Labor
Energy & Environment
Exclusive: Environmental, labor groups call for more climate funding in city budget
A letter to the City Council calls for investing an additional $600 million in the electrification of public schools and allocating more funding to help implement Local Law 97.
News & Politics
Laborers union asks legislature to include $40 minimum wage in 421-a replacement
The Mason Tenders District Council has already agreed to a wage deal with REBNY and now wants legislators to codify it into law.
News & Politics
District Council 37 endorses Rep. Jamaal Bowman
He has also been endorsed by 1199SEIU and the New York State Nurses Association.
Albany Agenda
Andrea Stewart-Cousins: Lawmakers still waiting on labor-developer deal on housing
The state Senate majority leader said the New York budget won’t be done by April 1.
News & Politics
Trade unions say REBNY is lowballing them in negotiations over 421-a replacement
The Steamfitters and the Carpenters say the Real Estate Board of New York’s proposal guarantees wages well below their unions’ prevailing wages.
Immigration
Over 37,000 migrants applied for asylum and work authorization through city help centers
While New York City has increased legal assistance for asylum-seekers after opening a help center devoted to helping migrants apply for asylum and work authorization, the City Council expressed concerns Tuesday about a lack of funding included in the 2025 fiscal preliminary budget.
Labor
Health care unions in New York are fighting back for better pay
After the COVID-19 pandemic, doctors and nurses have been striking in greater numbers.
Labor
State lawmakers look to improve pensions to attract public sector workers
Complaints are rampant about the Tier 6 pension level, which some believe make working for the state less appealing.
Interviews & Profiles
State Sen. Jessica Ramos is moving forward with her 2024 labor agenda
Temporary disability insurance, adapting to extreme heat, tackling wage theft and more.
Interviews & Profiles
For workers facing extreme stress, injury or a temporary disability, Harry Bronson’s got a bill for it.
A Q&A with the new chair of the Assembly Labor Committee.
Interviews & Profiles
How the Hochul administration wants to help workers this year
A Q&A with state Labor Commissioner Roberta Reardon.
Interviews & Profiles
Robert Jackson says ‘Tier 6 sucks.’ Here’s how he’d fix state pensions.
A Q&A with the chair of the state Senate Civil Service and Pensions Committee.
Interviews & Profiles
Stacey Pheffer Amato would like to get New York retirees a COLA
A Q&A with the chair of the Assembly Governmental Employees Committee.
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Interviews & Profiles
Restoring education cuts is critical for career and technical education
A Q&A with Shelley Mayer, chair of the state Senate Education Committee.
Interviews & Profiles
Helping freelancers with taxes and bolstering rights in the workplace
A Q&A with Vilda Vera Mayuga, commissioner of the New York City Department of Consumer and Worker Protection.
Labor
Report: Warehouse injuries in New York are on the rise
The National Employment Law Project found 1 in 11 workers needed to seek medical attention for a workplace injury.
Albany Agenda
