…that a little more than half of the budget, about $38 billion, is untouchable—used to pay pension obligations, Medicaid recipients and debt service. But the nearly other half of the…
…got to get outside of the box,” Belafonte told a screening audience of the documentary film At The River I Stand, held at the SUNY Queens Education Opportunity Center in…
April 5, 2013 By Joe Maniscalco Fast food workers rally outside W.34th St. Wendy’s New York, NY – Fast food workers from throughout the five boroughs rallied against unsustainably…
…21st century is an outrage.” The minimum wage measure now being retooled in the State Senate differs significantly from one already passed in the Assembly, and would reportedly result in…
…there weren’t any other options. A broad coalition of nearly 50 labor unions and community action groups brought a grab bag full of ideas to the offices of Senators Chuck…
…for this rally because of negotiations. In 2007, Peabody Energy and Arch Coal spun off a large chunk of their health care and retirement obligations to a new entity called…
…been a lot worse had the school lost electricity. “Luckily we didn’t lose power, which made cleaning up a bit easier. We were able to plug in water pumps and…
…donors stepping up to the plate and the efforts of the UFT and AFT, we can hopefully make this difficult time a little bit easier for these children. New Yorkers…
…current labor contract is scheduled to expire next week. Last week the nurses voted overwhelmingly for the leadership to call a strike if necessary. On Thursday morning outside the East…
…built, only to drop precipitously to less than 9,000 in 2011. The building congress is projecting a total of 10,000 new units will be built in 2012, increasing to 12,500…
