Category: News
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Paraprofessionals rally for higher wages
Members of the city’s teacher’s union rallied today on the steps of City Hall. They were calling for more money for classroom workers, who they say have been shortchanged by wage increases. Destiny Jones reports.
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Kickstarter strike continues as coders complain about low pay
Staff Engineer Janel diBiccari was locked out of the Kickstarter employee portal. Her colleagues were also locked out. It was a small effect of being on strike. Founded in Greenpoint, Brooklyn in April 2009, Kickstarter is a virtual crowdfunding platform that allows individuals and businesses to fund their projects and programs. Categories covered include design,…
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Perrigo workers return to work after nearly three weeks on strike
On Monday, Perrigo workers returned to work at the company’s Bronx factory, marking the end of their 16-day strike over retirement benefits and overtime pay. Perrigo is a pharmaceutical company that manufactures and sells over-the-counter medications and other products including allergy relief, cold and flu medicine, and oral care. Workers went on strike two days…
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Protesters march through Manhattan, denounce the upper class
On Saturday, tens of thousands of people attended the Make Billionaires Pay March in Manhattan. The march started on Park Avenue and ended at Columbus Circle with protesters making stops at four locations: Blackstone, Trump Tower, Billionaires’ Row, and Trump International Tower. This marked the first time that this march was organized, an event that…
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Perrigo strike enters second week, demands still not met by management
On Tuesday, pharmaceutical workers continued their strike in Bronx, New York in front of Perrigo, a pharmaceutical company that manufactures and sells over-the-counter medications and other products. The Perrigo contract expired on August 31, and they went on strike days later on September 2. Tuesday marked two weeks of the strikes and workers fighting for…
Destiny Rae Jones 