Labor

Work

Vending Tickets in Parks Climb Steadily as New Arrivals Face Ramped Up Enforcement

June 17, 2024, 5:00 a.m.June 16, 2024, 9:04 p.m.

Battery Park — the site of a physical confrontation between a Parks officer and a teenager that recently went viral — has seen more tickets for unpermitted selling than any other city park last year.

Probation officers took part in an equal-pay rally in 2023.

Incarceration

With Trump on Deck, City Probation Officers Call for More Help

June 11, 2024, 4:08 p.m.June 11, 2024, 4:08 p.m.

The union that represents New York City Department of Probation workers say they are woefully understaffed and underpaid — as they are set to take on their most infamous case ever.

Labor

Staten Island’s Amazon Labor Union s Forces with the Teamsters

June 10, 2024, 5:02 p.m.June 10, 2024, 5:02 p.m.

The merger, which is pending ratification by workers at an Amazon shipping warehouse, gives the fledgling union a major boost to secure a first contract with the megaretailer.

Work

Migrant Women, Eager for Work, Turn to Construction

June 5, 2024, 5:05 a.m.June 5, 2024, 1:39 p.m.

Four in 10 trainees are now female, as local workers centers report skyrocketing demand for courses in safety, demolition and more.

Manhattan

Mount Sinai Eye & Ear Nurses Rally for Layoff Plan as Beth Israel Shutdown Looms

June 4, 2024, 8:50 p.m.June 4, 2024, 9:15 p.m.

Nurses at the East Village ambulatory care center have been working under an expired contract and the possibility that their facility could close along with the d hospital nearby.

A resident doctor wore a "Doctors united" button during a strike.

Labor

Public Hospital Residents Win Contract Deal, Reaching Parity With Private Peers

May 29, 2024, 2:07 p.m.May 29, 2024, 2:22 p.m.

The tentative agreement between Health + Hospitals and the Committee of Interns and Residents-SEIU provides raises retroactive to 2021 and a special bonus that boosts starting pay to $76,000.

Workers make repairs on the Coney Island boardwalk.

Summer & THE CITY

Under the Boardwalk: The Unsung Heroes of Summer Saving You From Splinters

May 22, 2024, 12:59 p.m.May 28, 2024, 5:39 p.m.

The next time you don’t stub your toe while ambling along the sea-side promenade, thank Donald Grupski and his crew.

Senior reporter Claudia Irizarry Aponte speaks with workers on assignment.

THE CITY

The Cost of Shoeleather Reporting

May 17, 2024, 9:20 a.m.May 17, 2024, 9:20 a.m.

Your donation to THE CITY means our reporter Claudia Irizarry Aponte can keep covering labor and work in the five boroughs.

Winnie Greco speaks at a Gracie Mansion Lunar New Year celebration, Feb. 8, 2022.

City Hall

Adams Aide Targeted in FBI Raids Won Raises That Almost Doubled Her Salary to $196,000

May 9, 2024, 7:07 p.m.Oct. 8, 2024, 10:21 a.m.

Winnie Greco started as the mayor’s Asian affairs director at $100,000, but received two boosts over the past year, city payroll records reveal.

A protester waves flags at the pro-Palestinian encampment at City College

Labor

CUNY Faculty Stage Illegal May Day Strike As Criticism Mounts Over Campus Protest Response

May 1, 2024, 4:33 p.m.May 1, 2024, 11:18 p.m.

Work stoppages are illegal for New York public servants, but 250-plus professors signed a pledge to not work on Wednesday in of students pressing demands to “divest from all companies complicit in the imperialist-zionist genocide.”

Labor

Vending Tickets in Parks Climb Steadily as New Arrivals Face Ramped Up Enforcement

With Trump on Deck, City Probation Officers Call for More Help

Staten Island’s Amazon Labor Union s Forces with the Teamsters

Migrant Women, Eager for Work, Turn to Construction

Mount Sinai Eye & Ear Nurses Rally for Layoff Plan as Beth Israel Shutdown Looms

Public Hospital Residents Win Contract Deal, Reaching Parity With Private Peers

Under the Boardwalk: The Unsung Heroes of Summer Saving You From Splinters

The Cost of Shoeleather Reporting

Adams Aide Targeted in FBI Raids Won Raises That Almost Doubled Her Salary to $196,000

CUNY Faculty Stage Illegal May Day Strike As Criticism Mounts Over Campus Protest Response

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