April 2, 2011By Bob HennellyThe collapse of the World Trade Center towers, the failure of New Orleans levies during hurricane Katrina, and the destruction of the half dozen Fukushima General
April 2, 2011By Linda GomezAssembly Speaker Sheldon Silver and Judiciary Committee Chair Helene Weinstein today announced the passage of legislation to better protect victims of domestic violence. The package protects
April 1, 2011By Neal Tepel An unusually large lobby day organized by most of the unions representing MTA workers brought 2,500 transit workers to Albany to hear and lobby representatives on
Collective Bargaining and Benefits March 31, 2011 By Beatrice Block Many of us support collective bargaining. However, here in New York State, the private workers are getting less than the
Origin of Collective Bargaining March 31, 2011 By Joseph Vangieri Rerum Novarum is subtitled “On the Conditions of Labor”. In this document, Leo set out the Catholic Church’s response to
March 30, 2011By Jeremy Smerd A decade ago, it would have been hard to imagine that New Yorkers would be moving to the financial district for the school, Or that in
March 30, 2011By Stephanie WestSchools Chancellor Cathie Black today launched the 2011 Community and Citywide Education Council Elections. Applications are posted online for parents interested in serving on 1 of
Shop Stewards and Workplace Accidents March 30, 2011 By David Klein, Partner, The Klein Law Group When a worker is hurt on the job, as shop steward you have an
March 30, 2011By Thomas DiNapoli, NYS Comptroller The City’s decision to reduce its use of consultants makes sense. There’s a time and a place for outsourcing projects, but it seems
Reprint March 29, 2011 By James Lane March 25, 2011 www.hotindienews.com DAY OF RAGE Budget Cuts March 24, Thousands of labor unionists, students and community activists rallied at City Hall
