…easily become firefighters, too.” Today, Srisakul remains one of just 44 female firefighters working for the City of New York. The paltry figure represents less than one percent of the…
…and engage in behavior that’s respectful of that C-P-R that’s on the side of police cars.’” The video message is posted on YouTube (http://youtu.be/RoaM_02vWy4) and Council Member King’s Facebook and…
December 19, 2014 By Marc Bussanich Brooklyn, NY—That’s what the president of the state’s second largest union said in an exclusive video interview as the state recently notified members with…
…around boasting. He is a very humble man.” Ponti, who came up through the union during the Great Depression, acknowledges that organized labor faces major challenges today, but he says…
…reverse mortgage rules that lowered the percentage of house value that borrowers could receive via reverse mortgages lowered potential income as well. The lack of progress is particularly problematic because…
December 19, 2014 Oren M. Levin-Waldman Political scientist Harold Laswell famously defined politics as “who gets what when and how.” This definition was intended to capture the connection between politics…
…accompanying video interview that mechanical insulation is taken for granted as a way to reduce the city’s carbon emissions. “No one recognizes the value of mechanical insulation. It’s something that…
…Teamsters Union,” said Jim Gookins, Secretary-Treasurer of Teamsters Local 991. “It’s wonderful news, but it’s only wonderful news if Durham will adhere to the Board’s request,” said Diane Bence, a…
…report can be downloaded via https://www.dropbox.com/s/a20s4zzcyajs3ve/ClimateWorks_Report_R5_highRes.pdf?dl=0+ ) In the accompanying video, we interviewed Brad Markell, executive director of the AFL-CIO’s Industrial Union Council, about why it was important for the…
…aging infrastructure. In the accompanying video interview, we asked Comptroller Thomas DiNapoli, who spoke at an event last week hosted by the Business and Labor Coalition of New York, why…
