The hidden danger in New York’s universal child care plan— and how it can be fixed
New York’s child-care debate is being sold as a budget question. It’s not: It’s a child-outcomes question. Credit…
“It’s us against the executives”: Striking nurses in New York City speak from the picket line
Nurses at New York Presbyterian Hospital Nearly 15,000 nurses in New York City walked off the job Monday…
Largest nurses strike in NYC history as nearly 15,000 healthcare workers hit the picket line
by Brad Reed, The Real News Network January 12, 2026 This story originally appeared in Common Dreams on…
Breads Bakery workers unionize against Jewish owners ‘genocide in Palestine’
Pro-Palestinian pâtissiers at the Big Apple’s biggest Jewish bakery chain are unionizing against their Israeli-born bosses — and…
Exclusive | GOP gov hopeful Blakeman woos NY labor, blasts Hochul vetoes of union friendly bills
Republican gubernatorial hopeful Bruce Blakeman blasted Gov. Kathy Hochul for vetoing a bill that would have required two…
‘Always a last resort:’ Nurses at 12 NYC hospitals vote to authorize a strike
The New York State Nurses Association (NYSNA) voted overwhelmingly on Monday to authorize a strike for 20,000 nurses…
NYC’s brave EMTs need a rescue — but their union blocks the way
Serving as the 35th commissioner of the FDNY was the honor of a lifetime. We accomplished so much during…
Patients come last as union angles for $200m-a-year Medicaid payday
New York has been ground zero for one of the worst taxpayer abuses in the history of Medicaid,…
Slap NY’s greedy ambulance chasers: Rein in the ‘Scaffold Law’
Any New York leader who cares about “affordability” will cheer Rep. Nick Langworthy’s effort to rein in the…
Favorite to be next NYC Council speaker demanding investigation into four-figure checks ‘erroneously’ sent to ex-staffers
Hundreds of ex-NYC City Council staffers are about to get coal in their stockings, as the legislative body…
12 Starbucks strikers arrested outside Empire State Building
A dozen Starbucks strikers were arrested at a picket line outside the coffee company’s Midtown corporate headquarters Thursday,…
2 NYC labor unions snub Zohran Mamdani ally for City Council speaker, back Julie Menin
The frontrunner in the race to be speaker of the New York City Council secured new union endorsements…