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by Black Rose Anarchist Federation/Press Release Members of the Utica chapter of the Black Rose Anarchist Federation, in conjunction with other local activists and community action groups affiliated with the Utica Activist Coalition, urge community members to attend the Utica Common Council meeting scheduled for Wednesday, May 18th. […]
by Brendan Maslauskas Dunn/Love and Rage Several months ago, I was part of a discussion with a group of local activists that ended in the collective agreement to launch the Utica Social Forum which will be held June 3-5 at Utica’s Cornerstone Community Church at 500 Plant Street. The […]
by Derek Scarlino/Love and Rage UTICA – While some activists in the city are kicking themselves for missing the recent Utica Common Council meeting where the sale of land for a proposed housing complex was decided, local activist and researcher, Lana Nitti, took to the local radio waves […]
by Derek Scarlino/Love and Rage NEW HARTFORD – They’re striking from Massachusetts to Virginia. The Verizon Wireless worker’s strike kicked off on April 13 and today, members of the workers’ union, CWA (Communications Workers of America) Local 1126, marched in conjunction with IBEW along with several other unions and dozens […]
Photos by Derek Scarlino/Love and Rage NEW HARTFORD – Striking workers from Verizon Wireless march in in front of the Verizon store on Seneca Turnpike on Thursday, April 28. Led by unions CWA (Communications Workers of America) and IBEW (International Brotherhood of Electronic Workers), they were joined by community […]
by Derek Scarlino/Love and Rage For the last three weeks, nearly 40,000 Verizon Wireless workers from Massachusetts to Virginia have been on strike due to unresolved disputes in their contracts. According to the Bureau of Labor Statistics, the Verizon strike, led by the Communications Workers of America (CWA) […]
by Love and Rage Team/Upcoming Events May Day is celebrated around the world as International Workers’ Day – a day of labor solidarity, protest and celebration. In 2012 people in Utica started to celebrate May Day again to bring awareness to worker and immigrant rights. This year, community […]
by Brendan Maslauskas Dunn / Love and Rage Supporters of Donald Trump from across New York State held a rally and march at Fort Stanwix in Rome on Saturday, April 2 where they were confronted by two counter-rallies of Bernie Sanders supporters and anti-Trump protesters. Those that organized […]
by Love and Rage Team/Local News ROME – As local Trump supporters, led by former Utica Councilman Jim Zecca, announced a planned rally in support of Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump, multiple counter-demonstrations have been planned by area activists in both cities of Rome and Utica on Saturday, […]
CNY Citizens in Action/Guest Utica, NY – Utica residents said a minimum wage deal being negotiated in Albany that would have a slower phase-in to $15 for Upstate, or lower minimum wage upstate than downstate, is unacceptable. They called on State Senator Joe Griffo and Assemblyman Anthony Brindisi […]
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