Eddie Velazquez
Journalist at Freelance
NY freelance journalist. Interests & reporting: digital privacy, labor, housing, immigration. Usual disclaimers apply. @evelazquez on Bluesky
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1 week ago |
centralcurrent.org | Eddie Velazquez
Unionized TCGPlayer workers filed a legal complaint with federal labor regulators last week, accusing the company of moving TCGPlayer to Kentucky to avoid bargaining for a new contract with hundreds of workers covered under the union. The legal complaint was filed last Thursday with the National Labor Relations Board.
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prismreports.org | Eddie Velazquez
Almost half of workers at Recreational Equipment Inc. (REI) said they have experienced or witnessed racial discrimination at work, according to a new survey report from the National Employment Law Project (NELP). Independent researchers from NELP also found instances of workplace discrimination based on age and gender, a lack of upward mobility for workers of color, and widespread discontent among workers for what employees said are inconsistent scheduling practices.
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tompkinsweekly.com | Eddie Velazquez
A recent report into the business practices and operations of New York State Electric and Gas (NYSEG) released by the state’s Public Service Commission (PSC) yielded 128 recommendations for the utility company to follow to improve its service. The report, released May 20, was commissioned in 2023. The scope of the audit also includes the Rochester Gas and Electric (RG&E) Corporation.
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tompkinsweekly.com | Eddie Velazquez
Lansing voters approved the Lansing Central School District (LCSD) budget for the 2025-2026 school year, with 64.2% of the vote in favor of the $39.7 million spending plan. The district’s budget for next school year calls for $39,695,625 in spending and sets a tax rate of $17.92 per $1,000 of assessed property value. The expenditures represent a 2.9% increase over last year’s $38.6 million budget.
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2 weeks ago |
pbn.com | Eddie Velazquez
Business Women Awards 2025 CAREER ACHIEVER: Karen G. DelPonte, Cameron & Mittleman LLP partner KAREN G. DELPONTE’S FINGERPRINTS are quite noticeable around Cameron & Mittleman LLP’s office, literally and figuratively. And the Providence-based law firm has benefited greatly from DelPonte’s influence for close to three decades. DelPonte, a partner at the firm, exemplifies the role Already a Subscriber?
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RT @C_Sommerfeldt: New: DC 37, NYC's largest public sector union, has yanked its endorsement of one City Council member and committed to st…
I wrote a piece last week on the proposed cuts to Section 8 mulled by the Trump admin. Housing officials in Syracuse and advocates at the nationa, local levels say any cuts to Section 8 would be disastrous and push scores of families toward homelessness https://t.co/nufvw3BxeL
RT @Central_Current: You’ll notice today Central Current looks a little different. Over the last year, we've worked to match our look to th…
