…this vexing problem. If enacted, the measures below would net the pension system up to $1.6 billion a year without costing 99 percent of New Jersey residents a dime. –…
…in the nation in the use of these sleek-looking solar panels, with enough of them now online to power more than 6,300 homes. And newly designated “Solar Empowerment Zones” could…
…lifetime credit monitoring. Long-term threats to employees’ personal finances, credit, physical safety cannot be underestimated, says AFGE. “In order to protect the personal data of the millions of individuals affected…
…are effectively “joint employers.” The second is to use publicity to pressure fast-food corporations to order their franchisees to treat workers better. That follows the model the SEIU used in…
…across some 30 construction sites around the city last week, is calling a judge’s order to return to work “superfluous,” while insisting that members can’t sustain further cuts to wage &…
…with whom we’ve worked together to bring this new port online.” Brooklyn has a proud history of maritime commerce, and the activation of the South Brooklyn Marine Terminal is…
…long-term system redundancy. DEP will spend $3.3 billion as it continues to improve its sewage treatment plants in order to meet federal mandates for water quality in New York Harbor,…
…net the pension system an estimated $87 million in additional income by allowing the investment dollars more time to grow. The front-loading of investments is a standard good-business model practiced…
…has pushed for cuts in public services, called for the elimination of pensions for future state employees, and had an executive order that prevented state unions from collecting fair-share fees…
…on the affluent and corporations that had been intended to cover the pension payments. Actuaries estimate that the funds need almost $4 billion a year in order to stay solvent….
