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Amazon buying Whole Foods? RWDSU looks at it suspiciously
It’s a big game of Monopoly played by only one person.
AFT thanks Trump for apprenticeship programs…with a caveat
Last week in Wisconsin, President Donald Trump signed an executive order that he said would allow industries to create more apprenticeship programs.
Legionnaires’ disease outbreak kills one, hospitalizes six in Lenox Hill
The Legionnaires’ disease outbreak that affected the Bronx several years ago hit the Upper East Side recently.
TWU verbally spars with WFP over progressive direction
For some, infighting for the direction of progressive politics has devolved into a purity contest.
Advocates praise passage of Police-STAT Act in Assembly
Pushing for law enforcement transparency, the New York State Assembly passed legislation that would force police departments to make records on arrest available to the public.
24-hour campaign raises awareness for childhood summer hunger
One thing that some people say others take for granted: a summer away from school in which a child doesn’t miss a meal.
Organizations, interests combine to help ‘green up’ Polo Grounds
Although each entity involved may have a had different motivation for doing it, they shared a common goal: restoring high quality and open green space for residents of the Polo Ground Houses in Harlem.
De Blasio’s education investments meet UFT’s approval
New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio and the New York City Council reached a handshake deal on a $85.2 billion budget for fiscal year 2018 that includes several investments in education and in young New Yorkers.
Cuomo: NY health care stays intact regardless of Trump; 1199SEIU approves
Gearing up for a possible repeal of the Affordable Care Act, New York State Gov. Andrew Cuomo is looking to shore up health care for his constituents.
DC37, libraries workers and advocates to de Blasio: Keep investing in libraries
On a hot and muggy Friday morning at City Hall, libraries workers, advocates and members of the union DC37 called on the de Blasio administration to keep investing in libraries.
