There are two kinds of injunctions: moral injunctions nestled in Biblical behavioral advice, and court injunctions, obtained by bold and shameless employers to thwart their workers' right of …
Mayor Adams recently delivered some bad news to both his constituents and city employees. Of course, it was entirely predictable. The unrelenting flow of undocumented immigrants into New York City …
If drones could hover over the conscience of the city, as they did over the Labor Day parade earlier this month, the surveillance report would be scandalous. It would show that the city's professed …
When allegedly progressive politicians and union leaders are the ones attacking, or refusing to blunt the attacks, on retirees' health benefits, we know we have problems. Let's get one thing clear: …
There is a lot of excitement about the UAW strike, union organizing at Starbucks and Amazon and even talk about the strike that didn’t happen at UPS this summer. But little attention is paid …
If the Gilgo Beach murderer had transported any victims across state lines, charged under federal statutes and convicted, the president of the United States would have the constitutional authority to …
During the Cold War, the demand for higher pay became the demand for “income equality.” The reason appeared obvious: for the past five decades the income gap between the top and bottom has grown …
Never exaggerate the facts to prove a point because you lose credibility when you take liberties with the truth. Gas that costs $3.99.99 per gallon is not $4 gas. And the average CEO's pay is not 400 …
Since President Joe Biden took office, over five million undocumented immigrants have entered the country illegally. Sanctuary cities are municipalities that go out of their way to protect …
"Just make it happen! No excuses!" The orders of drill instructors are unambiguously persuasive and bone-chillingly absolutist. They are like primal screams that compel compliance without the …
"Gain of Function.” Has a familiar ring. Could it be an aspirational dream for improvement of governance? Too often our elected leaders' bully pulpit is more a lectern for tea and …
The next president will be sworn in Jan. 20, 2025 at noon. With all of his legal troubles this summer, the Democrats are mistaken if they think it won’t be Donald Trump. None of the 83 charges for …
The Civilian Complaint Review Board continues to do a disservice to the citizens of New York and police by giving credence to frivolous complaints. Case in point: Last year, a police lieutenant in …
Open bargaining is becoming more widespread as more unions like one of my own adopt it. As it does, we should not take for granted that conservative leadership is willingly going to allow the rank …
The dog days of summer are upon us and it's been a bitch for New Yorkers. School is around the corner and parents are around the bend. Cameras to enforce congestion pricing are being erected like …
When the government plays "gotcha" with its citizens, it deserves all the payback the little guy can provide. I'm touchy about images of cruelty to animals, so I won't say what happened to me one day …
At the Labor Notes conference last year, Teamsters President Sean O’Brien told us that if the union could not reach a new contract with UPS by the end of July 2023, the Teamsters would not extend …
I woke up in the middle of the night with clammy palms, a pounding chest, racing pulse and drenched in sweat, hallucinating a lunar landscape where ogres, resembling a cross between Jethro of Beverly …
When an argument is a "no-brainer,” we shouldn't need to justify it with footnotes or cite chapter and verse. The positions taken by labor unions, even on issues that have no direct …
Several recent education-related stories affecting the city have arisen recently and they each deserve their word equivalent of 15 minutes of fame. Eric "Roger Rabbit" Goldstein, the former head of …
At a recent worker organizing conference I heard a talk by a PSC-CUNY member who called for repealing the Taylor Law. During the break, while we talked about how to do that, they dismissed using …
The trouble with breaking glass ceilings is that the shards can be hazardous to the glass-breaker. Based on newspaper accounts, it seems former Police Commissioner Keechant Sewell, the first female …
Correction: The requirement that candidates for staff analyst trainee positions have work experience in areas including budgeting, methods analysis and operations research of four years with a …
"Civil Discourse": that's the forgotten password that's causing so many error messages. Can it temper the road rage in the debate over congestion pricing? Anyone who recalls a city government that …
On June 23, the stretch of 19th Street between Avenues N and O in Brooklyn was renamed “Eddie Kay Way.” Speakers honoring Eddie included Public Advocate Jumaane Williams and former Mayor Bill de …
