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…
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…
…prescription benefit programs, thereby dumping millions of seniors into Medicare prescription drug benefit programs. Retirees are asking that Congress pass quickly and that President Obama sign, the soon to…
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?…
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…
…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…
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…
…the distribution of school aid and give all children a sound basic education. Furthermore, the Governor would slash health care spending, eliminating prescription drug coverage for two thirds of our…
…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…
