NEW YORK, N.Y.—The city’s transit workers are gearing up against threatened “doomsday” layoffs that could cost almost a quarter of them their jobs. The Metropolitan Transportation Authority will vote on its proposed budget at an online meeting Dec. 16. If it doesn’t get $12 billion in federal aid, it announced Nov. 18, it would have…
New York, NY – The natural hair industry has grown immensely among the Black diaspora in recent years, resulting in more Black people using fewer chemicals to straighten their hair to fit white beauty standards and more local beauty businesses selling natural hair products to style Afros and curls. New?legislation?also exists to stop hair discrimination…
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, NY -The ongoing COVID-19 pandemic forced Fire Commissioner Daniel Nigro to preside over the virtual graduation of 153 Probationary Emergency Medical Technicians (EMTs) in Fort Totten, Queens, recently. But??FDNY EMS Local 2507President Oren Barzilay?believes the new EMTs couldn’t have come at a better time. “First and foremost, we congratulate?the men and women…
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…
Editor’s Note: On Wednesday, December 2, at 2 p.m. LaborPress and Emblem Health will be sponsoring a special “Safeguarding Our City” webinar with Carmen Charles, president of the New York City Municipal Hospitals Employees Union, Local 420, DC37, AFSCME; Dr. Frank Proscia, president of the Doctors Council SEIU and Judy Sheridan-Gonzalez, president of NYSNA –…
Editor’s Note: On Wednesday, December 2, at 2 p.m. LaborPress and Emblem Health will be sponsoring a special “Safeguarding Our City” webinar with Carmen Charles, president of the New York City Municipal Hospitals Employees Union, Local 420, DC37, AFSCME; Dr. Frank Proscia, president of the Doctors Council SEIU and Judy Sheridan-Gonzalez, president of NYSNA –…
Editor’s Note: On Wednesday, December 2, at 2 p.m. LaborPress and Emblem Health will be sponsoring a special “Safeguarding Our City” webinar with Carmen Charles, president of the New York City Municipal Hospitals Employees Union, Local 420, DC37, AFSCME; Dr. Frank Proscia, president of the Doctors Council SEIU and Judy Sheridan-Gonzalez, president of NYSNA –…
New York, NY – FDNY Bureau of Fire Prevention Inspectors are responsible for some of the most vital safety measures in the city. The Bureau consists of various units that work hard conducting highly technical and hazardous inspections throughout the year. Testing and inspecting firefighting equipment is just one of their duties. They also pour…
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…
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