In the aftermath of January’s Twin Parks Bronx fire that claimed the lives of 17 residents, eight of them children, the City Council passed a series of bills last week to address faulty …
Working any job for 24 hours straight is physically and mentally draining. But for nurses, it’s a common occurrence — and it can be outright dangerous.“Imagine after you finish working your …
City police officers are once again prohibited from using certain types of restraints when making arrests.
Long-sought legislation by federal firefighters and their advocates that would provide added access to benefits following injuries or illness appears headed for Congressional passage.
It is a village for the dead. But Green-Wood Cemetery is also an open-air museum. The National Historic Landmark, spread over 478 acres, in west Brooklyn features Victorian-era monuments.
The Metropolitan Transportation Authority failed to report more than 200 assaults against workers in recent years, according to the state Department of Labor.
The number of weapons recovered in schools so far this school year has more than doubled compared to last school year, according to NYPD officials. There have been 4,728 knives, metal knuckles …
In a move that left some corporate leaders stewing, the White House last week invited a handful of grassroots union organizers from across the country to meet with Vice President Kamala Harris and …
Patrick Cullen, who will begin a fourth term as president of the New York State Supreme Court Officers Association in July, has a full slate of tasks ahead of him.The union leader, along with his …
Murders and shootings dropped significantly in April compared to a year ago, slowing a trend that claimed several innocent lives already this year and rocked a city still contending with the …
While hiring is underway to fill 540 full-time faculty at the City University of New York, the Professional Staff Congress continues to advocate that CUNY department chairs hire internal adjuncts for …
The number of nonfatal injuries and illnesses among private-sector nurses skyrocketed 291 percent between 2019 and 2020, according to data released May 6 by the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. There …
Teachers earn significantly less than other professionals with similar levels of educational attainment, and many are leaving the occupation because of burnout.
Their narrow staircases are tucked between the lowrises along crowded, bustling Flushing. The entrances to the multitude of spas and massage parlors would be easy to miss. But stickers on the concrete walls point the way, and decorative floor banners, often in a signature pink, are another draw.
Department of Correction officers found to have abused the agency’s sick-leave policies could lose their jobs, Mayor Eric Adams has said. While the mayor’s most recent executive budget …
Excessive use of force among correction officers at Rikers Island has been an ongoing concern for years.
City Public Advocate Jumaane Williams called on lawmakers to grant the state’s 850,000 gig workers with protections including paid sick leave and the right to unionize.
Timothy Klein was an athlete, a prankster, a cook. He built wheelchair ramps for people who couldn’t get around as well as he could and raised money for charitable and other causes. He loved the beach.
“I just try to do what I do best every day. I didn’t think I’d be getting an award for it,” said Shanua Newton-Rodriguez, a computer science teacher at the Bronx Academy for Software …
Food delivery workers in New York City can now set limits on how far they are willing to travel, must be given details about routes, pay and tips before they accept an order, and must be paid at least once a week.
A year into a strike at Brooklyn’s United Metro Energy oil terminal, Teamsters-backed workers at the company are calling on the city to cancel its multi-million-dollar contract with the John …
A former Brooklyn Supreme Court justice was sentenced to 15 months in prison for obstructing a federal investigation of embezzlement at the Municipal Credit Union, the Manhattan U.S. Attorney’s …
32BJ of the Service Employees International Union reached a four-year tentative contract agreement with the Realty Advisory Board, averting a proposed strike one day before the pact that covers …
After a school safety agent and a teacher were stabbed while defending a guidance counselor at a Bronx elementary school, unions representing teachers and principals called on the city to restore …
Following the Amazon Labor Union’s famous win at a neighboring facility early this month, a second Amazon warehouse facility in Staten Island is set to hold their union vote the week of April …
