State Democratic Chairman Jay Jacobs just issued a statement slamming labor activist Jonathan Tasini for criticizing his new primary target, Rep. Charlie Rangel, and saying the veteran Harlem pol's multiple ethics scandals will be an anchor around the necks of the party's candidates nationwide. (nystateofpolitics.com)
An agenda distributed to the hundreds of labor activists who gathered at a Midtown Manhattan hotel today does not include anything about the gubernatorial election, according to a picture provided by one delegate. (politico.com)
While labor activists like to think of the strikes as a sign of a resurgent labor movement, a recent article by Jason Walta, senior counsel for the National Education Association, the largest teachers» union in the country, strongly indicates otherwise. (freedomfoundation.com)