Governor Cuomo Unveils New Renderings for Essential Workers Monument ny.gov - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from ny.gov Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.
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Reopening schools has been one of the most contested issues of the COVID-19 era, and few have been happy with the pace – parent, teacher or student. One person who thought New York City has tackled it correctly is Randi Weingarten, the president of the American Federation of Teachers. Unlike some national labor figures, Weingarten remains influential among local education unions in New York, where she headed the United Federation of Teachers from 1998 to 2009.
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As international president of the Transport Workers Union, John Samuelsen represents 150,000 transit workers, including 41,000 at the Metropolitan Transportation Authority, his former employer whose tracks stretch from New York City to Poughkeepsie and Montauk. After a $3.9 billion bailout in March 2020, the MTA is receiving another $6 billion in aid via the American Rescue Plan, sidestepping once again the looming jobs catastrophe caused by the pandem
New York to construct monument honoring service, sacrifice of essential workers throughout pandemic
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ALBANY, N.Y. (WKBW) â New York Governor Andrew Cuomo announced Tuesday a monument will be constructed to honor the service and sacrifice of essential workers across the state throughout the COVID-19 pandemic. There can be no way to ever fully repay the essential workers who aided in our recovery from this devastating, once-in-a-century pandemic, Governor Cuomo said. These true heroes continue to aid and inspire us and they have our utmost respect. To honor them, we want them to create a monument to stand for all time as New York emerges tougher and stronger than ever.
Sam Fresina named Albany County Airport Authority board chair bizjournals.com - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from bizjournals.com Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.
Albany airport names new board leader
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Sam Fresina, president-elect of the New York State Professional Fire Fighters Association, speaks at the Troy Central Fire House on Monday, Aug. 8, 2016 in Troy, N.Y. (Eliza Mineaux/Special to the Times Union)Eliza Mineaux
COLONIE - Albany International Airport announced Thursday that Samuel Fresina has been named chairman of the Albany County Airport Authority, which oversees the airport s operations.
Fresina is president of the New York State Professional Fire Fighters Association and has been on the airport authority board since 2017. He succeeds the Rev. Kenneth Doyle, whose term as chairman expired on Dec. 31.