Hurricane Sandy Update for NYC
…service will return today. There certainly will not be service below 34th Street in Manhattan where there is no power. It’s unlikely that there will be service under the East…
…service will return today. There certainly will not be service below 34th Street in Manhattan where there is no power. It’s unlikely that there will be service under the East…
…White House. Good news is coming from AFL-CIO national headquarters in Washington. D.C. It reported that about 450,00 people have agreed to participate in the new voter registration drive. The…
…are now produced with components manufactured all over the world, selected through a competitive bidding process that aims to extract the maximum profit. Few have expressed this brave new world…
…am looking at my national and battleground numbers from 2000.” Virginia: Obama 48% to Romney 47% Pollster John Zogby: “In Virginia, Obama has also pulled ahead by 9 points among…
…runners and walkers gathered at Babylon Town Hall on October 20th for the 5th Annual Long Island Run for the Warriors – a fundraising event honoring and supporting our nation’s…
…strengthen the middle class and significantly reduce economic inequality. In fact studies indicate that the decline in union density explains as much of today’s record level of inequality as does…
…record-low interest rates, said Mayor Michael Bloomberg on october 17, 2012 at a news conference. The projects could create about 8,000 jobs, mostly in construction, and save more than $200…
…keep Lenox Hill one of the best hospitals in the world.” Toback noted that Lenox Hill is a full-service hospital that is well known for its stellar emergency room, cardiac,…
…23 shows Democrat Nate Shinagawa trailing incumbent Republican Tom Reed by just 5 points. The poll, which was conducted by the national AFL-CIO, has Reed at 49.7% and Shinagawa at…
October 25, 2012 Reprint from AFLCIO Website Fewer employers today provide defined-benefit pensions for their workers—and among those that do, many are offering “defined-contribution” (like 401[k]s) rather than traditional “defined-benefit”…