Jersey City: The labor movement has improved working conditions, has created workplace democracy, and has fostered active participation in labor-management decision-making. The many benefits, protections and rights that workers enjoy today would never have existed if it weren’t for the laudable efforts of labor unions. There have been initiatives designed to degrade labor standards, weaken unions and erode workplace protections. Those efforts would have diminished the bargaining power and political influence of organized labor.
Brooklyn: In response to Voicer Tony Anastasio: As a social worker and a woman who was formerly incarcerated, I concur with Gov. Hochul allowing individuals who were once selling marijuana when it was illegal to obtain legal permits for doing so now that the laws have changed.
Astoria: This year, many families and friends will gather around a holiday meal for the first time since the pandemic began. Remember the farmworkers who make it possible for fresh food to grace our communal tables. They’ve worked through a deadly pandemic for nearly two years, often at great personal risk, to keep our families fed.
Commack, L.I.: As a child survivor of the Holocaust, I found Voicer Ron Goldman’s comments comparing Mayor de Blasio’s vaccination mandates to Nazi Germany disgraceful. Having to provide proof of being vaccinated to gyms, eateries and entertainment events is a far cry from being forced to wear a yellow Star of David with the word “Jew” written on it in public as a form of humiliation, discrimination and isolation.