To the editor: So the MLC snuck around and now an amendment to the city’s Administrative Code that will change how health care is paid for will come up for a vote in the City Council.
To the editor: A bill has been drafted by the Municipal Labor Committee and the Office of Labor Relations to gut Administrative Code 12-126, which protects health benefits for active and retired NYC civil servants.
To the editor: There appears to be no end to Putin’s brutal war in Ukraine. Since its invasion, Russia has committed countless war crimes by attacking civilians, infrastructure and cultural institutions.
To the editor: The Manhattan district attorney, Alvin Bragg, is a cowardly political operative who refuses to do his job, most importantly, he refuses to prosecute the leader of an attempt to overthrow our government, Donald J. Trump.
To the editor: As we begin a new year, I have some wishes for our country. The first of these is that we collectively turn our backs on the MAGA movement.
To the editor: Governor Kathy Hochul is finally keeping her promise to start legal sales of marijuana before the end of the year. It will start on Dec. 29th, only three days away from her promise not …
To the editor: The message that many in Congress need to hear is this: Once you sell your soul, you can’t buy it back. All those who still follow the Trump lies, especially the “stolen election,” will probably never respect the truth, will never respect justice, and will never have respect for our Constitution.
To the editor:On a day when Governor Kathy Hochul declared New York to be in a state of emergency due to the expected frigid weather, I wonder what preparations were being made for the thousands of …
To the editor: Now that gas has dropped to $3 a gallon, the GOP finds it hard to exploit the issue, leaving it one option — take credit. I predict the GOP will turn to Orwellian doublethink, as is …
To the editor: I was terribly sad to read of the death of Tim Schermerhorn of TWU Local 100. He was an activist and at one time a vice president. However, more than anything, he was a worker of, by and for the workers.
To the editor: Immanuel Kant famously wrote, “Dare to know.” When it comes to major policy initiatives, Mayor Eric Adams often doesn’t know what he doesn’t know, and couldn’t care less.
To the editor: When references are made about the possibility of the existence of a bizarro world, I respond that this is it and an opposite world would be the normal one.
To the editor: Now, for the first time in American history, Congress has referred a former president for criminal prosecution by the Justice Department.
To the editor: As reported in a Dec. 6 CounterPunch.org article by Patrick Mazza, Railroad Workers United's Ron Kaminkow describes a typical workday: "You get a call, usually two hours before scheduled on duty time.
To the editor: While former Metropolitan, D.C. Police officer Michael Fanone was receiving the Congressional Gold Medal for his heroic action in stopping the attack on the Capitol by the insurrectionist traitors, he was heckled by some of his ex-colleagues.
To the editor: Why is it that the loudest voices complaining about the treatment of January 6 rioters and holding Donald Trump and his GOP co-conspirators accountable for their crimes are the same …
To the editor: Mayor Eric Adams’ announcement that the city intends to hire a czar to deal with the escalating rat problem left me scratching my head and remarking to myself that the more …
To the editor: Mayor Eric Adams continues to present a false, exaggerated and misleading narrative about crime, the homeless and alleged disorder and chaos in the streets and subways.
To the editor: The doctrine of separation of powers, an essential part of our U.S. Constitution and a vital tool to protect democracy, ensures the legislative, executive and judicial branches of the …
To the editor: Recent newspaper stories have reported on problems incurred by 116,000 patients in the World Trade Center Health Program since its management company was changed by the Centers For Disease Control and Prevention.
To the editor: Today, when a candidate wins his or her election by more than a 5-percent margin, we call it a landslide because most races are tight these days due to political divisions.
To the editor: (With apologies to Rudyard Kipling) You may talk o’ gin and beer When you’re quartered safe out ’ere, But we were sent to fight the traitors at …
To the editor: The big news is that Jeff Bezos and his girlfriend, Lauren Sanchez, announced that he plans to give away most of his money to charity. His current net worth is $120.5 billion.
To the editor: The unions pushing the Medicare Advantage plan state only 66,000 retirees are against this plan ...
To the editor: The Organization of Staff Analysts, a small New York City union, lost out on a golden opportunity in its awarding of their Labor Hero award.
