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April 26, 2011
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Source: NY Daily NewsAmerican Federation of Teachers President Randi Weingarten -- who, of course, most of us remember as the former head of the UFT -- will hit three New Jersey events tomorrow.
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Source: City Room / NY TimesA scrawled response to an M.T.A. marketing campaign, and a new reminder aimed at reducing "dooring."
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Source: Second Avenue SagasAs the MTA’s tunnel boring machine moves southward underneath Second Ave., planning for the post-TBM construction efforts are well under way.
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Source:Michael R. Bloomberg says John C. Liu’s fault-finding is political. Mr. Liu says the mayor is not used to scrutiny.
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Source: DNAinfo.comNew Jersey Transit said an overhead wire problem was delaying trains between 20 to 30 minutes Tuesday.
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Source: Second Ave. SagasIn a somewhat surprising move, the Regional Plan Association has joined with city business leaders to call for union concessions from organized construction workers.
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Source: Associated PressThe National Labor Relations Board says it will move ahead with lawsuits seeking to invalidate state constitutional amendments in Arizona and South Dakota that require workers to hold secret ballot elections before a company can be unionized.
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Source: Crain'sThough even the prospect of Walmart laying stake to ground in the city has elicited howls from organized labor and its allies in government, fellow big-box retailer Target has managed to establish a firm foothold in the city without so much as a peep of opposition.
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Source: AFL-CIO Now BlogIf congressional Republicans were listening to the American public, they wouldn’t be pushing so hard to turn Medicare over to Big Insurance through a voucher program and slash Medicaid for seniors, children and people with disabilities.
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Source: NY PostA man jumped to his death in front of a subway train in Times Square just before rush hour today, authorities said.
April 25, 2011
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Source: NY Daily NewsA Koran-burning New Jersey Transit worker, fired for his protest near Ground Zero last Sept. 11, is getting his job back - along with an extra $25,000 for his troubles.
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Source: Associated Pressuthorities say they've identified several "persons of interest" who might have leads on a group of 20 to 25 youths who boarded a commuter train bound for Atlanta's airport and attacked the passengers.
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Source: Fox 5 NYThe LIRR’s Hill Station Road railroad overpass was struck by a truck that caused extensive damage.
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Source: SF ChronicleThe labor union representing Muni operators has notified the San Francisco Municipal Transportation Agency that its members have ratified a strike vote, giving their union leaders authority to call a work stoppage if deemed necessary. A strike vote does not mean a strike is imminent or even likely. Nor does it mean that negotiations have broken down. In fact, talks between the agency and Transportation Workers Union Local 250A are continuing, and progressing, according to both sides.
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Source: NY Daily NewsThis latest trend in crime - the iSnatch - demands a swift, tough crackdown by the NYPD and the city's prosecutors.
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Source:The MTA's biggest fans ride the No. 3 train -- but they call it the Ginza Line. Of the $5 million worth of city transit merchandise sold in 2010, roughly $1.1 million -- more than 20 percent -- was purchased in Japan.
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Source: NY1According to the Lundberg Survey, the average price for a gallon of regular jumped 11.5 cents to $3.88 nationwide. Here in the city, gas climbed to $4.16 a gallon, up 30 cents from just a month ago.
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Source: City Room / NY TimesAfter no one would buy it for a buck five years ago, the contractor for the new bridge had to dispose of it. It is now being dismantled in Jersey City.
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Source: Second Avenue SagasState Senator John Bonacic wants to repeal part of the payroll mobility tax.
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Source: NY PostThe city's top lobbyist has been retained to restore the battered reputation of a national company at the center of the CityTime scandal, one of the biggest rip-offs in municipal history.
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