Bill approved by Council could curb pickets, unions fear

Legislation calls for "security perimeters" outside educational facilities

Labor leaders fear their members could be restricted from picketing and demonstrating outside of educational facilities under a bill passed by the City Council on last week, unions opposed to the measure warn.  

The legislation, Int-175B, tasks the NYPD with creating a plan to erect “security perimeters” around educational facilities across the city. It passed with a 30-to-19 margin in the 52-member body despite union opposition in the days leading up to the vote. Framed as a measure to increase police transparency by Council leadership, the bills compel the NYPD to publish the plan within 90 days of the law taking effect and require the department to communicate with both the administrators of educational facilities and the individuals seeking to protest before each demonstration.