Labor

Opinion

Opinion: Adrienne Adams must bring bill to end home care workers' 24-Hour workday to a vote

What good is a women-majority City Council that won’t protect the lives of immigrant women of color?

Politics

Labor weighs in on bail, ‘good cause,’ health care in New York budget

From “good cause” to bail reform rollbacks, unions are making their voices heard.

Opinion

Opinion: We need a $21.25 minimum wage

Hochul’s proposal isn’t enough, a UPS package handler argues, the Raise the Wage Act is better.

Opinion

Opinion: Modernizing Belmont Park is a smart wager for New York Labor

The New York Racing Association has pledged to use union labor to build the new park

Politics

1199 fills 17K-seat arena for budget rally in Albany

Health care workers called for higher reimbursement rates and funding for safety net hospitals – while rapping with hip hop legends.

Personality

Andy Pallotta’s still got a budget season between him and retirement

The outgoing president of NYSUT is proud of his legacy encouraging teachers to run for office – and securing Foundation Aid.

Heard Around Town

Labor makes another push for Clean Slate

Unions sent a letter to state leaders supporting the legislation to seal criminal records after a certain time period.

Labor

New York’s biggest labor actions of the past year

Here’s a snapshot of the most significant union events over the past 12 months.

Labor

NY legislative staffers aren’t the only ones fighting to unionize

Long hours, health care and cultures of harassment have prompted union talk at state houses across the country.

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Heard Around Town

NYC politicians back nurses on first day of strike

Over 7,000 nurses walked off the job at Mount Sinai and Montefiore Monday

Policy

At 57 New York hospitals, safe staffing law falls apart

Before thousands of New York City nurses prepared to strike, a new staffing law produced disagreements in about 1 in 4 New York hospitals – exacerbating a morale crisis that began during the COVID-19 pandemic.

Opinion

Opinion: Minimum wage proposal for NYC app-based food delivery workers raises concerns

The data backing minimum pay rules has several red flags and needs a closer look to ensure workers’ interests are fairly represented.

New York State

Kyle Bragg: The 32BJ president’s exit interview

The union leader discusses his decision to step down and his many years of service to the labor movement.

New York State

‘It’s a marathon.’ Chris Smalls talks Amazon union gameplan after setbacks

Outside a billionaire studded conference, Smalls called for political support for his union. Eric Adams wasn’t there to get the message.

Personality

New York City’s forgotten labor stronghold

Staten Island is the city’s most unionized borough – and the home of many labor leaders.

New York State

Amazon Labor Union loses election at Albany warehouse

Workers at the Castleton-on-Hudson Amazon facility voted 2-1 against unionizing with the upstart Amazon Labor Union.