Articles by Rebecca Myles

Rebecca Myles

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Third Annual Translatina March in Queens, New York, Hits the Streets to Fight Discrimination

On Monday in Jackson Heights, Queens, New York, over 100 translatinas, New York elected officials and their supporters will hold the third annual Translatina March to bring awareness to their community and to fight discrimination.

Wage Gap Among Latinos Is More Acute Than for Other Groups, But Much Worse for Latinas

Higher paid Latino jobs have watched their weekly earnings grow 4.4 percent from $1,604 to $1,675 since the beginning of the Great Recession to date — 2007 to 2013. The same is not being experienced those earning lower wages who saw their weekly wages fall by 9.4 percent or $278 to $252 according to Pew Research Analysis.

Latest Jobs Report Says Hiring Is Up and Unemployment Is Down, Latino Employment Remains Steady

The U.S. Labor Department released its June 2014 Employment report on Thursday showing the latest job gains and losses and reporting 288,000 jobs were added in June. A separate report showed the unemployment rate fell to 6.1 percent, down 2 percent from last month. The number of unemployed persons decreased by 325,000 to 9.5 million. The Hispanic unemployment rate remained steady at 7.8 percent.

Survey finds Three in Ten US Adults Don't Spend Enough Daily Time Outdoors

The National Recreation and Park Association (NPRA) discovered through a survey it commissioned that three in ten U.S. adults do not spend time outdoors daily.

Occupy Wall Street Activist Cecily McMillan Released from Rikers Island

Occupy Wall Street activist, and now felon, Cecily McMillan, 25, was released Wednesday from Rikers Island Correctional Facility, where she served almost two-thirds of her 90-day sentence for assaulting a police officer during an Occupy Wall Street protest in 2012. She now faces five years of probation.

GMO Labeling Bill Dies as NY Legislative Session Ends

Lawmakers in numerous U.S. states are hearing from their constituents wanting to know whether their food contains genetically modified organisms, and to press for legislation to mandate labeling by food manufacturers.

Electric Cars Put the Brakes on Pollution; States Offer Tax Credits to Future Drivers

Standing in front of a Tesla Model S electric car in a Chargepoint site in Manhattan today, Heather Leibowitz from Environment New York said, "We are in the middle of a technological revolution that is helping to clean up our air, and reduce our dependence on oil — the rise of electric vehicles."

Immigration Reform Back on Political Agenda, Poll Shows Strong Continuing Support Among Latinos

After nearly 50,000 unaccompanied children crossed the United States border, immigration reform is back on the political agenda.

UN Report on Thousands of Children Recruited, Used and Killed in Armed Conflicts

At the United Nations on Tuesday, the Annual Report of the Secretary-General on Children and Armed Conflict was released showing record numbers of children recruited, used and killed in 23 conflict situations around the world.

Village Voice Workers Vote to Strike After Contract Negotiations Fail

Village Voice workers voted unanimously on Tuesday to strike following 13 hours of failed negotiations over a new contract with management.

Women of Color Respond to Supreme Court Decision on Women's Reproductive Choices

Leading organizations representing women and communities of color responded on Tuesday to the implications of the Supreme Courts decision in Burwell v. Hobby Lobby Stores & Conestoga Wood Specialties Corp.

US Police Departments Increasingly Armed with Military Weapons

A new report shows local police departments are increasingly being armed with military weapons more suitable for war zones than the suburbs, according to the American Civil Liberties Union.

Village Voice Workers Rally Demanding to Keep Fair Contract

Writers, editors, and sales and marketing people at the legendary Village Voice newspaper held a lunchtime rally today in New York City to demand that they be allowed to keep their fair contract, which was due to expire at midnight Monday.
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