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Mending memory at Triangle Factory fire site FREE

Most had come from Romania, Russia, Austria or Italy. Some had been in New York only a few months, even weeks. All toiled inside one of the city’s most notorious sweatshops, on the top three floors …
Calling the right to strike a crucial mechanism for securing fair contracts, the Transport Workers Union of America and TWU Local 100 have enlisted lawmakers in a bid to amend state law and  …
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Amid a recent wave of violence near schools, the city Independent Budget Office found that the number of school safety agents has dropped 24 percent since the start of the pandemic.There were about …
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New York has made progress towards closing the gender pay gap but still has work to do, a report from the governor’s office released on Equal Pay Day indicated.The state’s gender pay gap for …
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Council, unions note FDNY vacancies, bloated OT
The FDNY has 483 unfilled firefighter positions and is down more than 30 percent of its dispatchers, leaving the department short-staffed just as the New York’s Bravest are responding to increasing …
Adams signs e-bike battery bills
Following a number of fires caused by exploding lithium-ion batteries that power the increasingly ubiquitous e-bikes and scooters, Mayor Eric Adams signed five bills this week tightening regulations …
Dissent unsettles deliveristas as minimum wage push, worker hubs stall
A proposed minimum wage for app-based delivery workers is on hold. The Department of Consumer and Worker Protection earlier this month announced that it would delay instituting a minimum pay rate …
Building workers avert strike
Residential building service workers in the Bronx reached a tentative contract agreement March 14 on the eve of their contract's expiration, their union 32BJ announced, averting a possible strike.The …
DOC captain convicted of homicide for inmate's Tombs suicide
A city Department of Correction captain has been convicted by a State Supreme Court jury of criminally negligent homicide in connection with the hanging death of an inmate at the Manhattan Detention …
Unions call for CUNY, SUNY 'New Deal' investments FREE
The state and city university systems are facing “desperate financial conditions” and need additional funding for operating expenses, better faculty-to-student ratios and other proposals in the …
UPS workers, union say company tampers with time cards FREE
Most mornings, Steve Franey arrives at the UPS fulfillment center in the Suffolk County hamlet of Farmingville at 3:30 a.m. for the start of his eight-hour shift. His workdays are typically split …
3 ex-Rikers COs plead guilty to faking sick time for over a year
Three former Rikers Island correction officers who collected paychecks while feigning illness or injury to stay off the job while the island penal compound plunged into chaos have pleaded guilty to …
Activists push for wage boosts, protections for low-income women FREE
A coalition of labor advocates, elected officials and workers rallied in Albany on International Women’s Day to demand state legislators pass a series of bills that would especially help low-income …
Former NYPD officer convicted for Jan. 6 role
A former NYPD police officer has been convicted of numerous charges in connection with the violent Jan. 6, 2021, U.S. Capitol breach carried out by supporters of then-President Donald …
Labor Nation

Public pension plan losses from bank failures seen as minor FREE

When two tech-linked U.S. banks failed this month, among the investors who lost millions were public-sector pension funds responsible for ensuring the retirements of teachers, firefighters and other …
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Letters to the Editor
To the editor: In his response to my letter "What Distortions?", fellow Chief reader Michael J. Gorman asked if I think capitalism is as great a threat to democracy as communism.But his first …
To the editor: Two weeks ago DC37 and the City reached a tentative agreement on one of the worst municipal contracts in the last 30 years. Instead of hanging their heads in shame, DC37 leadership …
To the editor: Municipal labor unions comprising the Municipal Labor Committee recently voted to endorse the city's plan to replace city retirees’ Medicare and supplemental coverage with an inferior …
To the editor: Mayor Eric Adams’ attack on the First Amendment continues unabated by the historical horrors of the fusion of religion and politics. Our Founding Fathers were keenly aware of the …
To the editor: It is no secret that retirees, like myself, are upset by the coordinated plan of the city and the Municipal Labor Committee to force us into privately-run Medicare Advantage. Everyone …
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An essential civil liberty: the right to stay alive FREE

Decriminalize prostitution, maybe. Criminalize psychiatry, definitely. Or at least radically transform it back to its roots. Away from politics and its strangling alliance with Big Pharma, the …

365-day organizing FREE

There has been inspiring growth of support for unions and increased organizing and strikes in the past few years. Despite these signs of progress, little seems to have changed. Workers at Amazon, …

Children of first responders need our help FREE

It’s not easy growing up in today’s America. The pressure on children to excel academically has never been greater; social media is proving to be more isolating than binding; single parent …

Open letter to the MLC FREE

Dear union leaders: When I gave my in-person testimony to the City Council on January 9th of this year I stayed to the very end of the hearing and listened to what everyone had to say. What especially …
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When will my tax refund arrive?

Are you expecting a refund this year? Here are important items the IRS wants you to know about your refund.● Refund options. You have three options for receiving your federal income-tax refund: …

Tax-time errors on returns can delay refunds

Mistakes on tax returns mean they take longer to process, which in turn, may cause your refund to arrive later. The IRS cautions against these common errors so your refund is timely:1. Incorrect and …
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