HRA Watch

• AJOS Ballots Counted (04/05)
  The votes were counted April 4 in the election over who will represent hundreds of AJOS workers, and Local 371 carried the day.

• 1180 and Proud! (03/05)
  1180 Plans to Sweep AJOS Election April 4,
  Hundreds of Members at Stake

• AJOS: Why vote for 1180? (03/05)
  by Arthur Cheliotes

• AJOS representation election to take place in March (02/05)

• OCB orders election to decide union representation of AJOS title (1/05)

• A special message from Local 1180 President Arthur Chelioties on the AJOS election (1/05)

• Shame on you, HRA! (9/04)
  Three years after its creation, the AJOS title has been nothing but a disaster for workers and clients alike

• Union wins suspension case on illegal welfare policy (7/04)

• AJOS update (7/03)
  Hearings at OCB continue at glacial pace while members seek to give the title back

• New welfare bill makes a bad situation worse (2/03)

• AJOS update: Legal battle continues on multiple fronts; union wins merit pay case (12/02)

• Welfare as we know it (7/02)
  1180 members talk about the real deal on welfare reform

• Slavery with a stipend (7/02)
  By Arthur Cheliotes
  Welfare "reform" is a cruel joke

• Special Officers returning to Job Centers (6/02)
  

• Know your rights, weigh your options (4/02)
  HRA managers are trying to use movement of the PAA list to scare people into JOS titles

• Short staffing creates a safety hazard at HRA (2/02)
  East Harlem incident hospitalizes workers

• Melrose 8 beat back the biggest penalties (12/01)

• JOS workers: Take this job back, it ain't worth it (12/01)
  "I was dreaming about the job at night. I want to retire in good health. It's not worth it!" one member says

• Stop the madness! HRA makes a bad situation worse in the Job Centers (9/01)

• Desperate, HRA tries to lure JOS workers with vague 'merit' proposal (7/01)

• Job Center members meet and strengthen their resolve (5/01)
  The message is clear: We are winning, stand pat

• AJOS court victory: Momentum to stop implementation builds (5/01)

• Melrose workers fight scapegoating (5/01)

• New unit for 'disruptive' adds stigma and hurdles for clients, increased tension for workers (5/01)

• AJOS update: HRA managers are desperate (5/01)

• HRA creates a new title that goes nowhere and solves nothing (3/01)
  1180 members are fighting back against the latest HRA management scheme

• Just say no (3/01)
  By Arthur Cheliotes
  HRA managers prove once again you can do less with more

• Working in an atmosphere of corruption at HRA (1/01)
  By Tom Joad

• Union wins round on 1993 grievance; city appeals (11/00)
  Corruption scandal at HRA prompts idea for new slogan

• HRA stewards organize "CYA" campaign (3/00)
  Union fights back as management scapegoats 1180 members

• Documenting the Problem at HRA (3/00)
  By Linda Jenkins

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