The Daily Read – April 28, 2011
…protest Mike Duke, Walmart Chief Executive, who was addressing a forum hosted by Wall Street. Walmart is trying to open a store in New York City. Rutgers students occupied a…
…protest Mike Duke, Walmart Chief Executive, who was addressing a forum hosted by Wall Street. Walmart is trying to open a store in New York City. Rutgers students occupied a…
…Domestic Workers Union. The International Fire Fighters Union has suspended all contributions to federal candidates out of frustration with the Democratic Party for not better protecting the legal rights of…
…same sex marriage. The National Labor Relations Board is also planning to file federal lawsuits against Arizona and South Dakota regarding laws in both states that prohibit private sector employees…
…in Wisconsin will give leeway for Cuomo to “look good” in comparison while cutting back on benefits. The New York Times today reports that The Regional Plan Association, which advises…
Everyone Has A Right to My Opinion – So Do I Have to Get Paid For It April 18, 2011 By Neal Tepel Today‘s news that labor activist and sometime…
…work on this national challenge to the U.S. Deficit Commission. They did their work and took the lumps for their findings. This helped buy time for the president to celebrate…
April 13, 2011 By Kismet Barksdale Assembly Speaker Sheldon Silver and Housing Committee Chair Vito Lopez announced the passage of legislation today that would extend and strengthen New York City’s…
…professional faculty in higher education, professionals in education and health care and retirees. The union is affiliated with the American Federation of Teachers, National Education Association and the AFL-CIO. …
…with them to their new homeland. A former president of the International Labor Communications Association and longtime editor of The Unionist, the publication of AFSCME Local 371 in New York,…
…makes the unemployed toil for public assistance checks. According to the New York Daily News article, the Metropolitan Transit Authority eliminated 173 cleaning positions and wants to replace those folks…