Uncovering Quinn’s Political Roots with Author Louis Flores
“All along, Quinn has done what she has had to do in order to further her career in politics… A person can two-time us for only so long, before people…
Tag Archives: Labor
Time for a Raise?: Inside the Fight for 15
The kind of day Kasseen Silver has at work often depends on the weather. He’s worked at the Burger King on 116th Street (at Lexington Avenue) in Manhattan for two…
Labor Heroes from Queens and Brooklyn
MAY DAY SOLIDARITY: A short list of important union, organized labor and working-class leaders from Queens and Brooklyn. On May 1st, working folks from around the world will celebrate their…
Why are NY Hospitals Disappearing? Healthcare Attrition in the Big Apple
This winter has served up a fresh crisis for hospitals in Brooklyn. What some call “hospital attrition” in the city is, in part, a result of a national failure to…
Corporate Scam Artists Take Aim At Postal Service
“From the outside, it looks like the USPS can’t keep its wallet in order. Don’t buy it.” Think about it. When was the last time you were excited by the…
Bloomberg Gloats Like an Orwell Villain as NYC Bus Workers End Strike
New York City’s school-bus drivers and matrons have gone back to work after a month-long strike failed to win any concessions on job security from the Bloomberg administration. The administration…
When Labor Supports the Enemy
Who is to blame for organized labor’s descent into political irrelevancy? Ronald Reagan? The Koch brothers? Good answers, but maybe we need to look at labor leaders themselves. Consider the…
The BQ Brew: Artisan Journalism for the East Boroughs
Starting a media outlet in New York City, the most media-saturated market in the world, has to be one of the most nerve-wracking experiences available. And yet we’re excited. We’re…
Low Wage Workers Resuscitate NY’s Organized Labor
With New York’s barbell economy destroying traditional middle class employment, fast food workers aren’t the only ones fed up with low wages and unfair labor practices. Others rising up to…
NY Fast Food Workers Serve Up a Fight for Economic Justice
The sidewalk in front of the Wendy’s on Brooklyn’s Fulton Mall was choked with people at noon on November 29th. The signs they held were mostly handmade, in English and…
