Labor

Divided Doctors Approve Public Hospital Labor Deal, With Three Facilities Voting No

Jan. 27, 2025, 6:18 p.m.Jan. 27, 2025, 9:18 p.m.

A heated campaign had urged attending physicians to reject the pending contract with the city Health + Hospitals system, citing staffing and pay.

Labor

Four Things to Know From Our Investigation of the Home Healthcare Workers of America, New York’s Fastest-Growing Union

Jan. 13, 2025, 5:00 a.m.Jan. 10, 2025, 5:28 p.m.

¿Quieres leer nuestra historia en español? Presione aquí. For months, THE CITY has investigated Home Healthcare Workers of America, the union that organized more new than any other in New York City in the 18 months leading up to June 2024. Its growth happened amid a rapid expansion of Medicaid-funded care for the elderly […]

Labor

Lo que debes saber de nuestra investigación de Home Healthcare Workers of America, el sindicato con mayor crecimiento en Nueva York

Jan. 13, 2025, 4:55 a.m.Jan. 10, 2025, 5:28 p.m.

Muchos de sus no saben que pertenecen al sindicato. Un dirigente acumuló remuneraciones de $1,4 millones y organización principal es conocida por formar acuerdos con los jefes de empresas.

Demonstrators with "Amazong is UNFAIR" signs stand in front of a large inflatable balloon of a pig wearing a suit and smoking a cigar.

Labor

Two Arrested at Amazon Teamsters Strike in Queens, Part of Pre-Holiday Multi-City Walkout

Dec. 19, 2024, 3:41 p.m.Dec. 19, 2024, 5:15 p.m.

Drivers are striking for better wages, improved on-the-job safety and job security. Amazon claims their concerns are other companies’ business.

Labor

New York’s Fastest-Growing Union Is Management’s Best Friend — and Some Workers Don’t Even Know They’re

Dec. 19, 2024, 5:01 a.m.Dec. 19, 2024, 8:12 p.m.

Home Healthcare Workers of America has rocketed to 43,000 without holding elections, locking employees into boss-friendly contracts while amassing political clout and millions in union dues.

Campaign 2025

UAW Endorses Mamdani, Lander and Ramos for Mayor – And Urges Voters to Not Rank Eric Adams At All

Dec. 4, 2024, 5:20 p.m.Dec. 5, 2024, 10:05 a.m.

Unusual and early ranked-choice ballot recommendation from diverse hip aims to elevate progressive candidates in a growing field looking to oust the embattled incumbent.

Aerial view of the West Farms Bus Depot in The Bronx. Nov. 26, 2024.

Transit

MTA Considers Flying Drones to Keep Watch Over Buses

Nov. 27, 2024, 5:00 a.m.Nov. 27, 2024, 9:36 a.m.

The transit agency is so far just seeking “information” about the possibility of using flying vehicles to “manage and oversee its bus operations” but union officials balk at the idea of replacing humans on the ground.

Immigrant workers whose legal work permits and deportation protections are tied up in state wage theft investigations protested outside the state Department of Labor’s Brooklyn office.

Immigration

Immigrant Workers Plead for Swift Action on Pending Deportation Protection Applications

Nov. 14, 2024, 3:33 p.m.Nov. 14, 2024, 3:33 p.m.

At a picket, dozens demand action from the New York State Department of Labor to fast track approvals for whistleblowers and victims of labor law violations before Trump takes office in January.

Taxi drivers testify remotely outside City Hall during a hearing on requiring vehicles to be wheelchair accessible.

Taxis

Cabbies Say Cost to Move to Wheelchair-Accessible Cars Is Too High

Oct. 10, 2024, 5:53 p.m.Oct. 10, 2024, 11:25 p.m.

Drivers rallied outside of a Taxi & Limousine Commission hearing on Thursday as the city tries to figure out how to comply with a judge's order enforcing a decade-old settlement.

A tip jar helps service workers at a Manhattan deli.

Economy

High-Wage Workers Get NYC’s Biggest Raises, New Study Finds

Oct. 10, 2024, 5:00 a.m.Oct. 10, 2024, 2:15 p.m.

While nationally low-wage workers made the greatest pay gains, locally they saw earnings grow by just 6% while the most generously paid workers saw compensation jump by 18%.

Labor

Divided Doctors Approve Public Hospital Labor Deal, With Three Facilities Voting No

Four Things to Know From Our Investigation of the Home Healthcare Workers of America, New York’s Fastest-Growing Union

Lo que debes saber de nuestra investigación de Home Healthcare Workers of America, el sindicato con mayor crecimiento en Nueva York

Two Arrested at Amazon Teamsters Strike in Queens, Part of Pre-Holiday Multi-City Walkout

New York’s Fastest-Growing Union Is Management’s Best Friend — and Some Workers Don’t Even Know They’re

UAW Endorses Mamdani, Lander and Ramos for Mayor – And Urges Voters to Not Rank Eric Adams At All

MTA Considers Flying Drones to Keep Watch Over Buses

Immigrant Workers Plead for Swift Action on Pending Deportation Protection Applications

Cabbies Say Cost to Move to Wheelchair-Accessible Cars Is Too High

High-Wage Workers Get NYC’s Biggest Raises, New Study Finds

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