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Governor Andrew Cuomo and the Legislature approved a $212 billion state budget this week, an immense spending plan bolstered by new state tax increases on the wealthy and massive federal aid, with major investments in education, infrastructure, the green economy, rent relief, benefits for undocumented immigrants, child care, and more. The budget includes direct and indirect support for New York City, aimed at reviving its economy and aiding its residents as the city begins to claw its way out of the throes of the coronavirus pandemic.
From rent relief to support for small businesses and tax credits for property owners and tourism, the state budget contains a great deal of aid for New York City and its residents, as well as a number of policy initiatives that impact the city. The state budget adoption now sets the stage for the city to move ahead with its annual budget process, with an updated spending plan for next fiscal year due from Mayor Bill de Blasio later this month, and a ne
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It’s no secret that construction work has long been a male-dominated industry. Erik Antokal is striving to change that.
“You have 50% of the population that has essentially been historically excluded from that incredible opportunity – what an untapped resource,” Antokal says.
After graduating from Tufts University in 2012, Antokal completed a fellowship with the Coro New York Leadership Center, where he was able to work with the United Federation of Teachers and 32BJ SEIU, the politically powerful property service workers union. Prior to joining Nontraditional Employment for Women, Antokal also worked for the New York City Department of Small Business Services, where he helped coordinate the city’s business improvement districts.
CUNY breaks faculty and staff contract, withholding promised pay raises
Last week, the City University of New York (CUNY) announced that it is indefinitely delaying “equity raises” to over 2,500 low-paid assistant staff and lecturers, amid the deepening pandemic-fueled financial crisis faced by the largest urban university system in the US. The decision, made by CUNY Chancellor Félix Matos Rodríguez, violates the latest worker contract agreements. It follows CUNY’s withholding of a promised 2 percent pay raise for faculty and staff in November, which also broke the contract, and the laying off of 2,800 adjunct faculty last summer.
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Labor Notes is excited to bring on two wonderful new staff organizers,
Sarah Hughes and
Luis Feliz Leon, at our New York office in February. Sarah and Luis are joining our training and events team, and they’ll also write for
Labor Notes. And
Zach Rioux, who has been temping with us for a year, is now permanent as a part-time administrative worker in our Detroit office.
Sarah is an experienced organizer and trainer with a passion for labor education. She has worked for the National Education Association (NEA), the Professional Staff Congress at the City University of New York, and university labor studies programs. She has also taught a variety of workshops to city workers, electricians, women workers, and others. She holds a masters in labor studies.