CUNY Labor School Advances Worker Careers and Solidarity
By GREGORY N. HEIRES Where else but in New York City could you expect a college graduation ceremony to open with the singing of the historic labor song “Solidarity [...]
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Parks Patrol Captain Rescues Two Women in Car Accident in the Bronx
By DIANE S. WILLIAMS A quick-acting Parks Dept. patrol captain in Local 983 rescued two injured women trapped in a Jeep that flipped over in a three-car collision in the [...]
Rookie of the Year Helps Find Where the Wild Things Are
By DIANE S. WILLIAMS For New Yorkers who want to roam the wild, public parks are urban forests teeming with over 600 species of wildlife. Tracking the migratory and breeding [...]
Health Dept. Restores Leave for Social Workers
By DIANE S. WILLIAMS The union settled a group grievance for nine Local 768 members that restores their annual leave after the city forced them to use accrued time for [...]
The Mission of Public Service: People Over Profits
By GREGORY N. HEIRES Many DC 37 members joined the city’s workforce after spending years in the private sector. Those interviewed by the Public Employee Press say they are [...]
Labor Film Festival Opens on Friday
By GREGORY N. HEIRES The seventh annual Labor Unite! Film Festival opens in the Tribeca neighborhood in Manhattan on May 4. The opening will feature “The Iron [...]
The Unfulfilled Dream
A half century after Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.’s assassination is an appropriate time to reflect upon the accomplishments of his movement. Undeniably, the struggle led by [...]
Sharpening Skills for the Courtroom
By DIANE S. WILLIAMS One hundred Court Reporters, Interpreters and clerical workers in Local 1070 wrapped up 2017 with a two-day job skills seminar at union headquarters in [...]
The Worldwide Need to Support Municipal Workers
By ROSA PANVANELLI Imagine a city with no access to safe water and sanitation, where bins overflow and rubbish piles up. A city without affordable child care or [...]
“We’re Making a Big Difference in the Lives of Women.”
Joanne Schmidt, Family Public Health Nurse, Local 436 Most of my time is spent in the field visiting our clients, with a day to do paperwork in the office. They live [...]
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