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Hendry will be PBA president after Grable drops out

For the first time in nearly a quarter of a century, someone other than Patrick J. Lynch will be leading the nation’s largest municipal police union come July 1.  But despite announcing a few …

NYPD officers Wilbert Mora and Jason Rivera among Medal of Valor honorees

NYPD officers Wilbert Mora and Jason Rivera, who were ambushed and killed after responding to a 911 call, and the rookie cop who took down the gunman were honored Wednesday, along with six others, by …

3 former NYPD cops get prison time for tow scheme

Three former NYPD officers have been sentenced to prison for their roles in a kickback scheme that involved shepherding owners of damaged cars to a tow company owned by one of the trio.  On …

Three days after staff at the Growing Up Green Charter elementary school in Long Island City voted to unionize, the school’s leadership decided not to renew nine of the educators’ contracts and …

Fire Museum showcases the FDNY’s musical tradition

Tim Geraghty first donned the uniform of the FDNY Emerald Society Pipes and Drums in 2007, nearly a decade after he became an FDNY firefighter and more than 30 years from when his father Edward …

Ibrahima Gory has been ferrying passengers by car through the five boroughs and beyond since 1994.  Just a few months ago, Gory, who started by driving a yellow cab but now works with Uber, …

Resident physicians reach tentative pact, averting strike

About 300 residents employed by the MediSys Health Network at Jamaica and Flushing Hospitals reached a tentative contract deal at midnight Monday, just hours before they were set to go on strike. If …

Barzilay will lead Local 2507 for third time

Oren Barzilay, president of DC 37's Local 2507, which represents about 4,000 EMS workers and fire protection inspectors, will begin a third three-year term as head of his union following a contest in …

CUNY advocates decry budget cuts, push for investment

Faculty, students and elected officials are urging the mayor and the City Council to reverse proposed budget cuts to the City University of New York and instead pump more money into the public …

Pilots at United picket for higher pay

Just ahead of what could be a record-breaking summer travel season, pilots from one of the nation's biggest airlines marched in picket lines at major airports on Friday as they push for higher pay. …

The owner of a New Jersey construction company will spend three months in prison for violating federal safety regulations that resulted in the August 2017 death of a worker killed by a collapsing …

Legislation introduced this week would increase the number of affordable homes across New York City, especially in higher-income neighborhoods where residents have traditionally resisted new housing …

Construction execs indicted on corruption and conspiracy counts

For years, executives with JM3 Construction, a New Jersey-based non-union firm, employed workers and subcontractors to put up drywall and do related carpentry work on government-subsidized affordable …

Resident physicians at Queens hospitals set strike date

Nearly 300 resident physicians at two hospitals in Queens could go on strike May 15 if they don’t make significant progress towards reaching a contract, with residents at a third hospital in the …

Former city tow driver, union continue scrap

Ed Seabron became a NYPD traffic enforcement agent in 2000, joining District Council 37’s Local 983 and working for more than 20 years as a city tow truck driver.  But in May 2021, Seabron …

FDNY chiefs join age-discrimination suit

Several FDNY officials have joined an age discrimination lawsuit filed against Commissioner Laura Kavanagh, the latest twist in an ongoing conflict between Kavanagh and top department officials who …

Warehouse workers at the massive JFK-8 Amazon facility on Staten Island voted to unionize in April 2022, but in the year since the landmark vote, not a single bargaining session toward a first …

Nurses rail against proposed cuts at Brooklyn Methodist

Nurses at NewYork-Presbyterian Brooklyn Methodist Hospital rallied outside of the facility last week to protest proposed staffing cuts and to demand a fair contract.The hospital is also seeking to …

Attacks on delivery drivers add fears among gig workers

A homeowner fired shots at a couple's car when they mistakenly turned onto his property while making an Instacart delivery. A Florida man was charged with killing and dismembering an Uber Eats …

The federal monitoring team that oversees conditions at Horizon Juvenile Detention Center raised concerns that high turnover among staff has made it difficult to implement measures aimed at curbing …

Workers celebrate May Day with marches, protests

Workers took to the streets of New York City Monday May 1 to celebrate May Day, the internationally recognized holiday that highlights the labor movement and the achievements and struggles of workers …

More than 470,000 people are employed at workplaces within New York City’s 17 industrial business zones, small pockets of land spread throughout the five boroughs that host manufacturing and …

Construction worker Jeremy Rozan, 34, was painting support beams over the Roosevelt Avenue Bridge, which runs over the Van Wyck Expressway, when he fell into oncoming traffic and was killed last …

New York’s lawmakers are continuing their crackdown on lithium-ion batteries used in electric micro-mobility devices, but FDNY leadership has expressed reservations about one bill recently proposed …

The man convicted of brutally killing Emergency Medical Technician Yadira Arroyo six years ago was sentenced to life in prison without parole Wednesday.Jose Gonzalez, 31, was given the maximum …

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