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Bronx public defenders head back to court as strike ends
The new agreement would increase pay and benefits for attorneys and support staff.
By
Samantha Max
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Publicly funded NYC homeless youth nonprofit accused of union-busting
How a fight for better pay at a NYC nonprofit turned into a four-year battle over a contract deal.
By
Karen Yi
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'Responsibly made' luxury brand Salon 1884 ran Garment District sweatshop, DA says
The company's founder Andrea Marshall was indicted on grand larceny and other charges.
By
Samantha Max
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NY lawmakers, transit union makes fresh push to enshrine 2-person subway crews
Gov. Kathy Hochul vetoed a bill last year that would have required all subway trains to have a two-person crew. Now, in an election year, the Transport Workers Union is pushing the issue again.
By
Stephen Nessen
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Nurses reach tentative deal with NewYork-Presbyterian to end historic strike
If union members ratify the deal, thousands of nurses will return to work next week, concluding a multiweek strike across several hospital systems.
By
Caroline Lewis
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Uber Eats, 2 other food delivery apps to pay $5M settlement over NYC minimum wage rules
The settlement comes as the Mamdani administration boosts enforcement of the city’s protections for gig economy workers.
By
Paige Oamek
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Starbucks to pay $35M to NYC workers after city alleges years of abuses
The city says about 15,000 employees will get paid $50 for each week worked over a three-year period. For some workers, that's thousands of dollars.
By
Arun Venugopal
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Louis C. Hochman
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Workers who build NYC's subway cars face low pay, anti-union bosses, report alleges
The MTA has paid Kawasaki $4.5 billion since 2018 to build 1,610 new subway cars. A new report alleges the workers who build them are mistreated and underpaid.
By
Ramsey Khalifeh
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Stephen Nessen
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Despondency, thinning ranks among NYC EMS workers after 3 years with no contract
Union leaders say low pay and grueling conditions contributed to 14 EMS workers committing suicide in the past five years.
By
Giulia Heyward
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NYC's biggest health care union joins groups dumping Cuomo for Mamdani
1199 SEIU has 200,000 members in New York.
By
Caroline Lewis
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