(NEW YORK CITY) - Thousands of Union Members from across New York City came together in Lower Manhattan earlier this week for the 2026 Labor Day Rally and March, centered on the theme: Our City, Our Fight, Our Future. The program also marked the 25th anniversary of September 11th, honoring the Workers who ran toward danger, helped New York recover and more»

(NEW YORK CITY) – On Tuesday (September 8th), the New York City AFL-CIO Central Labor Council held its 2026 Labor Day Parade under the banner: Our City, Our Fight, Our Future. The parade, which included representatives of Public, Private and Building Trades Unions, began their march on Liberty Street in Lower Manhattan. The Labor Council said: As we more»

(NEW YORK CITY) – Union-represented Editorial Staff employed at Forbes have ratified their first contract in a deal that sets strong editorial integrity protections, establishes a new $68,500 salary floor, includes gold-standard job security protections and more. The Forbes Union represents close to 90 Reporters, Photo and Video Editors. “We more»

Claudia Irizarry Aponte at The City Reporter reports Amazon and more than a dozen of its subcontractors in New York City and the Suburbs face Union allegations they flouted a State Law that protects Employees from mass layoffs or closures. A complaint submitted to the State Labor Department by the Teamsters charges Amazon and 13 subcontractors violated the more»

(NEW YORK CITY) - Adjunct Faculty employed at New York University (NYU) who are campaigning to win Paid Family Leave are receiving support recently in the form of a letter signed by 34 New York City Lawmakers who wrote that the added benefit would help both Academic Workers and students at the University. Council Member Tiffany Cabán, who led the more»

(BROOKLYN, NEW YORK) – On Friday (August 28th) Nurses employed at NewYork-Presbyterian Brooklyn Methodist Hospital (NYP-Brooklyn Methodist) voted to overwhelmingly ratify a new three-year contract. Nurses had fought, for months for a fair contract that maintains Safe Staffing Standards and includes strong protections against violence in health care more»

(NEW YORK CITY) - Postdoctoral Researchers at Columbia University have voted by more than a 90% margin to authorize a Strike, the Workers' Union announced after six months of negotiations at the bargaining table failed to result in a contract. Around 850 Workers participated in the Strike Authorization Vote, the Union said. The Union and management remain more»

(BROOKLYN, NEW YORK) – The International Alliance of Theatrical Stage Employees (IATSE) Local 4 has had a landmark Summer, winning Union Representation for Workers across three of Brooklyn’s most prominent Live Entertainment Venues: Pacha New York: Management at Pacha New York voluntarily recognized Local 4 as the exclusive Collective more»

(NEW YORK CITY) – New York City Mayor Zohran Kwame Mamdani, Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg, Jr. and Department of Consumer and Worker Protection (DCWP) Commissioner Samuel A.A. Levine have announced a new partnership to combat wage theft, tenant harassment and fraud. Under a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU), DCWP and the Manhattan more»

(NEW YORK CITY) - Artificial Intelligence (AI) has produced a range of reactions across New York City’s Labor Movement. Some Unions have embraced the technology as a tool that can support workers, while others have fought to limit its use where it threatens jobs or professional expertise. Yet, the following perspectives demonstrate Workers, Labor more»

(NEW YORK CITY) – The Teamsters held an informational picket outside of New York City Hall to call for the passage of the Delivery Protection Act. The action came just three days after the Teamsters held a massive rally in support of the Bill and securing the endorsement of both New York Mayor Zohran Mamdani and a super-majority of the New York City more»

Quinn Mercer at Hoodline reports Unionized Hotel Workers employed at the Fairfield by Marriott Manhattan Times Square and the Four Points by Sheraton Midtown have finally landed a contract, ending 47 days on the picket line and nearly four years of fighting since they first voted to Unionize. The Workers will get immediate wage increases of $10 to $15 per more»

Kishalaya Kundu at TechSpot reports a Bill pending before the New York City Council could make The Big Apple the first U.S. City to regulate the last-mile operations of E-Commerce and Logistics Giants, such as Amazon and FedEx. Supported by Mayor Zohran Mamdani, the Bill aims to mandate businesses with door-to-door operations must directly employ their more»

