May 16, 2011 The following is an excerpt of Mayor Bloomberg’s weekly radio address on 1010 WINS News Radio for Sunday, May 15, 2011 “People used to think that you…
May 16, 2011 By Kismet Barksdale At a time when far too many working people struggle to survive, members of a growing citywide movement today demanded living wage jobs for…
May 13, 2011 Stephanie West More than twenty faculty and staff from the City University of New York gave lessons today at a massive teach in on Wall Street, part…
Director Josh Fox and Working Families Party Team Up to Fight Against Hydrofracking May 13, 2011 By Abby Mitchell “Don’t drink this water” is the message of director Josh Fox’s…
…heads the Committee on Corporations and Authorities, and State Senator Martin Golden. Other top officers elected today included Behrouz Fathi, President of Local 375 of DC 37, the Civil Service…
Alliance For A Greater New York More than 75 leading community and labor organizations from around the state released a letter today calling on Governor Cuomo and legislative leaders to…
…put food on the table,” said Feal, a construction supervisor, who lost part of his foot working at the World Trade Center site and later became one of the leading…
…the parties agreed to negotiate throughout the weekend. A tentative agreement was finally reached at 1 a.m. Monday morning. A contract ratification vote has been scheduled for later today. The…
…to Virginia and laying off 115 workers in the process. An article in the NY Daily News weighs in on the debate on keeping the pensions of public employees private….
The Mayor’s Budget Proposal Passes the Buck May 9, 2011 Leonie Haimson, Executive Director, Class Size Matters The mayor tried to pass the buck today to the state and the…
