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To the editor: As a management retiree from the NYC government, without union representation, I support those who continue the fight to keep Medicare over a Medicare Advantage plan, which most ...
To the editor: Two damning examples why Andrew Cuomo is unfit to hold public office are the sexual harassment and nursing home scandals. These should have been career-ending for the former governor, ...
President Donald Trump would have unique influence over the operations of U.S. Steel under the terms of what the White House calls an "investment" being made by Japan-based Nippon Steel in the iconic ...
To the editor: The retirement of Vincent Alvarez, the New York City Central Labor Council’s president, comes on the heels of Municipal Labor Committee Chair Harry Nespoli stepping down. While Vinnie ...
Nearly two dozen MTA workers collected over $200,000 in overtime alone last year, with one worker at the authority topping $308,000 in just OT, bringing his total salary to more than $500,000, ...
To the editor: "The flaw of creativity" is another excellent letter from Harry Weiner (The Chief, Letters, June 6).Municipal Labor Council Chair Harry Nespoli says, "We had to be creative and at the ...
Astoria, Queens, is now a tortuous asphalt maze of unforgiving closed streets, bright green paint, white lines, warning signs and merciless traffic arrows pointing and entrapping motorists into a ...
Large-scale immigration raids at packinghouses and fields in California are threatening businesses that supply much of the country's food, farm bureaus say. Dozens of farmworkers have been arrested ...
State legislators have passed a bill that would establish a critical leave policy for State Police officers involved in dangerous use of force incidents. The legislation, which awaits Governor ...
In the struggle to establish credibility as social justice warriors, half the battle is showing up, barking and flashing righteous indignation, while hiding tell-tale signs of the unowned hypocrisy of ...
A man has been arrested in connection with the stabbing of two officers working security inside Manhattan Criminal Court on Monday, a court spokesperson said. The uniformed court officers had been ...
Below is a roundup of New York State exams leading to public service positions. Most of the jobs listed are located in the New York metropolitan area and upstate. Prospective applicants are advised to ...