…employment instead of the full time jobs they need, they are no longer counted in the 8.9 percent unemployment rate you see in the headlines. The “total unemployment,” rate including…
…symbolized the emergence of the far West Side from its gritty industrial past. With the High Line as their eastern border running along 10th Avenue, the neighborhoods spanning 14th to…
March 30, 2011 By Stephanie West Schools Chancellor Cathie Black today launched the 2011 Community and Citywide Education Council Elections. Applications are posted online for parents interested in serving on…
Reprint March 29, 2011 By James Lane March 25, 2011 www.hotindienews.com DAY OF RAGE Budget Cuts March 24, Thousands of labor unionists, students and community activists rallied at City Hall…
…164B of the Glass, Molders, Pottery, Plastics and Allied Workers International Union (GMP) has been negotiating a new labor agreement at Pacific Steel for several months. The old agreement expired…
March 28, 2011 Lillian Roberts, Executive Director, District Council 37 Deputy Mayor Stephen Goldsmith’s acknowledgment today is, it’s more cost effective to cut private contractors and give the work to…
…to protect long term tenants. As the dissenting judges pointed out today, the court’s decision runs contrary to the spirit of that law. While we are disappointed at this decision,…
…but this issue is too important to leave to chance or backroom negotiations. Please tell your legislators today not to approve any budget resolution that endangers the air we breathe!…
…a bad economy makes it clearer much sooner which is actually good in the long run if you make the necessary changes. My most important point is that increasing taxes…
…poor. Of the 53 million people who receive Social Security benefits today, 9 million are workers with disabilities, another 6½ million are children who have lost a parent, and more…