(NEW YORK CITY) - Adjunct Faculty employed at New York University (NYU), who are campaigning to win Paid Family Leave, have received support from 34 New York City Lawmakers who argue that the added benefit would help both Academic Workers and students at the University. The Workers have been pushing for around a year to secure a side letter to their more»

(NEW YORK CITY) - Marine Diesel Technicians and Welders employed at the New York City Ferry have voted unanimously to join the Transit Workers Union (TWU). The Union’s International President, John Samuelsen, said: “The TWU has a message for any politician that fights against Blue Collar New York - we will fight you and we will win. We are more»

(NEW YORK CITY) - NewsGuild of New York-represented Staff at ProPublica have won a first contract with the Non-Profit Investigative Newsroom in a deal that gives Staff up to 24% raises over the life of the agreement, mandates transparency around the use of Artificial Intelligence (AI), protects hybrid work, offers significant health-care savings and more. more»

The Gothamist reports New York City Home Care Workers are ramping up protests to end 24-hour work shifts that they liken to "torture" and to pressure New York City Council Speaker Julie Menin to advance a local law capping their shifts at 12 hours. A dozen current and former Home Care Workers began a hunger strike last week to draw attention to their bid to more»

(NEW YORK CITY) - New York Immigration Coalition (NYIC) management and the Union seeking to represent dozens of Workers employed at the organization have reached an agreement for voluntary recognition pending a third-party review of Workers’ Union Authorization Cards. But the agreement kicks the can down the road on a central issue that created the more»

(NEW YORK CITY) - The Association of Teachers & Staff (ATS.NYFA/UAW) has reached a tentative contract agreement with the New York Film Academy. Pending ratification, Members will have their first contract after 18 months of fierce bargaining and tireless organizing to demonstrate Workers’ collective power. The Union Members have secured an more»

(NEW YORK CITY) - The Schneps Media Union has won their Union Election and joined the Independent Association of Publishers’ Employees (IAPE), Local 1096 of The NewsGuild-Communications Workers of America (CWA). Workers held an in-person ballot election with the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) on July 24th at both their Brooklyn and Long Island more»

(BROOKLYN, NEW YORK) - Production Workers employed at Brooklyn Bowl’s flagship Williamsburg location have voted 15-to-1 to join the International Alliance of Theatrical Stage Employees (IATSE) Local 4. The newly-formed Bargaining Unit covers 24 Production Workers at the popular Brooklyn venue. Opened in 2009, Brooklyn Bowl Williamsburg has grown into more»

(NEW YORK CITY) - Staff represented by the Association of Legal Advocates and Attorneys–UAW (ALAA)-United Auto Workers (UAW) Local 2325 at Brooklyn Defender Services have reached a tentative contract agreement, ending a Strike at New York City’s second-largest Public Defender Group. Staff Attorneys, Social Workers and Support Staff at the more»

(NEW YORK CITY) - Crews worked through the weekend to stabilize the Midtown Office Building where two structural columns buckled last week, as New York City's Department of Buildings (DOB) announced the implementation of additional safety measures. The DOB said contractors are working around the clock in shifts to install additional support inside 235 East more»

(NEW YORK CITY) – Hotel and Gaming Trades Council-represented Workers employed at the Jewel Hotel in Midtown Manhattan have won their first Union contract - a victory seven years in the making. In June, the Jewel Hotel Workers authorized a Strike for a fair contract. Jewel management saw the Workers were united, serious, and ready to Strike. They more»

(NEW YORK CITY) - The Public Defender Union representing hundreds of Attorneys and Staff across Brooklyn and Queens have walked off the job after a 21-hour marathon bargaining session this week failed to result in a contract agreement. The Brooklyn Defender Services (BDS) Union represents around 500 Staff, including 280 Attorneys - as well as Social more»

