Brooklyn building workers to receive $419K for prevailing wage violations
BY CARTER MYERS-BROWN Fourteen building workers at a Brooklyn apartment building receiving a property tax break will recover…
TWU, building trades rank-and-file activists want one big union
BY CHRIS BRADY for The Chief Dozens of unionists and trades workers gathered with light refreshments of Modelos,…
As AI threatens workers, NYC moves towards regulation and protections
BY CARTER MYERS-BROWN New York City is moving from warning about the disruptive potential of artificial intelligence to…
New York Farmworkers win court ruling reaffirming union rights amid growers’ challenge
BY CARTER MYERS-BROWN A federal judge rejected a request from growers against New York State’s farmworker unionization law…
Capital has beat labor over the last quarter century in NYC, report finds
BY HARPER FREEMAN Workers’ share of the New York City economy has decreased in the last 25 years while…
Hearing on mental health crisis at Rikers spurs debate over solutions
Jail has become primary site of care for some BY CARTER MYERS-BROWN Posted 10/2/26 More than half of…
Union calls out MLC for ‘veiled threat’ over worker health data sharing
Push for 75 percent participation in program to unlock savings BY CARTER MYERS-BROWN Posted 9/11/26 Union leaders are…
NYSNA nurses at NewYork-Presbyterian in Brooklyn ratify contract agreement
BY MAX WHITE for The Chief Members of the New York State Nurses Association at NewYork-Presbyterian Brooklyn Methodist…
TWU blames stray voltage in tourist’s carriage death
Family cites electrical problem in new $105 million suit BY CARTER MYERS-BROWN Posted 8/21/26 In a last-ditch effort…
Former IBO IT chief indicted over alleged theft of 4,000 files
BY CARTER MYERS-BROWN A former chief information officer for New York City’s Independent Budget Office was indicted after…
Unions seek protections against AI’s upheaval
BY HARPER FREEMAN When Robert Croghan first became a New York City public employee over 55 years ago,…
Unions seek protections against AI’s upheaval
BY HARPER FREEMAN When Robert Croghan first became a New York City public employee over 55 years ago,…