…6,000 charter schools nationwide, double the number from just a decade ago. They’re publicly funded, but privately run. These charter schools are now part of the growing privatization of public education….
…ruling. Rather than allowing workers to unionize, Bill 8 proposes to create workers’ associations whose only practical power would be to “inform” employers of the workers’ concerns. “Bill 8 is…
…President Melinda Katz with Stammit’s not a hectic job, but it’s a manageable hectic job. We’re human beings,” says Helen Mutchler, executive vice president and CEO, who started there in…
…Brown. *** The New York Building Congress is a membership coalition of business, labor, association, and government organizations promoting the design, construction, and real estate industry in New York City. …
…its own principles. Compounding this troubling duality is that expensive military hardware and training that have been designed to combat other nations and armies are relatively useless in a world…
…95% of commercial buildings in the U.S. are small- or medium-size, and its Center for Building Energy Science provides a means to demonstrate how various retrofits and design and construction…
…Straight Path Bridge over the Long Island Expressway, or LIE/I-495, in Dix Hills, Suffolk County. The project, which involves designing and building the bridge, will improve the safety for pedestrians,…
…the dining halls at Wentworth Institute of Technology, Massachusetts College of Art and Design, and Massachusetts College of Pharmacy (Colleges of Fenway) who are employed by Chartwells will receive substantial…
…it is taking to ensure human rights are upheld there and throughout its supply chain. Safety in the workplace is not just a human right; it is necessary to good…
…sponsored a shareholder resolution calling on Ralph Lauren to conduct a human rights risk assessment. The AFL-CIO resolution was seconded by New York City Comptroller Scott Stringer. The AFL-CIO sponsored…
