Leaders of New York City's police unions are mounting a forceful campaign against Mayor Zohran Mamdani's proposal to restructure the city's scheduled payoff of its municipal pension liability, warning that the plan could put retirement funds on a "slippery slope" toward future financial instability. MORE

Shaun Francois could win his fifth term leading NYC Board of Election Employees Local 372 in leadership elections May 16, where the longtime union leader faces a challenger who garnered just nine votes last time he ran.  MORE

While members of District Council 37 in Tier 6 will soon see their pension contribution rates decrease, some in the city’s largest municipal union are frustrated that they will still have to wait until age 63 to retire – five years later than teachers in Tier 6 . . . MORE

The NYPD plans to increase its authorized uniformed headcount over the next two fiscal years, a move city officials say is necessary to support expanded officer training and a recent restructuring of patrol operations in the Bronx as the... MORE

Lieutenant firefighter Patrick Donlon and his crew from FDNY Engine Company 75 had just finished up a job and were driving back to their Bronx station house when the firefighters were alerted about a fire inside of a six-story building just blocks away. MORE

Mayor Zohran Mamdani is intensifying New York City's resistance to federal immigration enforcement as the Trump administration threatens to dramatically expand ICE operations in the city ahead of the FIFA World Cup. Trump's border czar said he plans to deploy a major influx of ICE agents to New York City, warning residents would see "more ICE agents than you've ever seen" . . . MORE

For immigrant workers in New York City, wage theft remains one of the most common forms of workplace exploitation. Labor advocates and government officials say workers are often denied legally required wages, paid off the books or discouraged from reporting violations . . . MORE

When Donald Trump first ran for President, he promised to deport all 11 million undocumented immigrants, claiming he would start by targeting "criminals" who were "stealing jobs from U.S. citizens." Others have long echoed the narrative that immigrants are unfairly flooding the country due to "open borders." These claims are dangerous myths. MORE

To the editor:

 Ron Isaac's May 22 column has the appropriate headline, "Blinded justice." In his excellent essay is an example of a judge who gave only a nine-month sentence to a man who beat a homeless man to death.

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To the editor:

As reported in The Chief, Mario Cilento, president of the New York State AFL-CIO, lauded the Tier 6 pension reforms negotiated with Governor Kathy Hochul and other state labor officials and political leaders.

Cilento stated that... MORE