The Daily Read – August 1, 2011
…begin a 24-hour strike today. A new study shows a shift from focusing on job stability to a desire for more vacation time to spend with family. OSHA has cited…
…begin a 24-hour strike today. A new study shows a shift from focusing on job stability to a desire for more vacation time to spend with family. OSHA has cited…
…which produced a dramatic decline in office employment along with a sharp rise in office vacancies and a dearth of financing for office construction. The good news, however, is that…
…want the American Dream. If the Union makes a real fight they can achieve their dream. So here is how to fight. Government throws away money. Unneeded projects are started…
By Erica Varlese A New York state appeals court ruled that the New York City Health and Hospitals System may legally lay off 144 workers. The Uniformed Fire Officers Association…
…plan. The layoff of 4,100 teachers was averted by a last minute deal between the American Federation of Teachers and Mayor Michael Bloomberg. Unemployment for teenagers continues to rise. Hospital…
Transit Funding Lockbox Act Passes Assembly, Bill Sent to Governor’s Desk June 27, 2011 By Neal Tepel In an important win for transit riders, the State Assembly today voted unanimously…
…the ‘welfare office,’ there will be a statewide, online, streamlined system for enrolling and renewing enrollment, to make it much easier and more efficient for New Yorkers to get the…
By Erica Varlese An editorial in the New York Times explains today’s state of farmworkers unions. 44 percent of Chautauqua County residents are looking for work. NJ Gov. Chris Christie…
…on Friday with state employee unions to avert layoffs. Union workers at Nine Mile nuclear power plant are set to vote on a tentative contract today or tomorrow, which would…
…Bx9 with her uncaged dog. Medina attacked Bien-Aime, dragging her down the stairs and out of the bus, breaking her nose and giving her a black eye and numerous bruises….