March 28, 2011 Lillian Roberts, Executive Director, District Council 37 Deputy Mayor Stephen Goldsmith’s acknowledgment today is, it’s more cost effective to cut private contractors and give the work to…
…to protect long term tenants. As the dissenting judges pointed out today, the court’s decision runs contrary to the spirit of that law. While we are disappointed at this decision,…
…a significant market share of the $20 to $30 billion spent annually on erecting new buildings and repairing old ones. While there are no official statistics, two out of five…
…but this issue is too important to leave to chance or backroom negotiations. Please tell your legislators today not to approve any budget resolution that endangers the air we breathe!…
…a bad economy makes it clearer much sooner which is actually good in the long run if you make the necessary changes. My most important point is that increasing taxes…
…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…
…replacing Social Security’s guaranteed benefits with a gamble on the stock market. What are Social Security’s prospects? Social Security has more than $2.6 trillion in its reserves right now….
…in bailout money via President George W. Bush’s Troubled Assets Relief Program. The bank was acquired by the Bank of Montreal in December of 2010 for $4.1 billion in stock….
…of school as an extended family. Replacing that rubric with corporate style competition and politics, the ultimate result of doing away with seniority, reflects an extension of radical marketplace ideology….
…Wall Street and the wealthiest New Yorkers have benefited from a rebound in the stock market financed by the federal taxpayer bailout,” said George Gresham, President of 1199 SEIU United…
