My father thought God had abandoned us Jews during World War II. He survived the Holocaust as a teenager in a forced labor camp in Romania. Today, the Palestinians may suspect they …
We'd play rough in the dirt, pick our noses, snack on Devil Dogs with unwashed hands, leave our prints on escalator railings and a hundred other grubby communal surfaces and hardly ever get sick. It …
Largely unnoticed in the recently enacted state budget is a short passage that in essence bars the MTA from using facial recognition software to catch fare evaders. “There has long been a concern …
If you want to be taken seriously as a whistleblower in most workplaces these days, your best bet may be as a football referee. But even though your revelations may be dismissed, the sound of …
By banning the MTA from using "biometric identifying technology" as a tool to combat fare beating, which costs taxpayers three-quarters of a billion dollars annually, New York State has bought into …
An accident waiting to happen is not good enough. The city will not install a traffic light until an intersection has racked up a certain number of per capita fatalities. That's when the optics are …
When expressing personal opinions during these polarized times, it is necessary to attach a disclaimer or "spoiler alert" if you are willing to fight for equal time to air views with which you …
The new issue of Labor Notes magazine includes an article by labor scholar Kim Moody about how global corporations are abandoning the “just in time” (JIT) model of production which they adopted …
The last time New York City had the level of antisemitic hatred it is dealing with today was way back in August of 1991 when Crown Heights erupted after a young Black boy was killed by a car being …
During the time between two beats of a world-class sprinter's racing heart, former Mayor Michael Bloomberg's net worth compounds to a dollar amount greater than the daily pay of a conscientious …
It was Parent Nature's fault: Mr. and Mrs. Ramapo Fault. The recent earthquake was not a nothingburger, even though there were no casualties and only a couple of buildings were damaged beyond repair. …
Last week, The Chief reported that UPS is planning to automate 200 facilities in New York City and six other states. According to Nando Cesarone, a senior vice president and the president of …
When passion-corrupted battles rage between two irreconcilable points of view, victory will not be assured or much advanced by the inherent persuasive power of truth. Facts and moral authority are …
The owners of the Triangle Shirtwaist Factory would be proud of those opposed to Senator Bernie Sanders' proposal for a 32-hour work week. Back in 1911, those entrepreneurs locked the exits so that …
This week, a toddler named Elio had his birthday a month after he lost his health insurance. Hospitalized with leukemia, Elio’s parents lost their health insurance when their employer, the nonprofit Mobilization For …
Lockstep agreement with the philosophy or actions of a public figure should not be a precondition for their being treated respectfully. In theory, the Constitution is the final authority, and whoever …
Every year, politicians, lobbyists and advocacy groups congregate at the New York State Association of Black, Puerto Rican, Hispanic & Asian Legislators’ “Caucus Weekend” to network and cut …
Five Points was the name of a squalid, crammed and lawless 19 th century New York City slum. It was the setting of the film Gangs of New York, in which Daniel Day-Lewis portrays the brutal lowlife …
Last December, the AFL-CIO announced a collaboration with Microsoft. In exchange for not opposing AI, Microsoft promised to take a neutral position on further unionization by its workers. The …
Trial balloons serve a purpose, especially when they're shot down. They give policy strategists in government and private industry a preemptive leg up on public and consumer outrage, which helps them …
New York Governor Kathy Hochul has ordered the immediate deployment of the National Guard troops and State Police troopers into the subway system to reduce crime. Apparently, she did not check with …
Is it collaboration or collusion? Such bad blood between near synonyms. Words that mean almost the same things, according to a dictionary, may seem to have mutated when encountered in a …
Having just lost a campaign for a “no” vote on my union CFA’s tentative agreement with the California State University by 75 to 25 percent, it is too easy to feel deflated and go back to the …
There are lessons to be learned by crossing the pond. England's National Health Service used to be cited as proof that so-called "socialized medicine" works for everyone, regardless of their means. …
For the head of a municipal union like the Organization of Staff Analysts (OSA), crafting a successful contract that satisfies your members in many ways depends not on the big-ticket items but your …