Bronx Borough President Ruben Diaz, Jr. has begun blogging for the Huffington Post website. His first post, published on Wednesday, was titled "Continuing Our Fight Against Illegal Guns." You can read it here. Already it's generated a fair few comments from readers, most of whom don't appear to share Diaz's position on gun control.
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Monday, July 6, 2009
Work in Retail? We Need to Hear From You (Today)
Good morning. I'm posting this again, because we're still looking for input from Bronxites and other New Yorkers about their experience working for retail chains. Deadline is today at 5 p.m., so if you can help out, now's the time. Thanks! -- Jordan Moss
Central to the roiling debate over the redevelopment of the Kingsbridge Armory is a demand by community organizations that the developer require prospective retailers to pay a "living wage." So, we thought we'd ask our readers who work in retail a few questions, including what your hourly wage is and whether it's enough to support you and your family.
The responses we get will be incorporated into an article we are working on for the next edition of the Norwood News. We are collaborating on this with the Huffington Post, which has a brand new New York site. The article we write will appear both in the Norwood News and on the Huffington Post. (The same questions are being asked on Huffington Post.)
So, tell us about your own experiences working in the city's retail stores by sending answers to the following questions to nycwages@gmail.com. If you can't answer all of the questions, we still want to hear from you - the ones below are just a guide. We will be using your anecdotes to compile a story this week.
Where do you work?
What is your hourly wage?
What kind of benefits do you get, if any?
What kind of work do you do?
How long have you been in your current job?
Are you unionized? What union do you belong to?
Is your wage enough to support you (and your family if you have one)? Or do you rely on other sources of income/support, such as a spouse/partner's/child's salary, another job, or public assistance (food stamps, section 8, etc.)? How many people are in your family?
Include any other information you'd like us to know.
Tuesday, June 30, 2009
Work in Retail? Do You Make a 'Living Wage'?
Central to the roiling debate over the redevelopment of the Kingsbridge Armory is a demand by community organizations that the developer require prospective retailers to pay a "living wage." So, we thought we'd ask our readers who work in retail a few questions, including what your hourly wage is and whether it's enough to support you and your family.
The responses we get will be incorporated into an article we are working on for the next edition of the Norwood News. We are collaborating on this with the Huffington Post, which has a brand new New York site. The article we write will appear both in the Norwood News and on the Huffington Post. (The same questions are being asked on Huffington Post.)
So, tell us about your own experiences working in the city's retail stores by sending answers to the following questions to nycwages@gmail.com. If you can't answer all of the questions, we still want to hear from you - the ones below are just a guide. We will be using your anecdotes to compile a story this week.
Where do you work?
What is your hourly wage?
What kind of benefits do you get, if any?
What kind of work do you do?
How long have you been in your current job?
Are you unionized? What union do you belong to?
Is your wage enough to support you (and your family if you have one)? Or do you rely on other sources of income/support, such as a spouse/partner's/child's salary, another job, or public assistance (food stamps, section 8, etc.)? How many people are in your family?
Include any other information you'd like us to know.
Monday, February 4, 2008
Bronx Political Talk on Super Tuesday Eve
Super Tuesday polls open in less than 24 hours and journalism students from CUNY, including Annie Shreffler and Joshua Cinelli (regular contributors to the Norwood News), are blogging about it for the Huffington Post.
Find out what people around the Bronx and the rest of the city are saying about the issues and the candidates.
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