Astoria residents and elected officials are fighting hard to keep one of its last supermarkets open as the landlord for the property readies to knock it down for a Target retail store in October. “We had a rally sometime last year to make a statement with the community to make them know what was going…
Features, Health and Safety, New York
Getting Ready
The City is moving closer to its plans of reopening. Aside from creating a safe environment for our community, there is also the need to ensure a clean work environment. One topic of importance is the need to resume construction, which has been shutdown or limited to essential projects. However, the move to resume work…
Features, Health and Safety, Municipal Government, New York
10 Amazing Facts About Your Vision
The eyes are some the most important part of our bodies. We rely on them almost every minute of the day, yet we rarely think about what it takes for us to see. Our eyes are complex organs, and there are many strange and interesting things about them that most people don’t know. Shed some…
Features, Finance, Municipal Government, New York
Seniors and The NYS Budget
Now is the time for all working people and retirees in New York State to focus on the budget. The economic security of retirees and their families depend on a set of benefits and services provided by state and localities. Among seniors, 38.6% of singles and 24% of couples have difficulty making ends meet. The…
Features, headline, Health and Safety, Law and Politics, New York
1199SEIU Members Hold Solemn Vigils Outside Devastated NY Nursing Homes
NEW YORK, N.Y.—Workers from 36 nursing homes and long-term care facilities around New York State held silent vigils May 20, demanding adequate protective gear and staffing, crisis pay, and respect for the work they’ve been doing. “Workers want to be recognized for risking their lives,” 1199SEIU spokesperson Cara Noel tells LaborPress. “1199 members have been…
Features, Health and Safety, Law and Politics, New York, Retail, topslot, Transportation
Uninsured Airport Workers Pin Hopes on Legislators Returning to Albany
New York, NY – Uninsured airport workers at New York’s major airports may soon get some relief as some of their elected officials will be trying to advance the Healthy Terminals Act when they head back soon to the Legislature in Albany. The property service workers union 32BJ SEIU held a telepresser on May 21,…
Features, Finance, Health and Safety, Law and Politics, Municipal Government, New York
NYS Unemployed Hits Record
Albany, NY – The New York State Department of Labor has paid out $9.2 billion in unemployment insurance benefits to two million New Yorkers. Melissa DeRosa, Assistant to Governor Cuomo said that while most applications have been processed, there are 23,000 claimants that haven’t been processed due to duplicate applications or missing information. In addition,…
Building Trades, Features, New York, topslot
NYS Laborers Show Solidarity With Workers in New Rochelle, Yonkers
New York, NY – Laborers Local 60 and the New York State Laborers-Employers Cooperation Education Trust recognized essential workers helping to keep Westchester County moving by giving them free meals on Tuesday as they worked on job sites in New Rochelle and Yonkers.? At the Montesano job site in Yonkers, 35 union members consisting of…
Features, Health and Safety, New York, topslot
A Tall ‘EMS Week’ Salute to NYC’s Lifesavers
New York, NY – Seven members of the FDNY’s Emergency Medical Services are being honored as part of “EMS Week” — an initiative to promote public safety among New Yorkers and highlight the lifesaving work of the 4,400 EMS workers. The COVID-19 pandemic has made celebrating these hardworking individuals even more important this year, as…
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