Michael Sainato at The Guardian reports on Montefiore Hospital in the Bronx where 12 Nurses - who were laid off - are now being replaced with Artificial Intelligence (AI)-powered software, according to the New York State Nurses Association (NYSNA), which represents Nurses at the Hospital. National Nurses United (NNU), the parent Union of NYSNA, has been more»

(NEW YORK CITY) - Broadway Cleaners, represented by 32BJ Service Employees International Union (SEIU), have reached a tentative contract agreement with theater owners. Members across more than 30 venues voted in late June to authorize a potential work stoppage if the Broadway League refused to settle a fair contract. Highlights of the agreement include a more»

(NEW YORK CITY) - The Editorial Staff of Harper’s Magazine, Union Members of United Auto Workers (UAW) Local 2110, held a one-day Strike to protest the Magazine’s contract offer. Workers Unionized in 2024 and have been trying to negotiate a contract for almost two years. Workers cite low wages as a primary cause of the dispute. The Entry Level more»

(NEW YORK CITY) - In all the worries and angst over loss of jobs nationwide, what is often overlooked is that there are certain skills, observations and alertness only humans can perform - such as preventing a catastrophic building collapse in Midtown Manhattan. That’s what happened at 235 East 42nd Street on July 7th, when two Members of more»

(NEW YORK CITY) - More than 600 Union-eligible Employees at the Hachette Book Group (HBG), the third-largest Trade Publisher in the U.S., Workers have voted 388-to-130 to Unionize with the Washington-Baltimore News Guild. The newly-certified Hachette Workers Coalition (HWC) will now begin negotiating its first Collective Bargaining Agreement with the more»

(NEW YORK CITY) - The Mamdani Administration has secured more than $2.3 million in restitution for Workers from four employers accused of violating New York City's Worker Protection Laws, with more than 1,600 Workers set to receive compensation. The settlements, reached by the City’s Department of Consumer and Worker Protection, require Walgreens, more»

(NEW YORK CITY) – Union-represented Hotel Workers employed at the Fairfield by Marriott New York Manhattan Times Square and at the Four Points by Sheraton Midtown-Times Square on West 40th Street - who are calling for an Unfair Labor Practice (ULP) boycott, are picketing outside the Times Square Hotels. The Workers voted to become Members of the Hotel more»

Nicole Rosky at BroadwayWorld reports more than 250 Union-represented Cleaners have voted to authorize a Strike that would impact 30 Broadway Theaters showing Tony award-winning productions like Schmigadoon, Cats: The Jellicle Ball, Wicked and The Lion King. This marks the first time Broadway Cleaners have authorized a Strike in nearly two decades. more»

(NEW YORK CITY) - The Mamdani Administration is asking a Federal Court to block a Delivery App from operating in New York City, alleging the company paid Workers as little as $3.67 an hour in violation of the City's Minimum Wage Laws. The New York City Department of Consumer and Worker Protection (DCWP) and the City's Law Department have filed a motion more»

(NEW YORK CITY) - The owner of Luxury Clothing Brand Salon 1884 was indicted by Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg for allegedly forcing Employees to work long hours while stealing up to $54,000 of wages. Andrea Marshal, 44, has been charged with one count of grand larceny, one count of scheming to defraud, one count of effect of failure to secure more»

(NEW YORK CITY) - The death of Deniz, a carriage horse that collapsed and died in Central Park, has reignited debate over New York City's Horse-Carriage Industry. But for the Carriage Drivers represented by Transit Workers Union (TWU) Local 100, the days following the horse's death have also brought a wave of threats, harassment and anti-Immigrant attacks more»

(NEW YORK CITY) – An overwhelming majority of eligible Staff at Schneps Media Network of hyperlocal news outlets spanning New York City and Long Island have announced the creation of a Union to secure competitive wages, sustainable working conditions and strengthen the news organization’s mission of providing objective local Journalism in the more»

