NYC Council’s Report reveals persisting gender and racial wage gaps

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Photo credit : New York City Council  On April 23, 2024, Speaker Adrienne Adams and the New York City Council released its 2024 Pay Disparity Report on wage gaps within New York City’s municipal workforce. It finds persisting gender and racial wage gaps that … Read More

Adrienne Adams becomes New York City Council’s first Black Speaker

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Photo credit: Dave Sanders NYC Council overwhelmingly elected on January 5, 2022, by a vote of 49 in the affirmative and two in the negative, its first Black Speaker, Adrienne Adams, for a term ending December 31, 2023. Council Members … Read More