(NEW YORK CITY) - Unionized Full-Time Faculty at New York University (NYU) will cast ballots through February 20th to decide if they Strike after 15 months of bargaining with management. Voting for Members of the Contract Faculty Union at NYU began on Monday (February 9th) - the latest step in an escalating first contract campaign for the largest Union of more»

(NEW YORK CITY) – New York State Nurses Association (NYSNA)-represented Members employed at Montefiore, Mount Sinai Hospital and Mount Sinai Morningside and West have voted to ratify new three-year Hospital contracts by an overwhelming majority. Nurses began bargaining in September and went on the largest and longest Nurse Strike in New York City more»

Writers Guild of America East (WGAE)-represented Members employed at Hearst Magazines held a half-day walkout last week after management failed to reach a deal on a second contract with the 400-Member Bargaining Unit. Their first contract expired on Saturday, January 31st (2026). The Hearst Magazines Union held actions at Hearst Tower in Manhattan and at more»

(NEW YORK CITY) – The New York State Nurses Association (NYSNA) announced today (Monday, February 9th) that 10,500 NYSNA Members employed at Montefiore, Mount Sinai Hospital and Mount Sinai Morningside and West in New York City have reached tentative contract agreements with their Hospitals. NYSNA Nurses will vote on whether to ratify the contracts more»

(NEW YORK CITY) - Nearly 15,000 New York State Nurses Association (NYSNA)-represented Nurses are continuing to hold the line on the largest and longest Nurses’ Strike in New York City History and are demanding their employers settle fair contracts with their Nurses. However, these Nurses are at a critical moment in their Strike. Hospital executives more»

Emily Swanson at The Bronx Times reports Union workers at the Grocery Delivery Company FreshDirect are preparing for a possible Strike over the company’s proposal to outsource more deliveries to a third-party company. Longtime workers say their main fight is not about increasing wages or benefits - but preserving job stability. FreshDirect’s more»

James Ford at WPIX-TV reports that as the fourth week of the New York City Nurses’ Strike began on Monday (February 2nd), hundreds of Nurses marked that milestone by marching down the streets of Midtown to Governor Kathy Hochul’s Office for a protest in which they both criticized New York State’s Chief Executive and called on her to do more»

(NEW YORK CITY) - On December 31st (2025), the final day of his administration, former Mayor Eric Adams vetoed numerous Bills that passed the City Council late in the year. But late last week, the new, defiant City Council Speaker Julie Menin led the body in overriding 17 of those vetoes, clearing the way for a series of new Worker Protections affecting more»

(NEW YORK CITY) – The Members of Retail, Wholesale and Department Store Union (RWDSU) Local 1102 have overwhelmingly ratified a landmark three-year agreement with Retail Giant H&M. This victory, affecting more than 1,000 Workers, marks a significant turning point for Retail Labor Standards across the country, the Union said. Bargaining began in more»

Erica Brosnan at Spectrum News/NY 1 reports contract talks between New York City’s largest Private Hospital Systems and the Union representing their Nurses - the New York State Nurses Association (NYSNA), are continuing today (Friday, January 30th) as the massive walkout entered its 19th day. The more than 15,000 Nurses have been on Strike since more»

Harper Freeman at The Chief reports that at the beginning of a video filmed at Breads Bakery’s flagship location in Union Square in late December, Gadi Peleg, the owner of the Bakery, was, for just a moment, smiling. But seconds into the video, the face of the owner of one of the City’s most famous Bakeries drops as the current and former more»

(NEW YORK CITY) - The New York City Department of Consumer and Worker Protection (DCWP) has released a report analyzing how UberEats and DoorDash engineered design tricks in their interfaces to make it harder for consumers to tip Delivery Workers. The report shows tips for UberEats and DoorDash Delivery Workers fell by more than $550 million, while holding more»

(NEW YORK CITY) – New York State Nurses Association (NYSNA)-represented Nurses fought and cleared a major hurdle on one of the key sticking points in bargaining - maintaining health benefits for Front-Line Nurses and their families. Working through Mediators, Mount Sinai and NewYork-Presbyterian have agreed to maintain the current high-quality NYSNA more»

New York State Nurses Association (NYSNA)-represented Nurses employed at Montefiore, Mount Sinai Hospital, Mount Sinai Morningside and West and NewYork-Presbyterian in New York City resumed bargaining on Thursday (January 23rd) after being urged back to the negotiating table by Governor Kathy Hochul and Mayor Mamdani. NYSNA said its Nurses stand ready to more»

