…to announce the endorsement. “Rory Lancman has been an ally and strong partner from day one in our fight to secure passage of workplace safety legislation in Albany and to…
…special attention at their offices. And MTA Bus President Darryl Irick, who is in the hotseat on the assault issue, said the Authority is open to creative ideas about how…
…in France about $500 million in revenue rather than reinvesting the money in its fleet or enhancing service. Although not on the panel, TWU Local 100’s President, John Samuelsen, said…
…will lead the way with a new Socialist president at the helm. Austerity has been the name of the game in Europe with an abundantly clear abysmal failure. Here in…
…added, “If you really look at policy carefully, you’d see that nationalized health care, extending unemployment insurance and achieving full employment are all good ideas. These aren’t socialist policies, these…
…audience of the historical significance of the program. “The Beacon Program was started under former mayor David Dinkins at a time when there was a lot of violence in our…
…that the affected workers were typically earning between $60 and $80 per day in cash. “Depending on the trade, the workers should have been earning somewhere between $225 and $700…
…pension funds face with infrastructure projects. One of the panelists, Mike Fishman, President of SEIU 32BJ, told the audience how he has been in active discussions with investment professionals to…
…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…
…net jobs could be created with FTT money by enrolling everyone 65 and older. “Almost 3 million net jobs, after jobs loses we calculated from loses in the insurance industry,…
