SEPTEMBER 16, 2026

CWA rep diverted over $383,000 of union funds to a company he owned, plundering traffic cop local

88,136 bottles of hand sanitizer, 38,400 bottles of water, 15,000 masks; these are some of the items that an official appointed to fix the finances of Local 1182 of the Communications Workers of America purchased with... MORE

Scathing letter shows transit union leaders divided on bargaining strategy

Transport Workers Union international president John Samuelsen sent a letter to the leader of TWU Local 100 in July criticizing the local's bargaining strategy for the latest contract covering 40,000 workers at the MTA, displaying a division... MORE

NYC union density remains high as private sector lags: report

New York City remains one of the most heavily unionized places in the country, but the steady decline of private-sector labor organizing presents a formidable challenge for Mayor Zohran Mamdani’s pro-labor administration, according to a new report... MORE

Two wrongfully terminated workers get $40,000 after city intervenes

Ian O’Hara worked part-time as a barista at Blue Bottle Coffee for almost a year and a half before the company wrongfully terminated him in January, leaving O'Hara “immensely blindsided... MORE

PEF calls for independent investigation into Department of Financial Services' toxic workplace

The Public Employees Federation rallied outside the state Department of Financial Services’ Manhattan headquarters Sept. 8, accusing the agency of allowing a yearslong culture of bullying, intimidation and retaliation and calling for an... MORE

32BJ highlights members' 9/11 role, launches campaign to organize 50,000 security officers

Twenty-five years after 9/11, Local 32BJ of the Service Employees International Union is using the anniversary to renew its push in organizing tens of thousands of New York City security officers, arguing that the workers who help keep the city’s... MORE

LETTERS TO THE EDITOR

Followers of injustice

To the editor:

Would you believe that President Donald Trump, who's responsible for cuts in Medicaid, SNAP benefits and subsidies for the Affordable Care Act, is protecting the social safety net? Or that if the United States raises taxes on... MORE

The Terminator

To the editor:

In 1984 (the year, not the book), James Cameron and Gale Anne Hurd wrote a fantasy-filled movie screenplay in which a near-invincible cyborg time travels from the future with a single mission – kill Sarah Connor. Sarah is chosen... MORE

OP-ED

Protect your personal health data

The author writes in regard to the proposed sharing of municipal worker pharmacy data with insurance companies as discussed in a Sept. 11 article in the The Chief: "Union calls out MLC for 'veiled threat' over worker health data sharing."

The vast... MORE

WAKE-UP CALL

Bet Your Bottom Dollar Before They Tax It

I detest much, though not all, of what Mayor Zohran Mamdani stands for. His philosophy's bedrock is an obstacle to trust.

But if he sticks with his "tax the rich" plans, provided wealth is fairly judged and defined, my loathing may be... MORE

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