…folks who brought you the weekend,’ that’s what this is about.” Samuelsen’s not worried about the labor movement being branded reds because, “this isn’t about socialism. The right-wingers have no…
April 17, 2012 By Marc Bussanich, LaborPress City Reporter As the deadline for the City’s FY 2013 budget fast approaches, once again advocates for children services and union members who…
…know the exact number of workers there are because many have yet to step forward, leading one reporter to ask, “How did you arrive at $1.1 million if you don’t…
…benefits via infrastructure investments, Fishman emphasized that, “You don’t put common good above returns, but you can accept a return that’s suitable in a basket of different investments. That’s the…
…almost dollar for dollar, being eaten up by our labor retiree costs,” Ring said. He added, “The transit system is an expensive proposition. The fare increases will go towards the…
January 10, 2012 By Marc Bussanich, LaborPress City Reporter The Great Recession continues to rear its ugly head in the New Year as unemployment stands at 8.5 percent. President Obama…
Global Protests – Austerity and Alienation January 9, 2012 By Thomas J. Mackell Jr Austerity measures do not turn economies around. They exacerbate a slow growing economy and, in fact,…
December 24, 2011 By Neal Tepel No one among the fifty-odd labor leaders assembled in DC 37’s 5th Floor conference room could remember a comparable event: Virtually every union representing…
December 16, 2011 By Marc Bussanich, LaborPress City Reporter Outside the MTA’s offices at 2 Broadway about 2,000 TWU Local 100 members and a host of leaders from different unions…
…students and many thousands of immigrants and people of color. Instead of funding CUNY, the State has been turning our students in to cash machines. It’s unconscionable to make the…
