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Author: Neal Tepel

Immigrant Workers in Construction Rising

WASHINGTON, DC – Data from the American Community Survey (ACS) indicate native-born workers are leaving the construction industry and being replaced by immigrant workers. The number of Immigrant workers in the

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Trumka Against New NAFTA

WASHINGTON, DC – AFL-CIO President Richard Trumka is urging union members to lobby against the new NAFTA.  Trumka believes the United States-Mexico-Canada Agreement, or USMCA would harm workers just as the treaty it

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NYC Fair Fares Program Expands

NEW YORK, NY –  more than 50,000 New Yorkers have enrolled in the City’s Fair Fares program. This is a half-priced MetroCard program for low-income New Yorkers. “Using mass transit to get around

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ThriveNYC Spending a Concern

New York, NY – New York City Comptroller Scott Stringer has issued a letter to ThriveNYC Senior Advisor and Director Susan Herman expressing concern over the lack of clarity in the $850 million

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