Press Release - Manifestation of Senator Joel Villanueva, chair of the Senate Labor committee on the board exam cancellation issues senate.gov.ph - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from senate.gov.ph Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.
Senator Joel Villanueva on Sunday called out the Professional Regulations Commission (PRC) and asked that it reconsider its decision to postpone the licensure board examinations for psychologists, psychometricians and other professions scheduled this year to next year. Villanueva said the PRC sh
POLITICO
Get the New York Playbook PM newsletter
Email
Sign Up
By signing up you agree to receive email newsletters or updates from POLITICO and you agree to our privacy policy and terms of service. You can unsubscribe at any time and you can contact us here. This sign-up form is protected by reCAPTCHA and the Google Privacy Policy and Terms of Service apply.
04/14/2021 03:57 PM EDT
With much of organized labor having already taken sides in the New York City mayor’s race, all eyes turn now to the United Federation of Teachers a powerful arm of the American Federation of Teachers whose endorsement could bring a significant boost to the mayoral hopeful who gets the nod.
Samantha Hom
It’s no secret that construction work has long been a male-dominated industry. Erik Antokal is striving to change that.
“You have 50% of the population that has essentially been historically excluded from that incredible opportunity – what an untapped resource,” Antokal says.
After graduating from Tufts University in 2012, Antokal completed a fellowship with the Coro New York Leadership Center, where he was able to work with the United Federation of Teachers and 32BJ SEIU, the politically powerful property service workers union. Prior to joining Nontraditional Employment for Women, Antokal also worked for the New York City Department of Small Business Services, where he helped coordinate the city’s business improvement districts.
Employees of the Senate are appealing to senators to also consider the regularization and salaries of government workers as they tackle the proposals to lower their optional and mandatory retirement age.