As many as one million people. That would be considered a pretty large labor pool for just about any industry, trade, business or corporation. But the prison population in the United States, …
Amid a significant wave of officer retirements and resignations — upward of 4,000 by the end of the year, according to the Police Benevolent Association — the NYPD graduated 561 recruits July 1 …
Inequality • At 300 top companies surveyed, the pay ratio between CEOs and workers jumped from from 604 to 1 in 2020 to 670 to 1 in 2021. • Of those firms, 49 have ratios above 1,000 …
Shefali Kashiv joined New York’s Microsoft office after graduating from John Hopkins University last August.
It takes two to tango, the saying goes. But with a collective bargaining agreement that expired Thursday, dancers at the Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater say management haven’t so much as …
Governor Kathy Hochul signed legislation June 30 granting Mayor Eric Adams control over city public schools for two more years — but the union representing teachers lamented that the governor …
The Justice Department has begun an inquiry into the NYPD’s Special Victims Division, the unit responsible for investigating sex crimes, which for years has been dogged by complaints from women’s …
Mary McLaughlin, who started working at the FDNY in 1984, retired as an administrative community relations specialist in September. But her exit from civil service didn’t last …
After years of in-house initiatives, as well as contentious legal action by Black firefighters, the FDNY looks to be more diverse than ever. Since 2019, people of color have made up between …
Workers in low-paying industries such as transportation, construction, retailing and nail salons who are classified as independent contractors in New York get paid 30 percent less than payroll …
As the city takes steps to significantly reduce carbon emissions by the end of the decade, unions representing steamfitters, architects and maintenance workers are urging officials to increase …
Thousands of transit workers in the state and city will soon have what they hope will be added protections against assault on the job. Governor Kathy Hochul signed legislation Monday that …
At Lido Beach West Sunday, family and friends, along with firefighters from the FDNY and the Long Beach Fire Department, held a paddle-out and joined hands to honor the life of Casey Skudin, a …
Workers in the reproductive rights field doubled down on their organizing efforts when it became clear in early May the Supreme Court would overturn Roe v Wade and severely cut down on access to legal abortions in certain parts of the country.
With city public schools facing budget cuts of $215 million, educators have begun receiving notices that they will be “excessed” and must find jobs at another school come fall.
Following the Supreme Court ruling overturning Roe v. Wade, national and local labor unions across the country condemned the decision and pledged their support and commitment to their members’ …
They came one by one, speaking in Spanish, Bengali, Mandarin and English. And, one by one, their stories revealed a disturbing pattern.Many had their bikes stolen or their tips confiscated. …
Solo patrols in city subways are again become the norm for NYPD officers, much to the dismay of police unions and some cops. Officers have for years patrolled in pairs or greater numbers, but in …
By a nearly two to one margin, employees at an Apple store in a Baltimore suburb voted to unionize, a first at an Apple retail location in the U.S. The in-person vote took place across four days …
A Massachusetts measure initiated by Uber, Lyft, DoorDash and Instacart, which would have barred gig drivers from being classified as employees, will not be put to voters later this year.A panel of …
City workers fired earlier this year for failing to comply with Covid vaccination mandates could be back at their desks if they get their jabs by Aug. 15. Letters were sent to about 600 former …
The city Parks Department has just one-third of the lifeguards it needs thanks to a “national lifeguard shortage,” according to the agency.
Teamsters locals across the eastern seaboard, bemoaning what they say is the lack of progress on a number of contracts from food service distributor US Foods, are warning that strikes may be on the …
Ladder Company 137 in Rockaway Park is mourning the loss of one of their own after decorated FDNY firefighter Casey Skudin, 45, was killed Friday in Asheville, North Carolina, when a tree limb fell …
Hundreds of members of District Council 37, the largest union representing city workers, rallied June 15 at Foley Square to demand fair wage increases ahead of contract negotiations.The union …
