First responders suffering from illnesses related to the September 11th terrorist attacks could finally learn what the city knew about the toxic cloud that lingered above ground zero for months after …
The ceremony marking 23 years since the Sept. 11 attacks began at ground zero early Wednesday morning with a tolling bell and moment of silence. But Sept. 11 — the date when hijacked plane attacks …
A former city Department of Education official was sentenced to two years in prison following his conviction on corruption and bribery charges for trading payments from a food vendor in return for …
Editorial staff at the legal news website Law360 walked out on an unfair labor practice strike Tuesday morning following a year and a half of bargaining that failed to result in a contract. The …
As designers debuted their spring-summer 2025 collections on the runways during New York Fashion Week, a recently published report found that the city’s fashion industry has lost about 30 percent …
Dozens of former city Department of Environmental Police Division officers are being denied back pay because they left the agency before the ratification of a lengthy retroactive contract between …
Staff organizers in the United Auto Workers have filed an unfair labor practice charge against the union after it declined to renew the employment of one outspoken organizer. The UAW Region 9A …
The Halsey Manor Road overpass of the Long Island Expressway in the Brookhaven hamlet of Manorville has been renamed the “NYPD Detective Brian P. Simonsen Memorial Bridge” in honor of the fallen …
Overall crime citywide declined for the eighth straight month in August, with killings and shootings in particular decreasing significantly compared to a year earlier, according to the NYPD. …
Auto manufacturers will no longer be able to unilaterally set pay rates for mechanics repairing cars covered by a warranty, according to legislation signed by Governor Kathy Hochul this week. …
Retail workers across the state have more protections against violence in the workplace following Governor Kathy Hochul signing the Retail Worker Safety Act into law earlier this week. The law, which …
Hundreds of thousands of freelancers statewide now have long-sought rights and protections from shady contractors. State legislation that requires contracts, on-time payments and timely efforts …
Amazon, Panda Express, Chipotle, Uber and Lyft are among businesses with the worst record of labor law violations in the city, according to an “Employer Wall of Shame” unveiled Labor Day by City …
Forty years ago, John J. Murphy joined the family trade. Initiated into membership of what was then Local 2 of the United Association, Murphy was following a path trod by his great-grandfather, …
In an uncontested delegate election last month, Lee Saunders and Elissa McBride, the president and secretary-treasurer of the American Federation of State, County and Municipal Employees, …
City probation officers have overwhelmingly approved a contract with pay increases that conform to the civilian pattern but also includes considerable back payments and lump-sum ratification …
Uber and Lyft drivers say that a recent city agreement with the rideshare companies designed to reduce their restrictions to the app has not prevented them from being removed from the platform for …
In April, a month before UPS eliminated the overnight sorting shift at its massive hub in Maspeth, Queens, around 120 full-time warehouse workers were given a choice: they could take on fewer hours …
The surge of union organizing that started during the Covid pandemic hasn’t stopped — and those efforts have been mostly successful, according to a recent report by CUNY’s School of Labor and …
NewYork-Presbyterian Brooklyn Methodist Hospital allegedly tried to delay arbitration related to safe-staffing violations at the facility by requesting a temporary restraining order, according to the …
There is no time on the political calendar when organized labor’s benediction is more sought out than in the months and weeks when the presidential race enters its homestretch. With just …
Mario Cilento was unanimously re-elected to another four-year term Tuesday as president of the New York State AFL-CIO by the federation's delegates. The federation represents 2.5 million …
The right of temporary agricultural workers in New York State to organize has been upheld by the Public Employment Relations Board. In a series of five decisions issued Aug. 15, PERB also …
When it comes to achieving raises and improving working conditions in the classroom, teacher strikes get a passing grade, a recent study found. Researchers analyzed 772 teacher strikes between 2007 …
The union representing physicians in the city’s public hospital system has slammed a decision by NYC Health + Hospitals to cut visit times for new patients starting this fall. Last week, NYC Health …
