Global Protests – Austerity and Alienation
…America and, today, it remains a potentially sleeping, angry giant even though the encampments have been removed. The 1 % versus the 99 % emphasizes the inequality gap that has…
…America and, today, it remains a potentially sleeping, angry giant even though the encampments have been removed. The 1 % versus the 99 % emphasizes the inequality gap that has…
…everyone in the room.In fact, as John Samuelsen noted, none of the over two dozen MTA unions are working under contracts with the exception of Local 100. While he did…
…“we haven’t achieved any advancement.” The RAB, in response to 32BJ’s rally, wrote that “Our owners want a deal that helps the industry grow so that we can create more…
December 7, 2011 By Dr. Barbara Bowen, President, Professional Staff Congress/CUNY The Legislature and the Governor have an opportunity to enact real, progressive tax reform and to spare millions of…
…will determine if the unions enter the New Year with renewed strength or temporary setbacks. On Wednesday, November 16, SEIU 32BJ and TWU Local 100 members rallied together outside the…
…to capitalize” on the dispute between Walgreen Co.and Express Scripts Inc. and growing presence of generic drugs. Rovi Corp. The maker of technology for home-entertainment systems had its rating cut…
…recent forum organized by the Professional Staff Congress (PSC) Safety Net Working Group featured a distinguished panel who discussed the necessity to defend the nation’s social safety net in the…
…as a tax haven for money launderers and tax dodgers. Past trade deals like NAFTA have been miserable failures for working people and these new deals follow in NAFTA’s footsteps….
…business district achieved a net business increase and significant economic diversification over the last ten years. Among other key findings of the report: • Since 2005, 37% of relocations to…
…and we must start now. Our country is too good and too rich to weaken our commitment to safety net protections such as Social Security, Medicare, Medicaid, and Unemployment Insurance….