This is a citywide election year, the mayor, comptroller, four of the five borough presidents and (currently) 32 of the 51 members of the City Council are either term-limited or not running for re-election. Several more council members were recently elected in special elections to fill ...
The call to save jobs, however, is a “defensive battle and it’s a losing battle,” says Peter Frase. “It’s pitting one set of workers against everyone else who can see this new technology coming along and will wonder, ‘Why are these people being such jerks and resisting it.’” ...