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Democracy For Sale?

by James Berger | Jun 17, 2013 2:51 pm | Comments (26)

James Berger, who lives in Westville, is a senior lecturer in American Studies at Yale and a member of New Haven Rising. The views expressed in this opinion article are his own, not the group’s.

What can we learn from the Wall Street/High Street debacle?  That it was a debacle is clear.

Whether or not the sale of these streets to Yale this month for $3 million was correct, beneficial to the city, or marginally justifiable by any criteria, it played out in a way that seemed to discredit the democratic process.

This failure was especially galling in being committed by a legislative body that came into office two years ago dedicated to expanding democracy, bringing transparency to an opaque city government, listening to a wider range of voices, and exerting power on behalf of those without power.

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Labor Council Backs Harp

by Thomas MacMillan | Jun 16, 2013 11:10 pm | Comments (26)

In her quest to become the next mayor of New Haven, State Sen. Toni Harp picked up the support of the most powerful unions in town Friday afternoon.

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City Managers Ratify New Contract

by Melissa Bailey | May 14, 2013 11:22 am | Comments (2)

Rank and file in the city managers union approved a new five-year labor contract by a wide margin, despite hesitation about givebacks in medical and retirement benefits that follow a trend in New Haven government.

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Fernandez Swears In Supporters

by Thomas MacMillan | May 14, 2013 8:15 am | Comments (28)

The campaign trail brought mayoral candidate Henry Fernandez on Monday to East Haven, where he received the official endorsement of the laborers union.

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How Many Cooks Does It Take To Feed Kids Well?

by Melissa Bailey | May 10, 2013 9:33 am | Comments (11)

Declaring New Haven’s nationally recognized school food program “in decline,” cafeteria workers called on the mayor to invest in more scratch cooking—and more cooks.

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Fernandez Inherits The Building Trades

by Paul Bass | May 9, 2013 1:26 pm | Comments (27)

The first union leaders have spoken in this year’s mayoral race—and thrown their institutional weight behind Henry Fernandez, a former top aide to a man they supported for decades.

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Fair Haven Plastic Co. Sued For Wage Theft

by Staff | May 2, 2013 1:29 pm

For about six months last year, four workers put in hundreds of hours at a Fair Haven fiberglass company and received not a dime in wages, according to a freshly filed federal lawsuit.

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Managers Union Reaches Tentative Contract Deal

by Melissa Bailey | Apr 18, 2013 1:22 pm | Comments (3)

Givebacks in medical benefits gave Bob Glass pause as leaders of city government’s management union began to sell a proposed five-year labor contract to a skeptical membership.

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Alejandro Reads 74 Books

by Melissa Bailey | Apr 17, 2013 8:07 am | Comments (2)

Alejandro Lopez had his eyes on the prize. The 8-year-old walked into the Fair Haven library branch, found Lore Lichtenberg, and started hitting the books.

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Carpenter Ready To Frame

by Paul Bass | Apr 16, 2013 8:14 am | Comments (9)

Rickey Smith got a diploma on Monday—and a job to start on Tuesday.

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