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JUNE 29, 2022
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More transit workers will have assault protections

Thousands of transit workers in the state and city will soon have what they hope will be added protections against assault on the job.  Governor Kathy Hochul signed legislation Monday that … MORE


Council will push for more diverse FDNY

After years of in-house initiatives, as well as contentious legal action by Black firefighters, the FDNY looks to be more diverse than ever. Since 2019, people of color have made up between … MORE



FDNY’s Skudin, killed in storm, is honored

At Lido Beach West Sunday, family and friends, along with firefighters from the FDNY and the Long Beach Fire Department, held a paddle-out and joined hands to honor the life of Casey Skudin, a … MORE



City's green jobs pipeline a work in progress

As the city takes steps to significantly reduce carbon emissions by the end of the decade, unions representing steamfitters, architects and maintenance workers are urging officials to increase … MORE



Organizing in a post-Roe world

Workers in the reproductive rights field doubled down on their organizing efforts when it became clear in early May the Supreme Court would overturn Roe v Wade and severely cut down on access to legal abortions in certain parts of the country.  MORE

OPINION
WAKE-UP CALL

A summertime syllabus

Hey, it's summer!  Tell the students in your life not to sweat the small stuff, such as saving the planet.Put the dysfunctions of the school system on the back burner of your consciousness. MORE

LETTER

Credit where due, but …

To the Editor: I'll give Joseph Cannisi credit for one thing in his letter "Two parties, ex parte" (June 24th Chief). Unlike in 2017 (not 2016), he did not attribute any views to me that were opposite positions I had actually taken.  MORE



Fear and loathing

To the Editor: The January 6th Committee hearings have exposed just how corrupt and treasonous are Donald Trump and his minions.  MORE

The criminal mind

To the Editor: An old adage goes “to a hammer, everything is a nail.” The fourth and fifth public hearings of the January 6th Committee revealed a new twist on this adage — to a criminal, everyone is  crooked.   MORE


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