Author: Christian Falcone

Several hundred Verizon workers display their frustration over the lack of a new union contract.
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Westchester Verizon workers start strike

As the sun rose on the morning of Wednesday, April 13, approximately 600 Westchester County Verizon workers began to strike. Members of the the Communications Workers of America, CWA, took to Main Street in downtown White Plains to publicly protest their displeasure with the lack of a new labor contract. […]

During Hurricane Sandy,  storm-related tweets peaked at 20 percent of the total Twitter search queries.
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Social media use grows during Sandy crisis

[dropcap]H[/dropcap]urricane Sandy left an unprece­dented mark on the region, but it also sparked a social media storm. Last month’s hurricane brought unforeseen destruction in Westchester and power outages, but also raised the bar of platforms like Facebook and Twitter, which were shown to be effective–particularly via smart phones–communication tools during […]