As the city takes steps to significantly reduce carbon emissions by the end of the decade, unions representing steamfitters, architects and maintenance workers are urging officials to increase …

Thousands of transit workers in the state and city will soon have what they hope will be added protections against assault on the job.  Governor Kathy Hochul signed legislation Monday that …

At Lido Beach West Sunday, family and friends, along with firefighters from the FDNY and the Long Beach Fire Department, held a paddle-out and joined hands to honor the life of Casey Skudin, a …

Workers in the reproductive rights field doubled down on their organizing efforts when it became clear in early May the Supreme Court would overturn Roe v Wade and severely cut down on access to legal abortions in certain parts of the country. 

With city public schools facing budget cuts of $215 million, educators have begun receiving notices that they will be “excessed” and must find jobs at another school come fall.

Following the Supreme Court ruling overturning Roe v. Wade, national and local labor unions across the country condemned the decision and pledged their support and commitment to their members’ …

They came one by one, speaking in Spanish, Bengali, Mandarin and English. And, one by one, their stories revealed a disturbing pattern.Many had their bikes stolen or their tips confiscated. …

Solo patrols in city subways are again become the norm for NYPD officers, much to the dismay of police unions and some cops. Officers have for years patrolled in pairs or greater numbers, but in …

By a nearly two to one margin, employees at an Apple store in a Baltimore suburb voted to unionize, a first at an Apple retail location in the U.S. The in-person vote took place across four days …

A Massachusetts measure initiated by Uber, Lyft, DoorDash and Instacart, which would have barred gig drivers from being classified as employees, will not be put to voters later this year.A panel of …

City workers fired earlier this year for failing to comply with Covid vaccination mandates could be back at their desks if they get their jabs by Aug. 15.  Letters were sent to about 600 former …

The city Parks Department has just one-third of the lifeguards it needs thanks to a “national lifeguard shortage,” according to the agency.

Teamsters locals across the eastern seaboard, bemoaning what they say is the lack of progress on a number of contracts from food service distributor US Foods, are warning that strikes may be on the …

Ladder Company 137 in Rockaway Park is mourning the loss of one of their own after decorated FDNY firefighter Casey Skudin, 45, was killed Friday in Asheville, North Carolina, when a tree limb fell …

Hundreds of members of District Council 37, the largest union representing city workers, rallied June 15 at Foley Square to demand fair wage increases ahead of contract negotiations.The union …

Atlantic City casino workers on Wednesday authorized their leaders to call a strike against the gambling houses if new contracts are not reached by the beginning of July.

In front of City Hall on Tuesday, Araceli Salinas reminded the Mayor and Council about day laborers like her: “We are not invisible, we are essential!”

A group of freelance post-production coordinators in the city has voted for union representation with the Communications Workers for America, a first for the city’s film industry. The June 9 …

A Manhattan Supreme Court Justice issued a restraining order June 10 barring District Council 37’s Local 983 from conducting its election after five candidates running against the incumbent …

Following an eight-week jury trial, a 28-year-old man was convicted Monday of murder charges for his role in the February 2019 friendly-fire death of NYPD Detective Brian Simonsen.  

Anthony Innone was in college in the spring of 2007 when he heard that the city would be holding a recruiting exam for the Department of Sanitation. 

Starbucks workers at an Astoria location last week became the first in Queens to unionize, bringing the tally of unionized Starbucks stores nationwide to well over 100 and the number of unionization petitions to almost 300 as of last week, organizers said. 

Until just last week, Abdul Awan, an MTA revenue equipment maintainer who has been working underground for about 23 years, had to take a weekly Covid test to keep his job. 

The number of school safety agents injured on the job because of student misconduct has risen significantly over the past five years, according to NYPD data. Between July 2021 and the end of March, …

In a move that has left some labor unions lamenting missed job and housing opportunities, One45 developers withdrew their application last week for a controversial 915-unit housing development …