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Monthly Archives: August 2010
Victory and Justice for New York’s Domestic Workers
August 31, 2010 will be a day remembered by many New Yorkers for a long time. Today Governor Paterson signed the Domestic Workers Rights bill. The bill extends a variety of employment protections enjoyed by most workers throughout the country and fixes a federal exemption for domestic service workers. While it may have made sense to exclude a live-in nanny in a prior era, when such nannies were practically (or often literally) members of the family, we now live in… Read More
Tagged labor, new laws
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Between Now and Sep 14: Anti-Espada, All The Time!
Huge shout-out to Margaret, Betsy, Scott, Richard, Paul and Kim for coming out with me last weekend to canvass in the 33rd. It was tons of fun and talking to people in the district really highlights just how high the anti-Espada fever is running.
To quote one resident, whose door we knocked upon in the 97-degree heat on Sunday afternoon:
Pedro Espada can go to hell.
In that spirit, we’re passing along info on another anti-Espada event taking place this… Read More
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Numbers Don’t Lie: Honeymoon Definitely Over Between Wall Street and Obama
We already knew this. It’s no secret. Obama and Wall Street have had a very public break-up. Of Tiger/Elin Woods proportions. In fact, anyone who has friends who work in finance–like me–have heard the rants firsthand. Wall Street to Obama is the equivalent to a scorned woman looking to take her ex-husband for all he’s worth. They feel burned by the President and it’s gotten pretty ugly. Losing your biggest (and wealthiest) supporters can only mean one thing: they… Read More
Healthcare Reform Hits New York: NY Bridge Plan – $421/month!
Great news for all New Yorkers:
Obamacare came to New York in earnest Monday as the state started offering coverage for the uninsured with preexisting medical conditions.
Here are the details:
In March 2010, Congress passed the health care reform law, the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act. The law created a temporary program until January 2014 that makes coverage available for individuals who have a pre-existing medical condition, have not had insurance for six months, and who
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SAVE THE DATE: 2nd Annual Young Gets It Done Party on Sep 27
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Russell Drapkin, OFA Arizona Regional Field Director, 30
Russell’s career in the field began before most of us knew what the word “democracy” meant:
My first political experience was when I was in 5th grade and my mom’s boss was the campaign manager for a county executive bid in Maryland. Of course mom got dragged in, and so did I. So I’m pretty sure I was stuffing envelopes (old school!) and knocking on doors then.
Following up on this illustrious start (and much door-knocking and phone-banking since then),… Read More
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