(NEW YORK CITY) - Staff at the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York City have voted by a 76% margin (542-to-172) in a National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) Election to Unionize with United Auto Workers (UAW) Local 2110. The ballots of an additional 100 people remain sealed because they were challenged by the Museum, which objected to inclusion of these more»

(NEW YORK CITY) - In his New Years Day inaugural address delivered on the steps of City Hall, New York Mayor Zohran Mamdani declared he would “return the vast resources of this City to the Workers who call it home.” In the past three weeks since he made those remarks, Mamdani has made a series of appointments and moves that, Union Leaders say, more»

(NEW YORK CITY) - Just before the start of New York City’s largest-ever Nurses Strike, Mount Sinai terminated three Nurses via voicemail for “interfering with patient safety." In the days after the firings were made public the Nurses and their Union, the New York State Nurses Association (NYSNA), called that a false accusation and criticized the more»

Communications Workers of America (CWA)-represented Journalists and Staffers have kicked off contract bargaining at The New York Times. Decked out in red, the New York Times Guild Members - represented by The NewsGuild (TNG)-CWA Local 31003, entered into bargaining with five core demands: Wage increases; Remote work flexibility; Protections against the more»

Brooklyn-based Civil Legal Services Organization Build Up Justice NYC has agreed to voluntarily recognize the BUJ Staff Union, which announced their intent to join the Association of Legal Advocates and Attorneys (ALAA)-United Auto Workers (UAW) Local 2325 in early January (2026). Workers there aim to establish a wall-to-wall Union to secure sustainable more»

(ALBANY, NEW YORK) - New York State United Teachers (NYSUT) President Melinda Person has released the following statement in response to Governor Kathy Hochul's 2026 State of the State Address: The Governor’s State of the State (Address) makes clear that she is choosing to lead with her values - protecting children, supporting families and more»

Lindsay Gibbs at CBS Sports reports that on Friday night (January 9th), 30 minutes before the deadline for a new contract agreement between the WNBA and its Players Union was set to pass, the WNBA Players Association released a statement blasting the league for its negotiating tactics and accusing it of trying to run out the clock: "At midnight, the 2020 more»

(NEW YORK CITY) – New York State Nurses Association (NYSNA) Nurses began an Unfair Labor Practice Strike on Monday (January 12th). After months of bargaining, management refused to make meaningful progress on core issues that Nurses have been fighting for: Safe staffing for patients; Health care benefits for Nurses; and Workplace violence protections, more»

CBS News reports the potential for a major Nurses’ Strike in New York City is growing by the minute, after major hospitals and the New York State Nurses Association (NYSNA) failed to negotiate new contracts before Sunday's midnight deadline. As a result, nearly 15,000 Nurses are slated to walk off the job today (Monday, January 12th) at Montefiore more»

(NEW YORK CITY) – Today (January 9th) New York State Nurses Association (NYSNA)-represented Nurses held an emergency solidarity action at the League of Voluntary Hospitals to demand Hospital Executives from the City’s wealthiest Hospitals agree to protect patient and nurse safety. While Safety-Net Hospitals have protected Nurses’ health more»

Dave Muoio at Fierce Healthcare reports New York State Nurses Association (NYSNA)-represented Nurses have rescinded Strike notices given to seven New York City Safety-Net Hospitals after making "major progress" on the terms of to-be-settled contracts. Still, NYSNA said there's an ongoing gulf between their demands and the positions of five other Hospitals more»

In 2025, the New York City AFL-CIO Central Labor Council stood with Workers through a year shaped by resistance, resilience, and collective action. From the start, the Labor Council worked alongside Union Members, Labor leaders and allies to respond to Federal actions that threatened Worker Rights and protections, while advancing a strong local agenda more»

(NEW YORK CITY) – New York State Nurses Association (NYSNA)-represented Nurses employed at 12 Private Sector Hospitals have delivered Strike notices to management. The Strike notices were delivered two days after contract expiration on December 31st (2025 and give hospital management 10 days to reach a fair contract that protects safe patient care more»

(NEW YORK CITY) - Building and Construction Trades Council of Greater New York (BCTC) President Gary LaBarbera recently joined with New York City Office of Talent and Workforce Development Executive Director Doug Lipari to announce $7 billion in City Capital Projects will be completed by the Unionized Construction Industry. This will ensure fair wages and more»

Gabriele Holtermann at The Brooklyn Paper reports as the New York City Council heads into a new term beginning January 1st (2026), the Association of Legislative Employees (ALE) - which represents nearly 500 Council Aides, Finance Analysts and Senior Financial Analysts, is urging Council Members to publicly commit to not laying off or terminating Staff more»

