Age discrimination complaints are hard to litigate. So older workers in New York City and elsewhere are turning from the court of law to that of public opinion to press their case for respect.
In a letter to the editor, NYCEDC chief James Patchett responds to a CityViews op-ed that sounded alarms over the prospect of New York becoming Silicon Valley East.
The popular image of a gig economy worker is of a Milennial with little interest in traditional employment. But older workers, who have left or been forced from regular jobs, are a huge part of the sector.
Advocates want the city to require developers who take advantage of rezonings to hire local residents for construction jobs. The city fears a legal challenge, but San Francisco and Los Angeles are pushing ahead despite that risk.
For all its well-documented struggles with delays, the program can also claim milestone achievements for hiring and training local workers, says one community coalition.
What New Yorkers need is a climate plan that establishes high quality job standards and a strong workforce development system.
An advocacy group says the Summer Youth Employment Program, a valuable but limited tool, ought to be improved and expanded to increase the connection between what city kids study in the classroom and their entry into the job market.
Jackson Heights is a long way from Jakarta or other places involved in the proposed Trans-Pacific Partnership. But at least one business owner there thinks the trade deal is a bad one for U.S. workers and consumers, and for the president’s legacy.
The five boroughs are outpacing the 50 states when it comes to output, and unemployment rates have fallen for all five boroughs. But there was also a record drop in the number of New Yorkers who are either in a job or looking for one.
And that’s distressing, given the increasingly robust economy—and the likelihood that the Fed will soon tap the brakes.
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