In Honor of the Fallen March 11, 2011 Assemblyman Rory Lancman Chair Subcommittee on Workplace Safety The 1911 Triangle Shirtwaist Factory tragedy in New York City radically altered the way…
Report from Albany March 9, 2011 By Liz Krueger, NYS Senator This June, New York State’s rent regulation laws are once again up for renewal. I’m working closely with advocates…
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…
March 8, 2010 By Linda Gomez On February 19, the House approved legislation (H.R. 1) to cut federal programs by over $60 billion for the current fiscal year. As part…
March 7, 2011 By Brian Naylor Congressional Republicans are promising to scrub the government for what they say are “job killing” regulations. One of their primary targets is the Occupational…
Progressive Democrats Issue Open Letter to Cuomo March 7, 2011 By Robert Jackson, NYC Counsil Member Dear Fellow Democrats: We are writing to express concerns about the direction of our…
AFSCME Members Protest in Albany March 4, 2011 By Kismet Barksdale Nearly 2,000 members of the American Federation of State, County and Municipal Employees (AFSCME) from all over New York…
Maintain Teacher Seniority March 4, 2011 By Stephanie Barlie & Kayty Himmelstein Currently, New York State’s seniority rule protects experienced teachers from layoffs, a policy sometimes known as “last in,…
Collective Bargaining Rights Must be Preserved March 1, 2011 By Ed Koch Revolution is apparently The Order of the Day, I’m back in the office after a 16-day cruise on…
Walmart Must Be Accountable March 1, 2011 By John R. Durso, President, Local 338 RWDSU/UFCW For years, Walmart has been a notorious violator of the country’s labor laws. Over the…
