Even as the city proceeds with a shift of its 250,000 municipal retirees to a private Medicare Advantage plan, scheduled for Sept. 1, former city workers continue to voice their opposition, if in …
Yolanda Johnson-Peterkin wanted to become a dental hygienist when she was growing up. “It was because I hated the dentist. I used to think the dental hygienists were cool because they would calm …
Hundreds of unionized construction workers rallied outside of the Fulton Street offices of Joy Construction Thursday to memorialize six laborers who they said have died on the firm’s work sites …
They’re seemingly everywhere, often to motorists' frustration. But traffic enforcement agents’ ubiquity adds up to about $1 billion in revenue for the city, according to their union’s …
Several dozen unionized City Council staffers rallied outside of City Hall on Wednesday to highlight the slow pace of contract negotiations with Council management. The staffers, members of the …
Nearly 170 residents at Elmhurst Hospital, who are employed by the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, reached a tentative contract deal Wednesday morning, the third day of their strike, …
Only one group of workers at the fast casual restaurant chain Chipotle have voted to unionize. The company, though, has drawn scrutiny from federal regulators for closing a separate unionizing …
The manicures may be pretty, but the nail salon industry is looking pretty rough, workers and advocates say. “Other than getting a wage, we really don’t have any other protection,” said Shweta …
Exploding lithium-ion batteries became the leading cause of fire deaths in the city so far this year following a blaze in a Washington Heights apartment building earlier this month that killed four …
The city’s decision to temporarily place asylum seekers in public-school gymnasiums sparked intense backlash from parents, community members and elected officials. But it also kindled concerns from …
In October 2017, James Cahill, then the president of the New York State Building & Construction Trades Council, called it his duty to ensure the well-being of laborers. "It’s important to …
For the first time in nearly a quarter of a century, someone other than Patrick J. Lynch will be leading the nation’s largest municipal police union come July 1. But despite announcing a few …
NYPD officers Wilbert Mora and Jason Rivera, who were ambushed and killed after responding to a 911 call, and the rookie cop who took down the gunman were honored Wednesday, along with six others, by …
Three former NYPD officers have been sentenced to prison for their roles in a kickback scheme that involved shepherding owners of damaged cars to a tow company owned by one of the trio. On …
Three days after staff at the Growing Up Green Charter elementary school in Long Island City voted to unionize, the school’s leadership decided not to renew nine of the educators’ contracts and …
Tim Geraghty first donned the uniform of the FDNY Emerald Society Pipes and Drums in 2007, nearly a decade after he became an FDNY firefighter and more than 30 years from when his father Edward …
Ibrahima Gory has been ferrying passengers by car through the five boroughs and beyond since 1994. Just a few months ago, Gory, who started by driving a yellow cab but now works with Uber, …
About 300 residents employed by the MediSys Health Network at Jamaica and Flushing Hospitals reached a tentative contract deal at midnight Monday, just hours before they were set to go on strike. If …
Oren Barzilay, president of DC 37's Local 2507, which represents about 4,000 EMS workers and fire protection inspectors, will begin a third three-year term as head of his union following a contest in …
Faculty, students and elected officials are urging the mayor and the City Council to reverse proposed budget cuts to the City University of New York and instead pump more money into the public …
Just ahead of what could be a record-breaking summer travel season, pilots from one of the nation's biggest airlines marched in picket lines at major airports on Friday as they push for higher pay. …
The owner of a New Jersey construction company will spend three months in prison for violating federal safety regulations that resulted in the August 2017 death of a worker killed by a collapsing …
Legislation introduced this week would increase the number of affordable homes across New York City, especially in higher-income neighborhoods where residents have traditionally resisted new housing …
For years, executives with JM3 Construction, a New Jersey-based non-union firm, employed workers and subcontractors to put up drywall and do related carpentry work on government-subsidized affordable …
Nearly 300 resident physicians at two hospitals in Queens could go on strike May 15 if they don’t make significant progress towards reaching a contract, with residents at a third hospital in the …
