Hundreds protest Verizon at union rally in Jersey City
JERSEY CITY — Hundreds of union members gathered at Exchange Place today in support of Verizon workers who have been on strike for 17 days in a dispute over wages, outsourcing of jobs and healthcare and pension costs. The rally came one day after Verizon said it was making its "last, best final offer" to 36,000 workers represented by Communications Workers of America and the International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers. A union official with IBEW said today the offer was "not even close t..>> view originalWill Jersey City's 'brawling Easter bunny' be vindicated?
Charges against the Newport Centre Mall Easter bunny who was videotaped brawling with a parent a week before Easter will be heard in the Jersey City Municipal Court. "We look forward to the bunny being vindicated," attorney James Lisa said today of his client, Kassim Charles, the 22-year-old Jersey City man who was initially charged with the criminal offense of aggravated assault a day after the March 20 incident. On Wednesday, Lisa represented Charles at a hearing before Hudson County Superio..>> view originalJersey City man charged with robbing dry cleaner with mace and ...
OliverJackson.jpg Oliver Jackson, 52, appears in court in Jersey City today, April 29, 2016, on charges he use mace to rob $300 from a dry cleaner’s business off McGinley Square in Jersey City last week. JERSEY CITY -- A 52-year-old Jersey City man using mace and a high-heeled woman's shoe to rob $300 from a dry cleaning business off McGinley Square in Jersey City last week, authorities said. Police say Oliver Jackson, of the 2..>> view originalTraffic flowing again on Routes 1&9 in Jersey City, official says
Northbound traffic on Routes 1&9 is flowing again at Manhattan Avenue in Jersey City following this morning's temporary closure, a city official said. The northbound lanes of the road were was shut down at Manhattan Avenue around 9 a.m. this morning when a tractor trailer clipped a light pole at the intersection. Traffic was rerouted onto Manhattan Avenue in the meantime, while the incident caused delays on the busy highway. Jersey City spokeswoman Jennifer Morrill said the roadway has since b..>> view originalJersey City will rename street after Kool & the Gang today
A section of a Bergen-Lafayette street will today be renamed in honor of one of Jersey City's most famous musical acts. Kool & the Gang, the critically acclaimed R&B/soul group that formed in Jersey City in 1964, will have a section of Maple Street between Pacific Avenue and Whiton Street renamed "Kool & the Gang Way" during a 2 p.m. ceremony. Jersey City Mayor Steve Fulop will join members of the City Council, community members, and members of the group for the commemoration. "It's the e..>> view originalMurdered Jersey City teen remembered as model employee, funny ...
Noel Borges didn't have enough superlatives to describe Rondell Rush. "Ambitious, intellectual, funny and kind," is how Borges, the manager at a Jersey City tax preparation business, described Rush, a 17-year-old Jersey City high school student who was fatally shot in the head on Tuesday. Rush was in a program in which he would spend half the day at Dickinson High School and the other half working at Magic Tax on Communipaw Avenue, Borges said. "It's a tragedy to see someone so young, with asp..>> view originalBattle pits union against union in Jersey City
A tug-of-war between two blue-collar unions derailed the city's effort to formalize an agreement with the Teamsters union to represent about 70 new city workers who had transferred over from the now-dissolved Jersey City Incinerator Authority. Administration officials hoped the City Council Wednesday night would give its stamp of approval to the agreement allowing Teamsters Local 641 to represent the ex-JCIA workers, but the administration pulled the measure at the last minute after some counc..>> view originalLiguori Tosses Complete Game Gem, NJCU Capitalizes on Ninth ...
JERSEY CITY, N.J. (NJCUGothicKnights.com) | Freshman right-hander Ray Liguori (Beachwood, N.J./Toms River South) tossed a complete-game gem, ...>> view original
Friday, April 29, 2016
Hundreds protest Verizon at union rally in Jersey City and other top stories.
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