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Firefighters lack clarity on promo list from lieutenant's exam

FDNY firefighters are still awaiting clarity and transparency regarding the results of a December 2022 promotional exam published by the Department of Citywide Administrative Services last …

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 …

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 …

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 …

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 …

Congestion pricing suits jeopardizing MTA projects, authority says

Capital improvements on city subways, buses and commuter rail lines are being slowed or delayed because of court challenges to the MTA’s congestion pricing plan, according to the agency.  The …

Nurses at two LI hospitals settle contract with Northwell Health

This story has been updated to reflect the provisional contract deal for nurses at LIJ Valley Stream.  Nurses at two Northwell Health hospitals on Long Island have reached tentative contract …

City construction deaths increase

Despite a decrease in construction worker deaths across the state in 2022, more construction workers died on the job in New York City than in the previous year amid a drop in inspections, according …

Trader Joe’s workers at Essex Crossing claim retaliation

Pro-union workers at a downtown Trader Joe’s whose staff voted not to unionize last year say they’re being retaliated against by managers for their continued outspoken support for …

Luxury Chelsea condo strips building workers’ health benefits

Workers at a luxury building in Chelsea where the penthouse lists for a shade under $20 million are fighting to recover health benefits stripped from them late last year.  The six workers, who …

Uneven growth citywide muddles jobs picture

Ever the city’s cheerleader, Mayor Eric Adams’ perpetual pronouncement in recent months has been to note New York’s post-pandemic revitalization, driven, he declares at nearly every one of his …

Public-sector workers' right to sue their union goes on trial

The New York State Court of Appeals will wade into a dispute between a city lifeguard and his union this week that could either significantly curb or substantially expand the rights of public-sector …

Nurses deliver strike notice to Northwell

New York State Nurses Association members at two Northwell Health hospitals on Long Island are gearing up to strike, and delivered 10-day strike notices Friday to hospital administrators at both …

City employees fired for refusing Covid vaccine seek reinstatement

Jack Lin, who worked as an FDNY EMT for 14 years, including throughout the worst days of the pandemic, lost his job in June 2022 after refusing to get the coronavirus vaccine and having his requests …

Nitehawk Cinema staff move to unionize

Workers at Nitehawk Cinema in Park Slope are looking to unionize with the United Auto Workers, the latest group of workers at a city dine-in cinema organizing since the crowds drawn by the …

A federal judge has rejected arguments by the Police Benevolent Association that it has veto power over a wide-ranging agreement outlining how the NYPD responds to protests.   Judge Colleen …

Union membership dipped statewide but signs hint at future increases

Union successes at UPS, in Hollywood and at the Big Three automakers grabbed the headlines last year. Organizing efforts at Starbucks, Apple and even Amazon also made news. And after a decade of …

City managers get long-sought raises

About 10,000 city managers will receive long-sought salary increases, including retroactive pay bumps, a $3,000 bonus, new paid family leave and expanded paid parental leave benefits, the city …

CUNY peace officers claim racial pay gap, sue state

Five peace officers at the City University of New York have filed a class-action lawsuit against New York State alleging that peace officers who are people of color are paid substantially less than …

Council staff nears contract deal

The union representing City Council staff is closing in on a tentative agreement with Council management that would enshrine just-cause protections, create a standardized grievance procedure, provide …

Nurses on Long Island authorize strike at 2 Northwell facilities

Hundreds of nurses at two Northwell Health facilities on Long Island have overwhelmingly voted to authorize a strike following the expiration of their contracts at the end of the year and what they …

Employers who steal their workers' wages or are otherwise found to violate labor law could find their ability to do business severely curtailed, according to legislation introduced in the state …

Doctors in city's hospital system seek pay equity

Nearly 2,300 New York City Health + Hospitals residents are seeking a contract that will provide them with salaries comparable to those earned by physicians at safety net hospitals in the …

Models facing up to use of AI by the fashion industry

Shereen Wu, a Taiwanese-American fashion model, walked the runway during LA Fashion Week in October wearing a black black ball gown by Michael Costello, a “Project Runway” alum who has designed …

Building worker power from the ground up

Only weeks after Bernie Sanders ended his unsuccessful campaign in the 2020 Democratic Party primary, the pandemic began, much of the country shut down and hundreds of thousands of Americans started …

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