by Communications Team | Feb 7, 2012 | Education, Uncategorized
Today, representatives from the Alliance for Quality Education, Citizen Action of New York, Winning Beginning New York, the Westchester PTA, Cohoes School district, among other organizations and concerned citizens, met in the LOB at the State Capitol to release a new...
by Communications Team | Jan 31, 2012 | Uncategorized
Today, representatives from 99% NY, Strong Economy for All, New Yorkers for Fiscal Fairness, the Fiscal Policy Institute, Citizen Action of New York, elected officials, and concerned activists met at the Capitol to discuss the need for corporate tax reform. New York...
by Communications Team | Jan 26, 2012 | Uncategorized
The Verizon Corporation has been identified as one of the country’s worst tax evaders, paying no corporate taxes while having made over $32.5 billion in profits between 2008 and 2010, and receiving a $951 million tax rebate from the federal government. In fact,...
by Communications Team | Jan 9, 2012 | Uncategorized
Today, the 99 Percent New York Coalition – made up of labor, community groups, education advocates, students and Occupy – held a press conference calling on the Governor and the Legislature to close corporate tax loopholes. Organizations present include...
by Communications Team | Nov 23, 2011 | Uncategorized
by Communications Team | Nov 21, 2011 | Uncategorized
Crosspost from 99% NEW YORK Top 1% Concentrated in Manhattan and NYC Suburbs; Millionaires Less Than .1% In Upstate and Outer Boroughs; $5B tax cut for “Mostly Manhattan Millionaires” New analysis* of the state’s most recent public tax data by the Center for Working...
by Communications Team | Nov 18, 2011 | Uncategorized
Yesterday will go down in history. Yesterday will be remembered as the moment when New York’s true majority built upon two months of momentum and brought the battle directly to our lawmakers. We walked with our labor and community allies to deliver hundreds of vocal...
by Communications Team | Nov 10, 2011 | Uncategorized
Today, CWA Verizon workers began their march from Albany to New York City in protest of Verizon’s immense corporate greed at the expense of its employees. A large group of union members, activists, elected officials, and community leaders gathered in front of...
