MRNY IN THE NEWS 2012 – April-June Digest
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Plaza del Sol realiza feria familiar de salud completamente gratis
Leave your thoughtsEl Día de la familia fue una feria de salud organizada por Plaza del Sol que atrajo a casi 3,000…
Panel hears LGBT options
Leave your thoughtsAt a panel hosted by City Councilman Daniel Dromm (D-Jackson Heights) Monday, immigration experts said many options are available to…
Jax Hts group rescues youth
Leave your thoughtsSince the federal government began its deferred action policy for young undocumented immigrants last week, Jackson Heights-based Make the Road…
USA-Young Hispanic activists promote the DREAM ACT
Leave your thoughtsUSA-Young Hispanic activists promote the DREAM ACT – Images by VIEW press To view the original slide show, click here.
Advocates push City Council to vote on sick day leave
Leave your thoughtsSTATEN ISLAND, N.Y. — The pressure is mounting on the City Council to vote on a measure that require businesses…
Sick Pay Advocates Accuse Christine Quinn of Deadly Foot-Dragging
Leave your thoughtsCITY HALL — Advocates [including Make the Road New York] of a mandatory paid sick leave bill upped the pressure on City Council Speaker…
Clergy, Workers, And Labor Activists Hold Prayer Rally For New Yorker Who Died After Being Denied Paid Sick Leave
Leave your thoughts34-year-old Felix Trinidad died last month after a battle with cancer that wasn’t diagnosed until it was too late, in part because…
La Mesa Cívica en busca de aumento del voto latino en LI
Leave your thoughtsLa comunidad hispana ha tenido un crecimiento significativo durante los últimos años según el Censo 2010, el cual indica que…
Cristine Quinn sympathizes, but that doesn’t mean she is supporting paid sick leave
Leave your thoughtsAt noon today, advocates staged a vigil on the steps of City Hall for a 34-year-old grocery store worker without…