After working for 24 years as a union painter, I became an organizer with the Painters and Allied Trades, District Council 4 in 2009 in Rochester, NY.…
I was born on the East Side of Buffalo and have lived in this neighborhood for most of my life. I am currently unemployed and have been looking for work since funding ran out last year for the non-profit where I was employed.…
Syracuse IDA, Central New York
The Carousel Shopping Center was approved by the Syracuse IDA in 2007 for the lakefront development of a 1.3 million square-foot luxury mall expansion.…
I work for the city of Buffalo as a seasonal sanitation worker. Despite my title, I work full-time year-round picking up garbage on Buffalo’s streets.…