Category Archive
Book shows a tenacious fighter, warts and allSep 20, 2007
Nobody’s as big as their myth, but Al Shanker comes close.
Risk-Taking Award suits Toussaint, TWUDec 07, 2006
Last month, the New York-based Jews for Racial and Economic Justice presented their 10th annual Risk-Taking Award to Roger Toussaint, president of Local 100, Transport Workers Union of America, and his members.
Movement in decline ...Oct 05, 2006
Labor unions are becoming a rare breed in this country — the result of shifts in the U.S. economy, a right-wing assault on workers’ rights, and our own failure to organize new members.
Teachers the real heroes at BrooklynMar 02, 2006
As principal of Brooklyn Technical HS, Lee McCaskill was a schoolyard bully, harassing and intimidating teachers, inventing bogus charges of corporal punishment and insubordination, and driving brilliant teachers out of the school.
Throwing the book at laborSep 08, 2005
As the mishegoss of a fracturing labor movement unfolds, New Yorkers have reason to celebrate: Herman Benson, who just turned 90, is still among us.
Taylor Law reform: UFT seeks level playing fieldJun 09, 2005
Taylor Law reform is high on the UFT’s lobbying agenda this year. Union officials argue that the law provides no incentive for a public employer to negotiate timely contracts.
The big picture on unionsJun 09, 2005
More government workers than private-sector workers belong to unions, but private-sector employees in fact have more rights under the law.
The history of the Taylor LawJun 09, 2005
The Taylor Law has made it more difficult for teachers and other city employees to go on strike. Here's a look at how that law came to be.
Remembering Jack NewfieldJan 20, 2005
Almost everything you need to know about longtime newspaper columnist Jack Newfield could be found at his memorial service in December.
