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LIFESPIRE UNIONIZED

B. Baumer | February 13, 2006

After battling with management for months, workers at nonprofit vote to join Local 1000.

TRANS-FORMING HOMELESS SERVICES:
NEW POLICY AIMS TO PROTECT CLIENTS

Abby Aguirre | February 13, 2006

Department of Homeless Services will now house transgender shelter residents according to their identity, rather than birth gender.

REMEMBERING JILL CHAIFETZ

M. Risley | February 6, 2006

The city mourns the loss of a fearless watchdog for children.

FOOD FOR THOUGHT

M. Risley | January 30, 2006

New study looks at why New Yorkers aren’t getting the food stamps they deserve.

MORTGAGE MOOCH

G. Thompson | January 30, 2006

Ameriquest busted for predatory lending and forced to hand over $325 million to former customers nationwide.

TRANSLATION BILL NIXED

C. Feldman | January 23, 2006

Mayor Bloomberg vetoes Education Equity Act, a bill aimed at providing better translation services for parents of public school children.

SAFETY NET RESTORED

M. Risley | January 23, 2006

Citing pressure from opponents, state reverses welfare policy that would have required a 45-day wait.

NAILING A VICTORY: KOREAN
MANICURIST WINS SETTLEMENT

Cassi Feldman | January 17, 2006

Local community-based organizations help nail salon worker secure a hefty payout in labor dispute.

Community Service Society of New York

FAMILIES ON THE LINE: WELFARE
CHANGES WOULD SLAM NYC

Michelle Risley | January 17, 2006

Advocates say new welfare rules would force the city to put more welfare recipients to work without adequate funding for child care.

RECIPE FOR CHANGE

B. Baumer | January 9, 2006

Industrial Workers of the World targets employees of two Chinese restaurant suppliers in union campaign.

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