New York, NY – For the past three weeks, tens of thousands of Indian farmers have blocked highways around New Delhi to demand the repeal of three laws enacted in September by Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s government that deregulate the market for produce. On Nov. 26, in what might have been the largest single protest…
New York, NY – Now that virtual learning is becoming the new normal, some students are struggling more at home than they did in the classroom. This can be contributed to connectivity issues and computer literacy. But there is also a lack of personal interaction, as well as a lack of socialization, which can lead…
NEW YORK, N.Y.—Over the last eight to ten years, nonunion contractors paying little more than minimum wage have made inroads into large-scale construction in Manhattan—and the #TakeItBack campaign, a coalition of several building-trades union locals, wants to turn that around. “Every job we go to, it’s the same thing,” says Joe Scopo, organizing director for…
New York, NY – Eight months have moved by pretty quickly. At this point, New York has done its share to try and manage the spread of COVID-19. With the recent news of a vaccine, there is hope on the horizon that normal business can resume. For what it’s worth, the stock market is showing…
New York, NY – Here it is, the week of Thanksgiving. This calls for the gathering of families and the need to give thanks and share a meal with loved ones. In recent years, families and friends gathered at big tables with big turkeys, plates and bowls of food, boats of gravy and mounds of…
New York, NY –?On Thursday, November 19, Laborers’ Local 79 ?and L+M Development Partners announced a new agreement promising a strong new precedent for the future of progressive affordable housing development, union job creation and local hiring in New York City. The agreement, which will initially cover work on 3,182 apartments in Harlem, the South…
Long Island, NY – Franklin Rx Pharmacy is a modern 21st Century drugstore ?in?Hempstead, L.I., that has risen to the challenge of COVID-19 throughout the pandemic, and is now making preparations to distribute vaccines to combat the coronavirus. “My whole vision and goal are to change the future of pharmaceutical health care?one step at a…
Long Island, NY – Last spring, Long Island was a hotbed of COVID-19, and although cases are once again spiking in New York, efforts to curtail the virus resulted in the Empire State eventually ranking fourth in the lowest infection rates nationwide. That achievement helped many Suffolk County businesses keep the lights on. “A coalition…
Melville, L.I. – Members of Laborers Local 66 are protesting outside the former Newsday building in Melville this week, after learning the new property owners, despite receiving generous tax breaks, will not be using local demolition services on the construction site. The union believes Hartz Mountain Industries Inc., a New Jersey company, should not be…
New York, NY – Although the year 2020 has been a bust for many companies and small businesses, there are some businesses that have experienced a steady upswing. Small businesses, such as drafting services for those looking to make home improvements, have been fortunate. Delivery services have become important to those who do not want…
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