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.

• By Ashley Borja
• April 15, 2024

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.

• By Rebecca C. Lewis
• April 3, 2024

District Council 37 endorses Rep. Jamaal Bowman

He has also been endorsed by 1199SEIU and the New York State Nurses Association.

• By Peter Sterne
• April 1, 2024

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.

• By Rebecca C. Lewis
• March 27, 2024

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.

• By Rebecca C. Lewis
• March 22, 2024

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.

• By Sahalie Donaldson
• March 5, 2024

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.

• By Bob Hennelly
• March 4, 2024

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.

• By Aaron Short
• March 4, 2024

State Sen. Jessica Ramos is moving forward with her 2024 labor agenda

Temporary disability insurance, adapting to extreme heat, tackling wage theft and more.

• By Aaron Short
• March 4, 2024

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.

• By Aaron Short
• March 4, 2024

How the Hochul administration wants to help workers this year

A Q&A with state Labor Commissioner Roberta Reardon.

• By Aaron Short
• March 4, 2024

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.

• By Aaron Short
• March 4, 2024

Stacey Pheffer Amato would like to get New York retirees a COLA

A Q&A with the chair of the Assembly Governmental Employees Committee.

• By Aaron Short
• March 4, 2024

Restoring education cuts is critical for career and technical education

A Q&A with Shelley Mayer, chair of the state Senate Education Committee.

• By Aaron Short
• March 4, 2024

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.

• By Aaron Short
• March 4, 2024

NYC Retirees Mobilize to Save Their Traditional Medicare Coverage

• March 4, 2024

A Q&A with David Bolger, Business Manager, Mason Tenders' District Council

• March 4, 2024

To Solve New York’s Affordability Crisis, We Need Good Jobs

• February 15, 2024

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.

• By Ashley Borja
• February 15, 2024

Harry Bronson is ‘home again’ as new Assembly Labor Committee chair

He’s the first upstater to chair the influential committee in over a decade.

• By Rebecca C. Lewis
• February 1, 2024