…bullying and other challenges. MCNY was founded in 1964 as a college for working people — specifically as a job-training program for women on welfare. Today MCNY is a fully…
…the filing of a petition.” One of the panelists at the AFL-CIO forum, Prof. Dorian Warren of Columbia University, said that the board’s proposal “is a modest rule change to…
November 30, 2011 By Bendix Anderson Melissa King plead guilty in Manhattan federal court October 21 to embezzling from “the Sandhogs Union,” Local 147 of the Laborers International Union of…
…those jobs – good news in a community where unemployment is higher than average. “This Key Food in Staten Island is the 10th supermarket project underway. The first supermarket already…
Minor League Baseball Umpires Ratify Agreement November 29, 2011 Around Town – By Neal Tepel The Association of Minor League Umpires (AMLU)/Office and Professional Employees International Union (OPEIU) Guild 322,…
…awards will be developed under Mayor Bloomberg’s New Housing Marketplace Plan (NHMP), an multi- billion dollar initiative to finance 165,000 units of affordable housing for half a million New Yorkers….
November 28, 2011 By Ed Koch My impression from reading the newspapers reporting on the efforts of Occupy Wall Street, as well as seeing a number of television newscasts depicting…
November 28, 2011 By Harry Kelber Watching the daily reports of the economic crisis in Europe and the turmoil of financial markets in Asia, most American workers have hardly any…
…Medicaid would provide easier access to care for patients while saving the government money,” said Michael Goodwin, International President of OPEIU. “The most cost-effective healthcare system is one that helps…
…as a Gold Award winner in the prestigious MarCom Awards program, one of the oldest, largest and most respected international competitions in the creative industry. The organization’s “Amalgamated Family of…
