…to cut staffing and move from Lincoln Center. Democratic Comptroller Thomas DiNapoli urges Gov. Cuomo to remain cautious regarding the future of the New York State budget. New York State…
May 13, 2011 Stephanie West More than twenty faculty and staff from the City University of New York gave lessons today at a massive teach in on Wall Street, part…
…State that prevents any hydrofracking, pending review by state and federal agencies. The New York City watershed is located on top of Marcellus Shale, a rock formation in upstate New…
May 12, 2011 By Kismet Barksdale NEW YORK, NY (May 12, 2011) Officers of a dozen unions representing 60,000 employees of the Metropolitan Transportation Authority elected two union leaders, John…
Immigrant Worker’s Rights Awareness Weekend May 11, 2011 Assemblyman, Rory Lancman, Chair of the Subcommittee on Workplace Safety This week marks the first annual “New York State Immigrant Workers’ Rights…
By Erica Varlese A front page New York Times article explores the sharp downturn in employment opportunities and salaries for recent college graduates. Due to more budget cuts, the New…
Alliance For A Greater New York More than 75 leading community and labor organizations from around the state released a letter today calling on Governor Cuomo and legislative leaders to…
May 10, 2011 By Myles Nicholas Miller and Michael A. Harris New York lawmakers want the $50 million dollar reward the U.S. government was offering for information leading to the…
May 10, 2011 By Michael A. Harris After nine months of negotiations, the United Steel Workers and the New York State Nurses Association have reached a tentative three year labor…
…local bus service. An editorial in the New York Times argues that budget cuts affecting unemployed Americans are bad for the economy and “callous.” More on the “Connecticut Union Battle”…
