At The Fortune Society, one of the first things participants say to us is, “I need a job. Can you please help me find a job?” This is the constant plea whether the participant has just come home …
NYC Managerial Employees Association (MEA) would like to thank its Members — NYC Managerial, Confidential and Original Jurisdiction Employees — for all the work they do to keep the Greatest City …
Thousands of migrant children will no doubt be burdensome to the New York City economy and stretch limited resources that fund public education and social services. It has been cruelly and …
New York City firefighter Anita Daniel has been both a victim of sexual harassment and failed by the FDNY’s Equal Employment Opportunity Office. According to the report in the Sept. 30 issue of The …
“Social unionism” is one of the catchiest terms in the labor movement. Many unions, including my own, claim to use social unionism. But what is social unionism, and has it succeeded?Social …
It is the season of tropes and reinvention. It is the season of solemn covenants and broken promises. It is the season of color blindness and injustice in plain sight. It is the season of …
Unions belong wherever they are necessary. That means everywhere except unattended ancient catacombs. If there are guards there, there should be collective bargaining for more than to take air …
I fully sympathize with the hardworking cab drivers who have faced bankruptcy due to money owed for medallions. I not only think that they should be provided with relief, but also that buying a …
In spring 2021, the Municipal Labor Committee (MLC) and the city announced they would be auto-enrolling retirees into a private for-profit managed care Medicare Advantage plan. They told the retirees …
There has been a lot of talk and fear about “inflation” in the past months. But what is inflation? We are told that it is the rise in the price of goods and services. But this is only part of the …
Had I not had a handy credential that looked prestigious because it was a high-quality knockoff, the concierge would never have let me use a toilet in the ritzy condo where I didn't belong, and …
Unionists should be jubilant and benignly envious when their brothers and sisters achieve collective bargaining victories. Even when we're not covered by a labor contract, we're affected by it, …
As one who’s been involved with the horse-drawn carriage issue since the 1990s, I was very pleased to see Ron Isaac's commentary "The Neighs Have it" about the current controversy regarding the …
Most readers of The Chief won't recall the talking horse "Mr. Ed,” the undisputed star of the early 1960s television sitcom named after him. The show's introductory tune, probably composed by a …
The surge of union organizing at anti-union Starbucks has resulted in nearly 300 union stores in about a year. While the corporation is refusing to bargain, firing organizers and closing stores, this …
"Lifesaving and historic.”That's how Bhairavi Desai, the executive director of the New York Taxi Workers Alliance, which represents yellow cab, livery, green car, black car and app-dispatched …
After four decades of consistent decline in union density rank and file, members might expect to see our unions’ assets dwindling. That, however, is not what is happening.
They have the authority to make arrests, but not the financial clout to afford a studio apartment. Peace officers at dozens of CUNY campuses are responsible for doing warrant checks, vouching …
For many, Labor Day marks the unofficial end of summer — a day for parties, going to the beach and cookouts. For others, it’s a day for sales and back-to-school shopping. But for working people …
What's with the play on words? What treachery could a grocery chain be guilty of: bar code mischief? No, prices are fair and reasonable. But they may have betrayed the principle of labor relations …
The Democrats are riding the much celebrated Inflation Reduction Act all the way to the midterms. But scratch below the surface and the law doesn’t live up to the hype.We hear that the IRA is the …
With sincere corporate modesty and prodigious gall, Chipotle Mexican Grill proclaims its mission to "cultivate a better world" and affirms it "is more concerned about creating lasting connections …
What's the loudest sound in New York City? It's the bang for the buck we get from our EMTs. Their value is stupendously high but their salaries are appallingly low. The budgetary hyenas chatter about …
The Staten Island ferry workers labor dispute, which has been under-reported, could easily be cured by a simple device: a time machine. Roll back the calendar to 2009, revert to that year's costs of …
According to thermodynamics, energy cannot be changed or destroyed. It changes states. Does this law of nature apply also to the loyalty oaths required of teachers? Periods elapse when …
