Economy
UNION MEMBERS DEMAND THEIR DUES
Annia Ciezadlo |
Angered by high dues and high living by the head of the hospital union, a slate of insurgents are making a run at the local’s upcoming election.
Economy
RAISING AN ISSUE
Alyssa Katz |
In giving his two cents on the City Council’s budget, Comptroller Alan Hevesi courts union support for his bid for mayor.
Economy
HUNTING SHARKS
Matt Pacenza |
An unusually broad coalition is fighting for the right to protect homeowners from unscrupulous home loans.
Economy
TO MARKET, TO MARKET: UNIONS BATTLE TO SET UP SHOP
Avi Mermelstein |
Some greengrocers are enlisting one union to fight another.
Economy
CHIN-ERS AND LIU-SERS IN RACE
Saj P. Kuriakos |
Manhattan’s Chinatown is home to two well-known contenders to be the City Council’s first Asian-American rep. But the smart money is betting on Flushing’s John Liu to actually get the seat.
Economy
WORKING THE POLLS
David Jason Fischer |
The Working Families Party, with more than 100,000 votes on the slate for Hillary Clinton, claims victory.
Bronx
KOPPELL: LABOR'S LOVE LOST
Amanda Bruscino and S.P. Kuriakos |
In New York state, Dems have no lock on union cash–labor groups have given 25 times as much cash to Republican heavyweight state Senator Guy Vellela as they have to Democratic challenger Lorraine Coyle Koppell.
Economy
AFL-CIO THROWS GOP LOVEFEST, LAUGHS AT LONELY LIBRARIANS
Annia Ciezadlo |
Despite a few feeble “nays,” the vote at the state’s AFL-CIO convention was a typical landslide of endorsements for a politically expedient slate of Republicans.
Economy
FRANZ LEHMAN, 1915-2000
Katherine Hawkins |
For more than 50 years, Lower East Side community activist Franz Lehman fought for social justice–and he died in the line of duty.
Economy
PARTY OF TWO: GREENS AND WFP WIN BALLOT SLOTS
Glenn Thrush |
Both the Working Families Party and the Green Party exceeded the number of gubernatorial votes needed to automatically appear on state ballots for the next four years.
