New York
Shady contractors jailed in Bay area and on Long Island
June 20, 2019Wage theft and outright enslavement of immigrant workers were uncovered by the DOL at the Silvery Towers construction site in San Jose, Calif.
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Health care activists descend on New York State capital
May 31, 2019The hearing was highly emotive and many testimonies prompted applause and hissing from the audience, much to the disconcertment of legislators.
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Tenants give 30-day notice to landlord-tied lawmakers in Albany
May 17, 2019“I’ve lived my whole life — 25 years — without a single day of housing security. I grew up in one of the worst slumlord buildings in New York City. Eviction still hovers over us every...
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New York becomes second state to ban plastic bags
April 3, 2019In passing the ban, New York follows California, which was the first state in the nation to ban plastic bags in 2016.
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New Yorkers rally against Trump’s Venezuela coup
February 4, 2019“The imperialist system is a threat to all of the issues that we face,” Cameron Orr, a representative of the Communist Party USA, said at one event.
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