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…
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…
New York, NY – Hundreds of essential McDonald’s workers went on strike in 20 cities across the county this week, shutting down at least six outlets in an ongoing fight for better working conditions and pay during the COVID-19 pandemic. With the support of the American Civil Liberties Union [ACLU], Service Employees International Union [SEIU]…
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,…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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