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CWA 118 Rallies Against Verizon’s Corporate Greed

CWA 118 Rallies Against Verizon’s Corporate Greed

Charlie Vella July 7, 2011 3

Despite posting record profits in the past years, and paying no taxes in 2010, Verizon is still trying to give devastating cuts to employee compensation and health care. According to Verizon's new proposed plan,

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Protect Our Safety Net

Protect Our Safety Net

Charlie Vella June 29, 2011 0

Today, concerned activists met outside of Congressman Chris Gibson's office in Saratoga, New York, to hold him accountable for attacking our social safety net. Gibson is just one of many Congressmen who have cut

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Cuomo’s Proposed Tax Cap Will Increase Educational Inequality

Cuomo’s Proposed Tax Cap Will Increase Educational Inequality

Charlie Vella June 7, 2011 0

Today, representatives from the Alliance for Quality Education, NYSUT, NAACP, League of Women Voters, CSEA, New Yorkers for Fiscal Fairness, Citizen Action of New York, and NYC Communities for Change met at the Capitol

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Justice Works: A Recap

Justice Works: A Recap

Charlie Vella June 6, 2011 2

After months of preparation, Citizen Action of New York and the Public Policy and Education Fund of New York finally hosted the inaugural Justice Works: A Conference for Progressive New York. Located at the

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Register for the Justice Works Conference!

Register for the Justice Works Conference!

Charlie Vella May 31, 2011 0

Justice Works: A Conference for Progressive New York is less than a week away. If you haven't already, register now to make sure you don't miss out on the progressive event of the year! Justice

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Students First: The Reality Tour

Students First: The Reality Tour

Charlie Vella May 19, 2011 1

Today, Citizen Action of New YorkThe Alliance for Quality Education, and New York State United Teachers launched a statewide campaign called "Students First: The Reality Tour." At a press conference in the Legislative Office

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On May 12th – a recap

On May 12th – a recap

Charlie Vella May 16, 2011 0

By Charlie Vella, Communications Assistant On Thursday, May 12, I hopped on a bus with Citizen Action of New York and other local activists. We made the trip from Albany to Lower Manhattan in order

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Albany Residents: Vote ‘YES’ on Tuesday!

Albany Residents: Vote ‘YES’ on Tuesday!

Charlie Albanetti May 12, 2011 2

If you live in Albany, there's two important votes taking place on Tuesday, May 17th: the Albany City School District budget vote, and the Albany Public Library budget vote. These two institutions are central

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Tax Cap Proposal Not So Popular

Tax Cap Proposal Not So Popular

Charlie Vella May 12, 2011 0

About 150 concerned New Yorkers stopped by the Legislative Office Building in Albany on Tuesday, May 10th, to protest the "profits over people" lobbyists and Tea Partiers who were meeting in the Well of

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Capitol Camp-In Live Coverage!

Charlie Albanetti March 29, 2011 1

On Wednesday, March 30th, hundreds of concerned New Yorkers will converge upon the state Capitol to protest a devastating state budget that puts millionaires before working class New Yorkers. Organizations participating include Alliance for Quality

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