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Farmers Market Workers Brace for Winter Cold
Farmers Market Workers Brace for Winter Cold
There are no state or local mandates to regulate hot- or cold-weather work in New York City.
Roman Broszkowski
Oct 7
New Black Studies Curriculum Faces Implementation Challenges
New Black Studies Curriculum Faces Implementation Challenges
Many teachers don’t know about the new curriculum. Those who do are having a hard time bringing it to their classrooms.
Jessica Shuran Yu
Oct 10
Migrant Chinese Activists Seek to Organize New York Delivery Workers
Migrant Chinese Activists Seek to Organize New York Delivery Workers
Jian Hui and Lin Dong are committed to fighting for better wages and working conditions for Chinese workers in the U.S.
Huiyee Chiew
Oct 9
Board Game Café Workers Demand Higher Wages Amid Escalating Labor Dispute
Board Game Café Workers Demand Higher Wages Amid Escalating Labor Dispute
Ten months after unionizing, workers are frustrated by slow contract negotiations.
Carl David Goette-Luciak
Oct 8
Long Shifts, No Sleep: Home Care Aides Sue Companies Over Working Conditions
Long Shifts, No Sleep: Home Care Aides Sue Companies Over Working Conditions
The workers allege they were underpaid and were denied the ability to sleep properly for up to 96 hours at a time.
Callum Foote
Oct 8
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Adams Turns to Black Churches for Support After Indictment
Adams Turns to Black Churches for Support After Indictment
Mayor Eric Adams spent last weekend receiving prayer and encouragement from churches in the Bronx and Queens.
Biplob Kumar Das
Oct 2
As the City Reins in Food Vendors, Voters Will Get Their Say in November
As the City Reins in Food Vendors, Voters Will Get Their Say in November
The measure would expand enforcement beyond streets and sidewalks. Meanwhile, there’s a 20-year waitlist for people seeking new licenses.
Maria Guinnip
Oct 1
Law360 Reporters and Editors Ratify New Contract After Strike
Law360 Reporters and Editors Ratify New Contract After Strike
The five-year contract guarantees a 7% salary increase within a month and caps health care coverage costs at 15%.
Navya Asopa
Sep 27
Unions Stay Mum as the Mayor They Backed Faces Indictment
Unions Stay Mum as the Mayor They Backed Faces Indictment
Eric Adams was heavily endorsed by organized labor in 2021. It isn’t yet clear if he can count on that much support this year.
LaborNYCity
Sep 27
Calls for Mayor’s Resignation Mount after the Feds’ Indictment
Calls for Mayor’s Resignation Mount after the Feds’ Indictment
Many officials, including those running to replace Adams, bemoaned the chaos at City Hall.
LaborNYCity
Sep 27
Investigations Strain City Hall as Pressure Mounts on Eric Adams’ Administration
Investigations Strain City Hall as Pressure Mounts on Eric Adams’ Administration
The four federal investigations into the New York City mayor and his officials are taking a toll on municipal workers.
Eleanor Hildebrandt
Sep 24
Sanitation Workers Anticipate Payout Over Botched Overtime System
Sanitation Workers Anticipate Payout Over Botched Overtime System
The law firm representing the workers has won at least 21 similar cases, resulting in payouts totaling more than $165 million.
Callum Foote
Sep 24
Now Reimbursed by Medicaid, Doulas Adjust to a More Complicated Future
Now Reimbursed by Medicaid, Doulas Adjust to a More Complicated Future
They worry about paperwork and licensing issues, even as they welcome more low-income mothers who can benefit from their services.
Benjamin Rubin
Sep 23
A Queens Composter Is Evicted, Just as the City Ramps Up Curbside Pickup
A Queens Composter Is Evicted, Just as the City Ramps Up Curbside Pickup
Big Reuse was ordered to vacate its site under the Queensboro Bridge as the city builds a small park nearby.
Roman Broszkowski
Sep 23
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