by Derek Scarlino/Love and Rage UTICA, N.Y. – The New York State Nurses Association (NYSNA), the union for nurses at the St. Elizabeth Medical Center, has been made aware that continuing with a one-day strike planned for September 1 will result in a four-day lockout of participating employees thereafter […]
by Derek Scarlino/Love and Rage The sun has been shining; the weather, hot. Summer is summer and men in power are doing what men in power do. Things are making sense these days in the City of Utica. As it happens, an introductory local law in the Common Council’s […]
by Mohawk valley Freedom School/Press Release What, When & Where? On Thursday, August 18th at 6:30 PM, the Mohawk Valley Freedom School will team up with the National Lawyers Guild to host a Know Your Rights Workshop at the Cornerstone Community Church of 500 Plant Street. Why? In […]
by Derek Scarlino/Love and Rage UTICA, N.Y. – A demonstration of Donald Trump supporters planning to express grievances with Rep. Richard Hanna (R, NY-22) after his decision to endorse Hillary Clinton for the presidency met this afternoon on the corner of Genesee and Court Streets in Downtown Utica. Amid […]
by Derek Scarlino/Love and Rage UTICA, N.Y. – Former Utica Councilman Jim Zecca, who has come out in vocal support of the presidential ambitions of Donald Trump over the past year, is planning a rally on Friday August 5 in front of the Utica office of Congressman Richard […]
via Democracy Now! Imprisoned Army whistleblower Chelsea Manning faces new charges after she tried to commit suicide last month. The Army reportedly told Manning she is being investigated on administrative charges that include having prohibited property in her cell and resisting being moved out of the cell. If […]
by Derek Scarlino/Love and Rage NEW YORK, N.Y.– An occupation of City Hall Park in New York, which began Monday as part of a strategy to urge several changes in the structure of the New York Police Department, resulted in an early victory as Commissioner Bill Bratton resigned […]
by Derek Scarlino/Love and Rage The Observer-Dispatch’s editorial today breathed some needed life into an idea among local activists and organizers that has been tossed around for nearly a year. The OD’s article, ‘5 downtown spots that need some TLC’ included the Franklin Square alley, a notable, but […]
by Derek Scarlino/Love and Rage Since publishing the article on the activities of the Utica Police Department over the last week, there has been much for Utica activists to get caught up on, and ahead of as the story spread, garnering several thousand reads over the last week […]
by Immanuel Ness/ROAR Magazine A profound movement is emerging among workers in developing countries, demanding radical action on grievances outside the system of established unions. In the 1980s, the economies that had dominated the world in the postwar era entered a period of far-reaching transition away from state […]
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