Claudia Irizarry Aponte at The City Reporter reports that for more than a year, Esly Paredes shared regular dispatches of her life as a Delivery Driver for Amazon to her small following on TikTok - dishing on her preferred lunch spots and fashion scores among hundreds of videos of herself hauling packages and killing time between shifts. In one post in late more»

Amir Khafagy at Documented reports New Yorkers continue to struggle with an affordability crisis and the City’s Municipal Workers are no exception. Now, one Union is calling on Mayor Zohran Mamdani to finally release a report that could give better insight into pay disparity among City Workers. Since 2019, the Mayor’s Office has been legally more»

(NEW YORK CITY) - Workers employed at a local Asian American Pacific Islander (AAPI) Advocacy Organization - the Coalition for Asian American Children and Families (CACF), have demanded voluntary recognition of their Union: CACF Workers United (CACF WU). The organization is led by Co-Executive Directors, Anita Gundanna and Vanessa Leung. CACF’s more»

(NEW ROCHELLE, NEW YORK) – Retail, Wholesale and Department Store Union/United Food & Commercial Workers (RWDSU/UFCW) Local 1102-represented Food Service Workers employed at Chartwells Compass Group at Iona University in New Rochelle New York, and Union Leadership, have taken a lead in labor negotiations by ratifying a contract with Artificial more»

(NEW YORK CITY) – Unionized Residential New York City Building Workers have overwhelmingly approved their historic new contract that covers 34,000 32BJ Service Employees International Union (SEIU) Members. Union Officials said 94% voted in favor of the contract that wins a 15% increase to guaranteed pension, protects 100% employer-paid health care, more»

(NEW YORK CITY) - As part of his broader Block by Block housing agenda, Mayor Zohran Mamdani announced New York City will establish a new Committee on Construction Safety aimed at reducing fatalities and injuries in one of New York’s deadliest industries. “At a moment when Working People are being pushed out of the City they built, New York more»

Harper Freeman at The Chief reports a Franchisee operating Taco Bell and Dunkin’ locations in New York City will pay $1.5 million in restitution to more than 760 Workers under a settlement reached with the City’s Department of Consumer and Worker Protection (DCWP) for violations of the City’s Fair Workweek Law, Mayor Zohran Mamdani and more»

(BROOKLYN, NEW YORK) - New York State Nurses Association (NYSNA)-represented Nurses employed at NewYork-Presbyterian (NYP)-Brooklyn Methodist Hospital held a candlelight vigil outside the hospital last week to call attention to the rise in workplace violence. The contract for 1,400 Nurses at the Hospital expired on April 30th and Nurses are demanding a more»

(NEW YORK CITY) - Unionized Condé Nast Workers who were illegally fired and disciplined after taking part in a “march on the boss” in November 2025 have been vindicated as part of a substantial agreement won by The NewsGuild of New York. “Our fight as a Union is about more than a single contract. It is about ensuring more»

(NEW YORK CITY) – The New York Committee for Occupational Safety & Health (NYCOSH) has released its annual Construction Fatality Report - The 2026 Deadly Skyline Report, which reveals high numbers of construction fatalities throughout New York State. In 2024, 55 Construction Workers died on the job across New York State, down from a peak of 74 more»

(NEW YORK CITY) - Under a City Council resolution that was just passed, the Department of Education (DOE) would mark May as Labor History Month in public schools across New York City. The month of May includes International Workers Day, known as May Day, celebrated every May 1st, that honors the commemorates the 1886 Haymarket Riot in Chicago. The more»

(NEW YORK CITY) – American Federation of State, County & Municipal Employees (AFSCME) District Council 37, Home Care Employees Local 389, Disability Advocates and Labor Allies rallied at City Hall Park to urge the New York City Council to reject Intro. 303, legislation that would jeopardize Workers’ jobs, benefits and care for thousands of more»

(NEW YORK CITY) – The International Business Times reports Unionized Hotel Housekeepers in New York City will earn more than $100,000 annually under a groundbreaking and new contract reached between the Hotel and Gaming Trades Council (HTC) and the Hotel Industry of New York City, marking a significant victory for Workers grappling with the City's more»