…needs of ordinary New Yorkers like the students at CUNY,” said Dr. Barbara Bowen, President of the Professional Staff Congress/CUNY. “Investment in SUNY, CUNY and their community colleges is…
…working years. The devil is in the details, as the new healthcare law actually gives companies an incentive to discontinue certain retiree benefits. This is because a tax provision in…
…sorts. The basement at Tweed has doubled as an incubator for several new schools; it currently houses the Spruce Street School, which will move into its own building in September,…
…that we as New Yorkers can be proud of. AFSCME represents over 175,000 public and non-profit employees in New York City and 420,000 public employees in New York State, including…
March 18, 2011 By Linda Gomez Park Slope Parents, the popular network of Brooklyn parents, joined A Better Balance, Human Rights Watch, and the New York State Paid Leave Coalition…
…in Albany. Senate Republicans passed a budget that was business as usual unbalanced and unsustainable spending without any way to pay for it. New York needs a responsible budget to…
…to reform New York’s juvenile justice system. New York’s so called juvenile justice system fails youth, communities, and state and local governments. It could not be clearer that New York’s…
…of both business and labor. The attempts to eliminate collective bargaining must be rejected entirely. BALCONY, the Business and Labor Coalition of New York, was formed to find common ground…
…income New Yorkers. The median income for rent regulated tenants in New York City is $38,000. In 2009, landlords reported that 13,500 apartments were removed from rent protections through vacancy…
…by such sweeping cutbacks would cost New York City far more in the long run. “How do we put a price tag on the trauma that working families experience when…
