Reporter’s Notebook: No Trickle-Down in This Economy
New York, NY – A common thread in numerous articles I’ve written recently has been employers that are making large to ludicrous amounts of money while weaseling out of paying…
New York, NY – A common thread in numerous articles I’ve written recently has been employers that are making large to ludicrous amounts of money while weaseling out of paying…
…and its’ Metro Plus HMO operate with a 1% to 3% administrative overhead. This makes it impossible for all safety net hospitals to be able to absorb cuts. It means…
…of workers and their trailblazing unionization efforts. “My goal is to have a caravan that is miles long as we circle that facility for 20 minutes, just honking our horns…
…24 weeks of paid parental and family medical leave in our first collective bargaining agreement. Our unit is adding additional office calendar days to better cover public school holidays. We’re…
…hard-earned retirements. Learning from the two unfair bailouts of the housing/financial crises over the past 20 years, we don’t want to see a repeat of Wall Street getting bailed out…
…he added. “Reducing police spending is BOTH the first step to transforming our approach to public safety AND a fiscal necessity this year.” Teamsters Local 237 President Gregory Floyd, head…
…Redesign Team without consumer representation. The New York State Senior Action Council at www.nysenior.org [nysenior.org] educates about and advocates for seniors’ programs and interests in the NYS budget. COMRO…
…a Zoom videoconference. “I can’t tell you how outraged our two million members are that the world’s second-largest multinational corporation, McDonald’s, is not giving you the equipment that you need…
…time the fund was depleted. “Within 24 hours there were 300 families that had applied for relief and we immediately had to close it because we don’t have enough funds…
…“And misclassification hurts taxpayers because taxpayers carry the load for funding social safety net services that out-of-luck workers without protections turn to in times of need.” The situation is dire…