…be found on the Assembly’s budget website: http://www.assembly.state.ny.us/2011Budget/ under “Final Budget Bills.” Health appropriations are in the Aid to Localities Budget Appropriation Bill A.4003-E. Health budget legislative changes are in…
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…
…calming influence, and sage advice. By protecting the legal rights of your brothers and sisters, you leave them with the greatest number of options for the future. Oral Statements Make…
…seems that time and time again, we’ve seen that using consultants drives the price up and the quality down.” Government policy should not be driven by the profit margins of…
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…
…At a time when construction companies and developers became more cost conscious, non unionized firms had an obvious appeal: They could out compete unionized companies on price, They could help…
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…
…Stock Transfer Tax! Stop the School Closings! End Mayoral Control and restore community control! Larry Hales of the CUNY Mobilization Network said marching to Wall Street will “Highlight the source…
…increased annually through automatic cost-of-living adjustments (COLAs) tied to the Consumer Price Index. Apart from its retirement benefit, Social Security protections include life and disability insurance providing coverage estimated at…
