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…
…points include taking the coalition to all New York City boroughs and neighborhoods, building for a national day of solidarity with the workers of Wisconsin on April 4, a national…
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!…
…passage of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, as more and more American retirees find themselves in greater jeopardy since this legislation was signed to law. The law did…
…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…
March 24, 2011 President John Samuelsen of Transport Workers Union Local 100, and Lillian Roberts, Executive Director of District Council 37 of the American Federation of State, County and Municipal…
…than half are widows and other elderly women. Older single Hispanic, Asian American, and African American women rely on it for 90% of their income. Social Security benefits are…
…shouldered by taxpayers, while allowing corporate America live up to their responsibilities. Older Americans have skid marks on their backs from being run down by the healthcare reform bus….
