Labor
News & Politics
Fearing federal cuts, unions ask Hochul for more DOL funding
32BJ SEIU, CWA District 1, NYSNA and others are calling on the governor and legislative leaders to include an additional $200 million for the state Department of Labor in the budget.
Policy
DOCCS commissioner: Prison strike is over
Most of the corrections officers who took part in the unsanctioned strike have returned to work, and those who continued to strike have been fired.
Special Reports
Hochul makes up with unions after Hector LaSalle
The governor has spent the past couple years allying herself with organized labor.
Special Reports
Albany lawmakers focused on labor agenda brace for Trump’s second term
A look at the impact the administration will have on the 2025 legislative session.
Special Reports
Passing bills to benefit workers in the state Senate
A Q&A with state Sen. Jessica Ramos.
Special Reports
Making additional improvements to Tier 6 pensions
A Q&A with state Sen. Robert Jackson
Special Reports
Passing prevailing wage and worker safety expansions
A Q&A with Assembly Member Harry Bronson.
Special Reports
Loading Act’s author on New York’s AI agenda
A Q&A with state Sen. Kristen Gonzalez.
Special Reports
Regulating labor relations amid Trump’s return to office
A Q&A with Timothy Connick, chair of the Public Employment Relations Board
Labor
Powerful union accused of union busting
32BJ SEIU staffers filed an unfair labor practices complaint against the union, accusing its leaders of interfering with staffers’ attempts to unionize.
News & Politics
UFT to mayoral candidates: Spend a day in the classroom if you want our endorsement
The union is setting a hard requirement for 2025 contenders.
Special Reports
Will union turmoil reduce NYC labor’s 2025 election clout?
A few of the city’s biggest unions are navigating internal politics.
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News & Politics
Ras Baraka is campaigning on protecting immigrants. Across the Hudson, Eric Adams is doing the opposite.
The neighboring mayors share a political party (in theory) and a powerful union ally: 32BJ SEIU.
News & Politics
Former BOE staffer initiates legal action over alleged harassment by agency head
The city Department of Investigation found that Executive Director Michael Ryan harassed two staffers. One of them is now looking to file a lawsuit.
Policy
City retirees win in court again, as Adams vows to press on
The court ruling is another blow to Mayor Eric Adams and municipal union leaders who want to move retired city workers onto privately-managed health insurance plans.
Special Reports
Standing by the Grieving Families Act
A Q&A with Brad Hoylman-Sigal
Special Reports
How workers’ compensation has protected New Yorkers for more than a century
A Q&A with Gaurav Vasisht, executive director and CEO, New York State Insurance Fund.
Policy
Will Hochul veto the Grieving Families Act for a third time?
Supporters hope the governor will finally reform the state’s nearly 180-year-old wrongful death law, but hospitals, insurance companies and the business lobby still oppose the bill.
Policy
As worker injuries increase, advocates push Hochul to sign warehouse safety bill
The annual rate of warehouse injuries increased 30% last year, according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics.
Policy
Day one of 2024 NYCETC workforce agenda conference addresses policy pathways for career development
The two-day event kicked off with opening remarks from the organization's CEO Gregory Morris, Hot Bread Kitchen CEO Leslie Abbey and City Council Speaker Adrienne Adams.
