GOP Bills Will Maim the Middle Class Reprint, April 19, 2011 By John R. Durso March 24, 2011, Long Island Business News Republican lawmakers are pressing an extreme agenda in…
By Erica Varlese Al Jazeera provides pictures of May Day marches around the world. A new report was published yesterday by the Regional Plan Association claiming that open shops have…
By Erica Varlese A feature story in the Daily News suggests that unions are lessening in number and power nationwide due to cumbersome work regulations. Layoffs of 400 to 425…
…protest Mike Duke, Walmart Chief Executive, who was addressing a forum hosted by Wall Street. Walmart is trying to open a store in New York City. Rutgers students occupied a…
…in Wisconsin will give leeway for Cuomo to “look good” in comparison while cutting back on benefits. The New York Times today reports that The Regional Plan Association, which advises…
Everyone Has A Right to My Opinion – So Do I Have to Get Paid For It April 18, 2011 By Neal Tepel Today‘s news that labor activist and sometime…
…money home. Meanwhile the cost of the United States making the world safe for those corporations continues to escalate. Military missions to places like Iraq never seem to end see…
April 13, 2011 By Kismet Barksdale Assembly Speaker Sheldon Silver and Housing Committee Chair Vito Lopez announced the passage of legislation today that would extend and strengthen New York City’s…
…the rise in employer contributions to the City’s Pension Funds has been poor market performance. The lower than expected investment returns accounted for 48% of the cost increase. The study…
…makes the unemployed toil for public assistance checks. According to the New York Daily News article, the Metropolitan Transit Authority eliminated 173 cleaning positions and wants to replace those folks…
