FEBRUARY 28, 2024

Insurgent wave of lifeguards seeks union seats

A group of lifeguards who work in the city’s pools year-round are organizing a slate to run in upcoming leadership elections for Local 461 of District Council 37, the union representing nearly … MORE

Traffic agents’ union has a new president

Just a few months after securing a contract ratified by 95 percent of voting members, the longtime head of the local representing traffic enforcement agents has been ousted by his vice … MORE

Court seemed sympathetic to expanding members’ rights to sue public-sector union

During arguments in a potentially precedent-setting matter, State Court of Appeals judges last week appeared open to broadening the right of public-sector union members to sue their unions over … MORE

DC 37 Retirees Association taken over by AFSCME

District Council 37’s Retirees Association has been put under administratorship for allegedly failing to file tax returns for the last six years. Ann Widger, the international retirees director for … MORE

Traffic agents’ union has a new president

Just a few months after securing a contract ratified by 95 percent of voting members, the longtime head of the local representing traffic enforcement agents has been ousted by his vice … MORE

Panel proposes exempting cabs from congestion pricing

The city’s nonpartisan budget watchdog has proposed nixing the congestion-pricing toll for yellow taxi drivers, who as a group have been vociferously opposed to what would be the third MTA fee … MORE

OPINION

Critical care

There are lessons to be learned by crossing the pond. England's National Health Service used to be cited as proof that so-called "socialized medicine" works for everyone, regardless of their means. … MORE

Contract breakthrough didn’t come easily

For the head of a municipal union like the Organization of Staff Analysts (OSA), crafting a successful contract that satisfies your members in many ways depends not on the big-ticket items but your … MORE

LETTERS

Takeover poses multiple questions

To the editor: After reading Crystal Lewis' article, " DC 37 Retirees Association taken over by AFSCME ” (The Chief, this issue) the question that occurs to me as well is: "Why did it take a severe … MORE

Who is watching the store?

To the editor: As a DC37 member and retired staff member of DC 37, it is heartbreaking to read that AFSCME has placed the union’s Retirees Association under administratorship. What is the … MORE

Disunion

To the editor: Frantz Fanon, the Afro-Caribbean psychiatrist prominent in Algeria’s independence struggle, said it all! When the oppressed achieve victory, they turn around and do the same thing to … MORE

A Nobel for buffoonery

To the editor: Donald Trump, a Putin fan, compares himself to the Russian patriot, Alexei Navalny, who was murdered by Vladimir Putin. Trump said he sees himself as a victim, not unlike … MORE

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