New York
Judge blocks furloughs for CUNY faculty
May 28, 2010NEW YORK - Union leaders say the injunction issued today, May 28, by U.S. District Judge Lawrence Kahn is a victory for both the Professional Staff Congress and the City University of New York students.
Read moreLobbyist opposing DWI law accused
May 18, 2010Anti-union PR boss Richard Berman is on the hot seat after two charity organizations asked the New York State Commission on Public Integrity to investigate one of his firms for illegal lobbying.
Read moreHealth reform law still a big deal
May 12, 2010A package arrived for me yesterday - something I ordered a while ago and then forgot about - my "Health Reform is a BFD" t-shirt! (Remember that: Joe Biden's muttered comment about just exactly how big...
Read moreNew York reclaims May Day
May 4, 2010The workers of the world united, literally, May 1 in a historic rally organized by the labor and immigrants' rights movements.
Read moreWhy the Democratic majority will grow in 2010
April 29, 2010In talking about the current Democratic majority and its fate in the 2010 elections, news editors have been using words such as "slipping," "imperiled," and even "doomed" in their headlines.
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