April 2, 2011 By Bob Hennelly The collapse of the World Trade Center towers, the failure of New Orleans levies during hurricane Katrina, and the destruction of the half dozen…
…representatives on both sides of the aisle. Taking the lead was the MTA’s largest union, TWU Local 100, whose President, John Samuelsen, played host to a crowd that filled the…
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Reprint March 29, 2011 By James Lane March 25, 2011 www.hotindienews.com DAY OF RAGE Budget Cuts March 24, Thousands of labor unionists, students and community activists rallied at City Hall…
March 24 2011 By Neal Tepel District Council 37 Executive Director Lillian Roberts, head of the city’s largest public employee union, testified March 21, before the joint New York City…
March 24, 2011 President John Samuelsen of Transport Workers Union Local 100, and Lillian Roberts, Executive Director of District Council 37 of the American Federation of State, County and Municipal…
…system, and the Great Recession which has reduced tax revenues sharply and increased demands on safety net programs. Why is Social Security under attack? Social Security has had bitter…
Invest In Higher Education March 22, 2011 By Linda Gomez The Executive Budget, if enacted, would cut SUNY by an additional $100 million and cut CUNY by an additional $95.1…
…school 476 seats. The sale has not yet been finalized and cuts to the Education Department’s capital budget pushed back construction plans by a year. Still, officials say they are…
Reprint March 16, 2011 By Julianne Escobedo Shepherd – March 11, 2011 http://www.alternet.org Everybody knows the GOP’s biggest weakness is money, so why not hit ’em in the sweet spot?…
