Bill Keller just sent a memo to staff, with some bits of news. Here are the highlights:
--The layoffs are over and 100 jobs have been cut. Unlike the serial cutting we've seen at so many newspapers lately (cough, L.A. Times), Mr. Keller said the cutting is over (for' [...]
Actually, it is called a jobs bill because it builds physical things as opposed to rescuing “troubled assets.’ In the end it reallocates money allocated for TARP but no longer needed to local communities for infrastructure projects. Let’s be clear - TARP was a $700 billion dollar cash infusion to [...]
The House is slated to vote as soon as today on a job-creation package that includes $27.5 billion for highways and $8.4 billion for transit, according to a transportation committee document obtained by Streetsblog Capitol Hill.
House transportation committee chairman Jim Oberstar (D-MN) [...]
An earlier post described the state Board of Elections and their decision to certify two electronic voting machines from ES&S and Dominion, for use in the state, pursuant to the 2002 Help America Vote Act. We mentioned that this process has been a long one and there’s been intense [...]
State Attorney General Andrew Cuomo announced this morning that he is suing a company he alleges scammed thousands of unemployed people with the promise of well-paid government jobs. The offici...
Continue reading "Cuomo Sues Company Whose Employees Say They're State Employees and Promise the Out-of-Work $60K'" [...]
Chances are you've seen the Discovery Channel's show Dirty Jobs by now, but if not, here's a quick recap: each week host Mike Rowe basically plays apprentice to people with the most disgusting and/or dangerous jobs. The NY Post has a profile on' [...]
Pictured above are Councilmember Joel Rivera and Bronx Borough President Ruben Diaz Jr. at a rally following the council’s vote.
In a rare move, the City Council rejected a proposal from the Bloomberg administration and developer The Related Companies to redevelop a massive armory [...]
Pictured above are Councilmember Joel Rivera and Bronx Borough President Ruben Diaz Jr. at a rally following the council’s vote.
In a rare move, the City Council rejected a proposal from the Bloomberg administration and developer The Related Companies to redevelop a massive armory [...]
Remember these Words:
“If we pass this stimulus it will jumpstart the economy, create 4 million new jobs, it will hold unemployment under 8%”
Obama LIED and the Economy DIED
[...]Last [...]
Jump Start is a government-funded program aimed at taking people from occupations that no longer exist in today's economy, and teaching them how to apply their skills to jobs that still exist. Last spring there was a Jump Start program for those who worked in the financial [...]
Some of these suggestions have been offered before, especially the ones about cutting out consultants and laying off politically appointed jobs — both have been mentioned repeatedly by state worker unions.
But the Organization of Management Confidential Employees who represent non-unionized state workers have some interesting ideas, such as shutting down [...]
UPDATE: According to Councilmember Joel Rivera, the council is worried about 432 potential employees at the Kingsbridge Armory project who would probably not receive living wages. In total, the project is expected to create about 1,000 permanent jobs.
Rivera said the Bronx delegation is considering a proposal to use the funds [...]
UPDATE: According to Councilmember Joel Rivera, the council is worried about 432 potential employees at the Kingsbridge Armory project who would probably not receive living wages. In total, the project is expected to create about 1,000 permanent jobs.
Rivera said the Bronx delegation is considering a proposal to use the funds [...]
