The Daily Read – June 27, 2011
…part-time jobs to make ends meet. The new rent regulations bill was approved last week in the state senate and includes many strengthening characteristics. Wage theft is becoming an increasing…
…part-time jobs to make ends meet. The new rent regulations bill was approved last week in the state senate and includes many strengthening characteristics. Wage theft is becoming an increasing…
…Now, one of them is speaking out. Yesterday, the International Labor Organization approved a convention to promote the rights of domestic workers worldwide. Macy’s workers agreed on the tentative contact…
Reprint May 23, 2011 By Scott Stevens May 12, 2011 UFT/photo by Miller Photography http://www.aft.org/newspubs/news/2011/051211newyork.cfm AFT president Randi Weingarten told a rally of more than 1,000 child care workers and…
Reprint May 23, 2011 By David Bacon, May 20, 2011 Truthout http://www.truthout.org/city-worker-bargaining-rights-under-siege-silicon-valley/1305819127 SAN JOSE, CA 5/17/11) Members of the city workers union in San Jose, the capital of California’s Silicon…
…drug prices and locate the nearest participating pharmacies. The Big Apple Rx card also has an iPhone application that allows consumers to locate their nearest pharmacy and present the card…
Reprint, May 16, 2001 By Micah Landau, Cara Metz and Michael Hirsch published May 12, 2011, http://www.uft.org Photo By Miller Photography Lower Manhattan on May 12 was flooded with tens…
…social justice movement, we hope to bring a new level of strategic alignment across different campaigns.” For more information about ALIGN, please visit our new website, www.alignny.org or contact us….
…the next year alone, the DOE plans to spend more than half a billion dollars on technology in its capital plan, with $350 million to buy computers to implement more…
…state legislators in Connecticut approved a bill to mandate paid sick leave for service workers. The Human Services Council of New York City speculates that nonprofit jobs will be hit…
…the Emergency Coalition to Save Child Care and how you can join with us at http://savechildcare.com/. 3. Follow the Emergency Coalition to Save Child Care on Twitter @SaveChildCareNY and Facebook http://www.facebook.com/SaveChildCare. Thank you….