BY CATHY SCOTT
President, AFSCME District Council 47/
The media have described DC 47 members as the “whitecollar” union, which is neither accurate nor descriptive of what our members have to deal with on a daily basis.
It creates a mental picture of workers sitting behind desks and pushing papers. But that is not the entire picture,...
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City’s ‘Whitecollar’ Workers Face Real Dangers
62nd Ward Gala Packs Finnigan’s
CITY COMMISSION Chairwoman and Ward Leader Margaret Tartaglione, 2nd from right, were Councilman Bill Greenlee, Ward Leader Bernice Hill, Controller Alan Butkovitz and Ward Leader Matt Myers. Among the elected officials in attendance were Congressman Bob Brady, State Sen. Larry Farnese and Councilman Bill Green. Other ward leaders at the lavish affair were Bill...
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THE TAX THAT SAVES: Council Needs To Try L.V.T.
BY JOE SHAHEELI/ For sure, more taxation is coming to this City’s residents. There is no way out.
City Council members are striving to come up with tax proposals of all kinds, including where to make cuts to narrow the major budget shortfall facing this Administration.
Proposals are being offered, given a balloon trial, and then...
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POLS ON THE STREET: 5-Way Brawl In The 194th
It’s a five-way race for the 194th Dist. primary and all of the candidates have plusses that could get them votes.
The five are, according to their position on the ballot, Joshua Cohen, Pamela DeLissio, Keith Newman, Bill Morris and Lou Agre.
Agre was first out of the gate when State Rep. Katherine Manderino announced her...
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New Stormwater Charges May Send Some Businesses Down The Drain
Every new rule imposed by State and Federal legislation to help the environment is another way to pick the pocket of the taxpayer.
That basically sums up why the City’s Water Dept. is reshaping the way it will bill its users. Stormwater regulations at the State and Federal levels are causing the City to incur...
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MEDICAL RECORD: Drug Combos Can Be Quick Killers
Substance abuse by itself is bad enough, in that it can lead to addiction or arrest. But in some situations, drug abuse leads to sudden death.
A study just released by the Institute of Legal Medicine in Seville, Spain, discovered a combination of factors that resulted in death for 21 drug abusers. These deaths weren’t...
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