Op-Ed | Our city can repair NYC schools and create thousands of union jobs

By Vincent Alvarez, president of the NYC Central Labor Council

A majority of our nation’s school buildings are at least 50 years old. Think about that: the classrooms and other school facilities where our kids spend hours on end, five days a week, are in desperate need of renovations to deal with issues like leaking roofs, broken air-conditioning, mold or mildew issues, and poor air quality. Click here to read more.

Jennifer Johnson