Bill Davis
LATEST ARTICLES BY Bill Davis
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Labor
New York’s school bus strikers gaining public support
January 28, 2013Mayor Bloomberg's anti-worker, anti-union bias again reared its ugly head when he and his DOE appointed head attacked school bus drivers and their union.
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Labor
NY building service workers march for contract
December 15, 2011A sea of banners flowed along 6th Avenue in a show of solidarity and Local 32BJ strength as New York City building service workers demanded a good contract.
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Labor
Beep, honk: Verizon picketers get noisy support in upstate NY
August 12, 2011The sounds of support from passing drivers reached us before we got to the picket line in an industrial area of Syracuse on Thursday.
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Labor
New Yorkers hit budget cuts
February 28, 2011Originally slated as a rally against Mayor Bloomberg's threatened layoffs and cutbacks, the rally became one in a series of actions in solidarity with Wisconsin public workers.
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U.S.
Cuomo likely to propose austerity budget
January 10, 2011Democratic Governor Andrew Cuomo's inaugural speech offers some perspective as to what his budget proposal will look like: "austerity, corruption and competition" are on the agenda.
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Other
Florida minimum wage amendment passes
November 5, 2004TAMPA, Fla. — One of the bright spots in Florida was the passage of the amendment for an increase in the state minimum wage, starting at $6.15 an hour and beginning six months after enactment.
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