A ballot proposition that expands the power of The Mayor to direct the Department of Sanitation to clean public spaces – like highway medians and parks – was passed overwhelmingly by New York voters this week. The change to the New York City...
Attorney Jim Walden has worked as a federal prosecutor in narcotics and organized crime cases and represented powerful figures including Governor Andrew Cuomo, Mayor Bill de Blasio and Attorney General Letitia James. But it's the experience...
To help recruit and retain entry-level state workers, Governor Kathy Hochul announced that thousands working in professional traineeships will receive salary increases. About 2,100 individuals are participating in professional...
When Dennis Eisenberg was in college 40-some years ago, he aspired to be an editorial cartoonist. Post-college life, though, has its squiggly twists and turns and Eisenberg, through what he would …
Scabby the Rat is in the midst of an unprecedented month-long residency. An inflatable creature most commonly seen outside construction sites or side by side with striking workers, Scabby can now be …
The MTA is among rail transit agencies across the country that must now institute a workers protection program for persons who work on or around tracks. According to a newly published Federal Transit …
Northwell Health Laboratories workers participated in a picket outside of the health provider’s Little Neck Parkway facility last week as part of their push for a fair contract. About 100 lab …
Cleaners at Gertz Plaza Mall in Jamaica, Queens, are railing against a recent decision by the building’s owners to switch to a cleaning contractor that is moving to cut the workers’ wages and …
Tech workers at The New York Times walked out on strike Monday just ahead of expected Election Day spikes in visitors to the newspaper’s website and app traffic. More than 600 …
Recently introduced City Council legislation that would preserve New York City retirees’ current health care benefits is unlawful, the umbrella organization of municipal unions insists. …
When Antonio Morales was found unresponsive lying in a pool of his own blood early on the morning of Aug. 25, his daughter Maisha Morales immediately called 9-1-1 for an ambulance. She was assured by …
The head of the city’s cab driver union rebuked the Taxi and Limousine Commission for not moving fast enough on a proposed rule change that would better reflect the time that Uber and Lyft drivers …
Students are highly interested in working for the city, but demand far outpaces the number of internship and fellowship positions available. That was the takeaway of a City Council committee hearing …
Following months of deadlocked negotiations regarding pay scales, the Sergeants Benevolent Association has filed a declaration of impasse with the city’s Office of Labor Relations, which could pave …
Construction workers, union members and affordable housing advocates expressed their support for City Council legislation that would require developers of some affordable housing projects being built …
The United Federation of Teachers is calling on the state Education Department to investigate the city public school system’s failure to hire enough staff to provide mandated special-education …
Two former part-time instructors at the Queens Botanical Garden alleged that some of the instructors were terminated in retaliation for voting to unionize — and that their union did nothing to …
Laborers converged on a block on Manhattan’s Far West Side last week to hear union leaders denounce what they are calling the “anti-development” policies of special-interest groups and city …
Hundreds of union workers and officials rallied outside of City Hall on Wednesday in a show of support for Vice President Kamala Harris and her running mate Governor Tim Walz. Since Harris …
A legislative effort to preserve city retirees’ current health-care benefits is underway, and the 250,000 former municipal workers are hopeful that this attempt will be more successful …
Birders and fans of the late celebrity owl Flaco have got a new ally in their push to make the city safer for avian creatures: The 11,000-member District Council 9 of the International Union of …
Three of the city’s municipal pension funds would divest from private funds with holdings in midstream and downstream fossil fuel facilities under a proposal announced Tuesday by city Comptroller …
Since the onset of the pandemic, employment in the health care and transportation sectors has grown statewide — but there are fewer people working in retail and government, according to a recent …
A union representing staff at the Brooklyn Botanic Garden announced its opposition last week to a proposed development on Franklin Avenue in Crown Heights that, its opponents say , would cast a …
Dozens of professors and other staff with the Professional Staff Congress at CUNY were arrested Monday evening during a demonstration tied to a prolonged contract fight . More than 30 PSC members, …
