Gabe Falsetta
LATEST ARTICLES BY Gabe Falsetta
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Labor
Hundreds in NYC demand better wages, conditions for low-wage workers
December 7, 2012Several thousand marched from 34 Street and Broadway to Times Square to rally for living wages here and around the country.
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Labor
Fast food workers protest low wages, movement catches fire
November 30, 2012Low-wage workers with the help of community groups and labor unions are sending a message to the fast food industry.
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Labor
Time to leave the coastlines
November 9, 2012We have seen and heard many, many tragic stories since the impact of Sandy - the base line for future storms.
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U.S.
A fight grows in Brooklyn to save SUNY Downstate
September 25, 2012Public health professionals are working to save hundreds of jobs and preserve community services here at a state university-run medical center, the fourth largest employer in the borough
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Opinion
Why we need a massive jobs program
August 29, 2012Seven years later, the downtown and North Side sections still had pockets of the upwardly mobile, but the hustle and bustle had definitely diminished.
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Opinion
“My Brooklyn: The Battle for the Soul of a City”
August 10, 2012"My Brooklyn: The Battle for the Soul of a City" is a documentary film about gentrification and development in the New York City borough of Brooklyn.
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U.S.
“Activist New York” displays history of social movements
August 7, 2012It explores the "drama of social activism" in New York City from the 17th century up to the present.
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Labor
Governor helps force Con Ed into an agreement
July 30, 2012Con Ed was forced back to the bargaining table to reach a tentative new contract with Utility Workers Local 1-2, which represents the electric firm's 8,500 workers.
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