41. DFNYC Blasts FISA Bill - Call Your Senators (Issues & Projects/Issues & Action)
The Executive Members of DFNYC issued the following press release this afternoon,
June 24, 2008, regarding the House of Representatives vote on amendments to the
Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act (FISA) that would give immunity from
prosec...
42. Saigon Grill Delivery Workers Awarded $4.6 Million (Issues & Projects/Issues & Action)
Saigon Grill delivery workers courageously protesting unfair and unlawful working conditions, have had a victory. A U.S. District Court judgment of $4.6 million was awarded to 36 employees of Saigon Grill Restaurant for labor law violations...
44. Seeking Activists Interested in Student Loan Issues (Issues & Projects/Issues & Action)
Longtime DFNYC member Jeremiah Frei-Pearson is coordinating DFNYC's work
on issues regarding student loans and is working to build a network of
activists in New York City that can be called upon to contact government
leaders in support of pr...
46. Flor de Mayo Settles / Continue to Boycott Saigon Grill and Ollies (Issues & Projects/Issues & Action)
On May 2, 2008, workers and management at Flor de Mayo reached a
settlement and Justice Will Be Served has ended its boycott
of their two restaurants. If you patronize one or both of Flor de Mayo's
two locations on the Upper West Side...
47. Help Turn All of NYC Blue (NY-13) (Issues & Projects/Issues & Action)
The most hotly-contested local congressional race for 2008 is the 13th CD, comprising all of
Staten Island and Bay Ridge in Brooklyn. It's currently held by
Bush water-carrier Vito Fossella. 2006 challenger Steve Harrison
is running again, and...
48. AskNadler2Impeach.org (Issues & Projects/Issues & Action)
AskNadler2Impeach.org is a citizen-driven, grassroots effort to
pressure Congressman Jerrold Nadler to drop his opposition to impeachment
hearings in the House Judiciary Committee. T...
49. Rep. John Conyers Needs To Hear From You (Issues & Projects/Issues & Action)
Last Thursday, 2/7/08, Chairman John Conyers' House
Judiciary Committee held a hearing at which Attorney General Michael
Mukasey said that he would not investigate torture or warrantless
spying, he would not enforce contempt citations, and ...