Dylan D., a preloader at the Oakland hub since 2022, spoke with columnist Robert Ovetz ahead of a possible strike by UPS workers that could start early Tuesday morning should the Teamsters and the …

The FDNY is struggling to maintain a culture of camaraderie and cohesion within its firehouses, with female and Black firefighters in particular contending with harassment and white firefighters …

A group of street vendors and advocates rallied near Bella Abzug Park in Hudson Yards Wednesday to resist an effort to move them out of the pricey development on the Far West Side. They allege that …

Lawyers, paralegals, social workers and administrative staff at The Children’s Law Center unionized in the summer of 2020 during a wave of organizing at legal service providers across the city. …

More than 600 food and beverage workers at the Barclays Center reached a tentative agreement with their employer this week for a new contract that would expand health-care eligibility, raise wages …

Two Newark firefighters fatally injured while battling a massive fire aboard a cargo ship docked in New Jersey earlier this month were posthumously promoted to captain during their funeral service …

TWU Local 100 members have approved a three-year contract deal with the MTA that will bring them a nearly 10-percent salary bump over the course of the agreement.  Membership approved the deal …

Retirements and resignations at the NYPD declined somewhat in the first half of the year, but still remain at historically high levels, with one union official calling the continuing exodus “a …

In order to comply with the new state class size law, the city public school system would need to hire 17,700 teachers, a recent analysis from the city Independent Budget Office found. The law, which …

People doing time in city jails will soon have an entry into civil-service jobs.  To the rehabilitative tenets ascribed to the city’s forthcoming borough-based jails, add the opportunity to …

For nearly two years, hundreds of unionized employees at the New York City Housing Authority have been required to report to work while their non-union managers have been permitted to work from home …

U.S. Attorney Damian Williams of the Southern District of New York said Rikers "has been in crisis for years" over several mayors' administrations and leaders of the corrections system and he favors …

School safety agents will be equipped with bullet-resistant vests, the NYPD has announced. More than 3,900 school safety agents, who are unarmed, will be issued “a durable and lightweight ballistic …

Edward Caban, who joined the New York Police Department as a young patrol officer in 1991 and rose through the ranks, was sworn in Monday as police commissioner, becoming the first Latino to lead the …

A longtime Colombo crime family captain has admitted to shaking down a high-ranking official of a Queens construction union and could now spend the rest of his days in prison.  Vincent …

Union carpenters have been screwed out of construction jobs at a Willets Point project that has been in the works for more than a decade, according to the New York City District Council of …

An estimated 400,000 residents, first responders, workers and students were exposed to toxins following the Sept. 11 terrorist attack. But some who may be suffering with 9/11-related illnesses have …

Shootings citywide dropped significantly in the first half the year, with victims of firearms declining 25 percent, according to the NYPD. Killings were also down through the first six months, with …

UPS Teamsters across New York City and Long Island hit the streets last week to show the logistics giant that they are ready and able to walk out on strike for the first time since 1997 if an …

The Adams administration’s plan to switch about 250,000 municipal retirees from their traditional Medicare coverage to a cost-saving, for-profit health plan has hit a significant roadblock. Finding …

Members of the United Federation of Teachers have ratified a contract that provides them with at least 17.58 percent in compounded raises over the life of the 62-month deal, the union announced …

Two Newark firefighters were killed and five others injured battling a blaze that began deep inside a docked cargo ship carrying more than a thousand vehicles, officials said Thursday. Responding …

Union officials from the Subway-Surface Supervisors Association, the Amalgamated Transit Union and the United Transit Leadership Organization held a memorial service Thursday honoring transit workers …

A dynasty appears to have ended in Eastern Brooklyn.  Chris Banks, a longtime community organizer, looks to have eked out a victory in the Democratic primary for the City Council seat that …

Several hundred civilian FDNY employees will be able to work from home two days a week starting later this month after DC 37 locals checked off on a plan submitted by the department. Among the …