendations include: • consolidation of administration and back office services, • shared purchasing and contracting among school districts and with…
