The office has been seen as a political springboard, although not all of its occupants have successfully secured higher office after serving.
By Gloria Pazmino and Rosa Goldensohn, POLITICO
City Council members plan to introduce legislation this week to eliminate the public advocate’s office, likely setting …
If you are a citizen and 18 years of age, have not been convicted of a felony and can communicate in English, be ready for jury service.
BROOKLYN (Workers World Today) – You reach your hand into the mailbox only to pull out the most dreaded letter feared by …
In New York’s metropolitan regions, it is worse than the national average of 62% of jobs not supporting a middle-class life: New York City, 67%; Nassau/Suffolk, 76%; Albany, 63%; Syracuse, 64%; Utica, 66%; Binghamton, 68%; Rochester, 64%; and Buffalo, 63%.
The mounting climate crisis is an existential threat that should concern us all. But millions of working-class New Yorkers are in crisis every day …
Every unionized worker’s federal rights to union representation during a management investigation.
By Local 372 (NYC Board of Education Union)
Did you know you have Weingarten Rights and only YOU can invoke them?
What …
Suspected persons with measles should be reported immediately to the Health Department.
NEW YORK CITY DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH
AND MENTAL HYGIENE (Oxiris Barbot, MD, Acting Commissioner)
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Friday, November 2, 2018
(347) 396-4177…
“In 2018 alone, police have shot and killed 64 people with mental health disabilities.” - American Civil Liberties Union
BROOKLYN, N.Y. (Workers World Today) – New York is made up of diverse communities and along with them comes a line …
“Several recent clinical studies have demonstrated that combination of THC and CBD can be an effective therapeutic option for patients with neuropathic pain and other types of chronic pain.” - The Journal of Experimental Medicine
BROOKLYN, N.Y. (Workers World Today) – Multiple studies have shown that cannabis has various health benefits, including benefits for our physical and …
The Department of Consumer Affairs (DCA) Office of Labor Policy & Standards is NYC's central resource for workers. To contact DCA: Call 311 (212-NEW-YORK outside NYC) or email: OLPS@dca.nyc.gov.
The annual celebration of the Power Labor 50, hosted by the City & State Multimedia News Organization and the New York City Central Labor Council
Brooklyn (Workers World Today) — September 6 was the date of the annual celebration of the Power Labor 50, hosted by the City & …
Amazon just recently became a trillion-dollar company. The issue here is that the parent company of Whole Foods Market keeps on expanding but unfortunately for the employees, they are experiencing very little advantage from it. Workers complain that they are living paycheck to paycheck and this is simply not enough.
Brooklyn (Workers World Today) — Earlier this month, employees at Whole Foods Market made an effort to unionize. The announcement came on Sept. 6 …