…on union leaders to take their energy and apply it to help organize new immigrants. “They are ready to go if we are ready to organize them… Si, se puede!”…
March 15, 2011 By Vanessa DeSantis Policymakers and grassroots organizers had a chance to mingle at the ANOROC Democratic Club’s 82nd Anniversary Dinner Dance, on the evening of Thursday March…
…country since the inception of public education. Historically, public schools and their faculties were viewed as organically connected to their communities, as extensions of the family with teachers as temporary,…
…and companionship. The Bloomberg Administration announced its plan to close over 100 centers throughout the five boroughs, putting as many as ten thousand seniors at risk of hunger and social…
…It enables more than 2.5 million people, the vast majority of whom are moderate or low-income to live in safe and affordable housing. Rent regulation helps counteract the destabilizing effects…
March 9, 2010 By Ernest A. Logan, President, CSA CSA President Says City’s Budget Proposal to Eliminate More than 16,500 Day Care slots will nearly eradicate Early Childhood Education for…
…swell of labor organizing in the US. The American Federation of Labor was formed in 1886, providing unprecedented bargaining powers for a variety of workers. The Railway Labor Act (1926)…
…fire companies throughout the City. The rally was organized by DC 37’s Local 375 (President, Behrouz Fathi), representing City architects, engineers, and other technical professionals, but quickly galvanized the participation…
…will have to wait even longer. Many centers, like the Alonzo Daughtry Center downtown, have waiting lists with more than 100 children waiting for a “slot” even though a typically…
