…identify state retirement system retirees, working for local governments, whose earnings exceed post-retirement earnings limitations. “Our public retirement programs are a critical part of our safety net for retirees and…
…few months ago MTA claimed it couldn’t afford more than net zeroes without raising fares by 12%, Simon said, “Then, after two Presidential Emergency Boards rejected that claim as phony,…
…in net wages is a fair compromise. It is not shooting out the lights. It is affordable. We know it. MTA knows it. And Governor Cuomo knows it.” Jimmy Schneider,…
…dealing with excessive caseloads and insufficient support staff. Since 2009, 2 million veterans entered the VA health care system for a net increase of 1.4 million new patients. Each physician…
…worker?” Ultimately, defenders of NY’s Scaffold Law contend that changing existing protections will certainly save construction companies big money – but at the cost of shredding the safety net for…
…peers and ordinary Americans. Four Walmart heirs – Rob, Alice, Jim, and Christy Walton – together have a net worth of nearly $140 billion, greater than the wealth of…
…until that happens.” Too many fast food workers in the U.S. still struggle to keep a roof over their heads while trying to survive on minimum wage earnings that net…
…for 40,000 of the 43,000 net additional households earning $100,000 or more. Nearly 360,000 apartments renting for $400 to $1,000 per month (in 2012 dollars) disappeared during the 2000 to…
…their operations.” Attorney General Schneiderman’s investigation found that from 2007 to 2013, the Domino’s franchisees violated numerous safety net labor laws designed to protect the lowest wage workers. The…
…is structurally safe in the House. They need to win six net seats in the Senate to win control. Let’s look at the polls as of today. The GOP should…
