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Teamsters Union Launches Strike Against Amazon
As the holiday season peaks, the Teamsters Union has initiated a significant strike against Amazon, targeting facilities in four states. This action is described as the largest labor movement in the company’s history.
On Thursday morning, December 19, union members began protests at a fulfillment center in Queens, New York, with additional strikes occurring in Atlanta, Southern California, and Skokie, Illinois.
The union aims to highlight unacceptable working conditions and Amazon’s refusal to engage in collective bargaining.
Their demands include better wages, hours, and benefits fo…
This Locale Is NY's Lone Representative In Money Magazine's Best Places To Live List
New Yorkers searching for the sweet life need look no further than this Long Island locale, according to a new ranking from Money magazine.
On its list of the 50 best places to live in the United States, Glen Cove on Nassau County’s North Shore was ranked No. 37, the only New York locale to make the cut.
To come up with its ranking, Money looked at several factors that matter most to people, including cost of living, diversity, economic opportunity, and education.
Researchers also factored in health and safety, the housing market, income and personal finance, fun and amenities, …
Emmy Award-Winning TV Anchor From New York Dies At 53
A popular television personality from New York has died at the age of 53.
Jovita Moore was an anchor at WSB-TV, Channel 2, an ABC-affiliated station in Atlanta.
She had been diagnosed with incurable brain cancer after experiencing symptoms of disorientation and forgetfulness in April.
Moore died Thursday night, Oct. 28 surrounded by her family. She is survived by her children, Shelby and Joshua, stepdaughter Lauren, and her mother, Yvonne.
Moore's co-anchor, Justin Farmer, informed WSB viewers of the tragic news on Friday morning, Oct. 29. Moore had been a member …
Owen Wilson Comedy Set In Hudson Valley
The new comedy "Father Figures" has a Hudson Valley flavor.
A major section of the movie, starring Owen Wilson and Ed Helms is set in the City of Beacon. In the film, Wilson and Helms play twin brothers on a mission to find their father, who they believed to be dead. The movie, originally titled "Bastards," was released last Friday.
Their search brings them to Beacon, where one of their potential fathers, Ronald Hunt, played J.K. Simmons, lives. Unfortunately for the brothers, Hunt has a bit of a dark side to him and while in Beacon, hilarious hijinks ensue. The brothers…
