A shortage of inspectors has resulted in a 17-percent drop in the number of restaurants inspected over the last fiscal year, according to the recently published Mayor’s Management Report. During …
A New York woman is challenging the longstanding rules of Miss America and Miss World that disqualify mothers from their beauty pageants. Danielle Hazel said Monday that she's always dreamed of …
Jeff Oshins, the president of District Council 37 Local 3005, resigned from his post Sept. 11, just days before the union was set to hold a special meeting to discuss divesting members’ pensions …
The union representing about 260 workers and the National Audubon Society have reached a tentative contract agreement, averting a planned employee walkout that had been scheduled for three days last …
Two former FDNY chiefs were arrested Monday on charges that they solicited nearly $200,000 dollars in bribes between 2021 and 2023 in exchange for providing building owners and property developers …
Federal labor law is the groundwork that guarantees workers will get a fair shake in the workplace, and it’s that foundation that has guided Jennifer Abruzzo during her tenure as the National Labor …
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 …
