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FDNY mechanic fears continued harassment from supervisor

Ruben Estevez, an FDNY radio technician who claimed he has been bullied, harassed and assaulted by the vice president of his union, is still working in the same office as the union official, months …

2 Queens teachers arrested on student rape claims

A dean at a Queens public school was arrested Tuesday for allegedly raping a 14-year-old male student, the Queens District Attorney’s office announced. Melissa Rockensies, 33, formerly the dean of …

EMT stab suspect faces attempted murder count

A man who allegedly stabbed a 25-year-old emergency medical technician in an ambulance last month was indicted on attempted murder and other charges Monday, the Manhattan District Attorney’s office …

Taxi union knocks TLC's proposed clean-energy rule

An Uber ride along the city’s streets and avenues will contribute that much less to climate change in the coming years if proposed rules by the Taxi and Limousine Commission are enacted. But the …

City workers to get $4.5 million from Fair Workweek settlement

Panda Express, Au Bon Pain, and 7-Eleven's ‘Raise the Roost’ location in Greenwich Village will collectively have to pay $4.5 million in restitution to nearly 2,400 workers for violating New York …

NYC nail salon chain must pay $300K in unpaid wages

A nail salon chain with 25 locations in the city will pay out $300,000 to more than 100 current and former employees after having paid them less than minimum wage and not compensating them for …

Scholastic workers lament low pay, stage walkout

Alison Colby has worked in publishing and production for more than 30 years. In early 2020, she started work as production editor for Scholastic Corp’s children’s magazines, a position unionized …

Mount Sinai postdocs authorize strike

Postdoctoral workers at Mount Sinai have overwhelmingly voted in favor of striking, their union announced Monday. Of the 377 members of the Sinai Postdoctoral Organizing Committee-UAW who cast votes …

NYPD cop helped gang leader boyfriend evade police, feds charge

An NYPD officer conspired for months with the leader of a violent Bronx gang with whom she had a romantic relationship, including by trying to help him evade a murder charge, federal officials said …

NYC teachers, and their unions, foster learning

For a few years after joining the Professional Staff Congress in 2002, Martha Sanchez, a senior lab technician at Bronx Community College, applied for and received several professional development …

City-employed drivers working back-to-back shifts, union claims

City motor vehicle operators bring hot meals and supplies to schools around the city and transport bodies to the morgue. They also shuttle correction officers and other jail staff from the parking …

After Covid dip, women’s employment hits all-time high

After fears of a “she-cession” during the pandemic, women have returned to the workforce at unprecedented rates. Much of the gain reflects a boom in jobs traditionally held by women, including …

DSNY’s newest Strongest have fortitude, and patience

A Department of Sanitation gig remains one of the most coveted in city civil service. More than 50,000 paid $61 to take the sanitation worker exam starting last September. Ultimately, just under …

School bus drivers' union warns of possible strike

School bus employees have voted to authorize a strike, which could potentially cause massive disruptions for tens of thousands of New York City public school students and their families at the start …

Organizing, and labor disputes, ongoing at The New School

When 1,500 part time professors at the New School walked out on strike last fall , thousands of their undergraduate students showed their support and solidarity by walking the picket line and, as the …

NJ Transit train engineers preparing for potential strike

The union representing 500 NJ Transit locomotive engineers is mailing out strike authorization ballots to its members this week, with the union’s president certain that after more than three years …

Judge halts city’s planned Medicare switch for municipal retirees

A Manhattan State Supreme Court justice has blocked the Adams administration’s plan to switch about 250,000 municipal retirees and their dependents into a cost-saving, for-profit health-care plan, …

Security chief under de Blasio admits obstructing investigation

The former head of security for then-Mayor Bill de Blasio pleaded guilty Wednesday to repeatedly hindering a Department of Investigation probe into de Blasio’s misuse of his security detail and was …

City inspections will spotlight self-closing doors

The city’s Department of Housing Preservation and Development will designate 300 buildings to investigate in the next year to ensure that they have working self-closing doors, one outcome of the …

Mullins, ex-SBA president, gets 2-year prison term for defrauding union

Edward D. Mullins, the strident former president of the Sergeants Benevolent Association, was sentenced Aug. 3 to two years in prison for swindling hundreds of thousands dollars from the union he …

Hollywood’s impasse spotlights NYC’s role in film and TV

The strike by Hollywood actors and writers threatens to have significant ripple effects in New York City, where industry stages, sound studios and production lots have shut down, some having closed …

FDNY EMT arrested after failing 'integrity test'

An FDNY EMT suspected of having previously stolen from patients was arrested on grand larceny and other charges, accused of stealing $600 from an undercover investigator posing as a sick patient …

Judge pauses MTA plan to remove elevator operators

A Manhattan Supreme Court judge has for now stopped the Metropolitan Transportation Authority from unilaterally removing elevator operators from five deep subway stations in Washington Heights. The …

S.I. Ferry union, city bicker as contract stalemate persists

Acrimony tied to the longtime contract impasse between the union representing Staten Island Ferry workers and the city has spilled into public view. A spokesperson for Mayor Eric Adams last week …

Postdocs at Columbia and Mount Sinai voting on whether to strike

Postdoctoral workers at Columbia University have started voting on whether to authorize a strike and Mount Sinai postdocs will hold a similar strike vote later this week. Members of the Columbia …

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