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Richard Khavkine
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Hub editor, www.newsday.com/. Lapsed line cook, cab driver, messenger.
'It’s a travesty, it’s un-American. It’s disgusting, it’s despicable.'
Unions rip Trump administration's cancellation of CBAs at
Department of Veterans Affairs, Environmental Protection Agency.
Unions rip Trump administration's cancellation of federal CBAs - The Chief
Union leaders are lambasting the Department of Veterans Affairs’ cancellation of most VA employees’ collective bargaining agreements as inherently un-American and a reflection of the administration’s ...
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August 13, 2025 at 8:08 PM
Reposted by Richard Khavkine
Crazy talk: A Trump crony says Mexican farmworkers can be replaced by Americans

www.fresnobee.com/opinion/edit...
Crazy talk: A Trump crony says Mexican farmworkers can be replaced by Americans | Opinion
The Fresno Bee Editorial Board suggests President Donald Trump has an easy solution for farming operations and immigration: a bipartisan bill.
www.fresnobee.com
July 9, 2025 at 11:53 PM
'Absolutely epic.' New York City unions and labor leaders are taking stock of what to many marks a repudiation of establishment candidates, not least among them Andrew Cuomo, and even a long-awaited makeover of the party.
'Absolutely epic' — union leaders hail Mamdani's victory - The Chief
With Queens Assemblyman Zohran Mamdani’s victory in the Democratic primary for Mayor all but certain following former Governor Andrew Cuomo’s concession of the race, unions are taking stock of what wa...
thechiefleader.com
June 26, 2025 at 8:41 PM
For six long days and nights, @mta.info/NYC Transit Authority crews labored at ground zero following the 9/11 attacks. Many would fall ill as a result. Thousands of other first responders who worked the pile were granted disability pension benefits. The NYCTA workers are still awaiting theirs.
Transit crews who worked at ground zero still awaiting disability benefit - The Chief
Philip Ronnie Shpiller retired from his 30-year career with the city as an emergency-response plumber with the New York City Transit Authority in 2012. But in a very real sense, the work never left hi...
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May 1, 2025 at 6:46 PM