…breaking point occurred when the company demanded its workers complete 8 jobs per day without any additional compensation. According to Tim Dubnau, an organizer for CWA District 1, the company…
January 20, 2012 Reprint from – Workers Independent News January 17, 2011 United Wisconsin has announced that more than one million Wisconsinites have signed a petition to recall Scott Walker,…
…giant public construction projects like rebuilding the World Trade Center in downtown Manhattan. That makes the dozens of construction projects mentioned by the Mayor that much more important. The labor…
…even the national economy because of the property damage in the city and Westchester, home to the country’s highest property values.” But Melia noted that such a scenario will not…
…qualified veteran teachers with well-meaning under-trained rookies, and the abandonment of children with special needs and English Language Learners. These outcomes are not happening to Mr. Cuomo’s children or those…
…for ‘American businesses’ but rather for a small number of multi-national corporations.The Chamber derives much of its credibility from the perception that it speaks on behalf of American business broadly….
…14 percent of our workforce. Mayor Bloomberg’s commitment to helping the more than 1.2 million low wage workers in New York climb the ladder of financial security is welcome news.”…
…point. And we would not be here without the leadership and vision of Borough President Ruben Diaz and council members Annabel Palma and Oliver Koppell. The RWDSU and all of…
…as a national day of service. It is a time to reflect on how far we have come, and on the work still ahead, in helping struggling families across our…
…today, there’ll be no Palestinian moderates tomorrow.” Appelbaum also talked about the JLC’s rich and activist history, founded in 1934 by Yiddish-speaking immigrant trade union leaders including the International Ladies’…