(NEW YORK CITY) – With just days before current Mayor Eric Adams leaves office, Unions representing more than 5,100 New York City Workers have yet to agree to new Collective Bargaining Agreements during his term. In the nearly four years Adams has been in office the City has reached numerous agreements with City Unions representing more than 98% of more»

(NEW YORK CITY) - New York State Nurses Association (NYSNA)-represented Nurses have overwhelmingly approved the use of Strikes at 12 New York City Private Sector Hospitals as a December 31st contract expiration date approaches. The vote gives their Unionized Nurses’ Bargaining Committees the authority to call a Strike if a contract that protects safe more»

Laborers Local Union 1010 (LIUNA) took action in solidarity with the Women’s National Basketball Players Association (WNBPA) last week by rolling a custom LED billboard outside the WNBPA League Office and NBA Store in Manhattan, calling on League Leadership to reach a fair contract deal that values Players and secures the future of the WNBA. Framed as more»

The New York City Council has passed the Construction Justice Act, Intro 0910 - a Labor-supported Bill that establishes clear community hiring and compensation standards for City-assisted housing development projects, ensuring that when public resources are used to build housing, they also support family-sustaining work and stronger economic outcomes in the more»

Charlotte Hansen at CNYCentral.com reports New York State Attorney General Letitia James has announced she is suing UPS. The shipping company is accused of underpaying thousands of Holiday Workers across New York State during peak season by failing to record all hours worked and manipulating timekeeping systems to reduce paid hours. UPS is the largest more»

(WOODSIDE, QUEENS) – More than 200 Drivers employed at Amazon’s DBK1 Facility in Woodside, Queens have organized a Union with Teamsters Local 804. Workers marched on company management this to deliver the news and demand a union contract, becoming the latest to join nearly 10,000 Amazon workers across five states who have organized with the more»

Nazeefa Ahmed at The Chief reports Postdoctoral Researchers represented by the Einstein Researchers United Union recently rallied in the Bronx to call for for labor protections and fair wages from the Einstein College of Medicine Administration. The gathering happened before the latest bargaining session with management and included Union Members and allies more»

Matthew Euzarraga at WPIX-TV 11 reports that according to a Brooklyn-based website the Metropolitan Transportation Authority (MTA) has two of the most sought-after jobs in New York City for 2025. Other notable employers include Madison Square Garden and the City’s Apprenticeship Training Program. More than one million people used Bandana to search for more»

Hilal Bahcetepe at The Chief in New York City reports Workers employed at the Al Gore-backed Technology Refurbisher and Seller Back Market announced their Union - Back Market United, ahead of the e-Commerce Company’s busiest week of the year. “E-Commerce Businesses typically don’t Unionize, so this is impressive for them to do especially more»

Starbucks will pay around $35 million to more than 15,000 New York City Workers to settle claims it denied them stable schedules and arbitrarily cut their hours, City Officials announced Monday (December 1st). Starbucks will also pay $3.4 million in civil penalties under the agreement with the City's Department of Consumer and Worker Protection. Starbucks more»

Chris Marr at Bloomberg reports Amazon has won a Court order temporarily blocking enforcement of New York State’s statute attempting to claim jurisdiction over Private Sector Union disputes, which the retailer argues is pre-empted by Federal Labor Law. The State Law likely runs afoul of the National Labor Relations Act and should be enjoined while the more»

Resident Assistants (RAs) and Resident First-Year Mentors (RFMs) at Fordham University’s Lincoln Center Campus have announced a majority of them have signed Union Authorization Cards to join Office and Professional Employees (OPEIU) Local 153. Student Workers have requested voluntary recognition from University Administrators, citing recent instances more»

The New York State Nurses Association (NYSNA) is responding to the U.S. Department of Education’s proposed rule to exclude nursing from Professional Degree Programs: The Trump Department of Education's proposed rule to exclude nursing from "professional degree" programs could not come at a worse time. This proposal will limit access and make advanced more»

The UnLocal Union - organized with the Association of Legal Aid Attorneys-United Auto Workers (ALAA-UAW) 2325, in New York City have won their National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) Union Election - unanimously. The Workers’ victory was a long time in coming, first demanding voluntary recognition back on September 3rd. But management refused to more»

(NEW YORK CITY) – United Auto Workers (UAW) Local 2110 has petitioned the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) for a Union Election for nearly a thousand full-time and part-time Professional and Non-Professional Staff of the Metropolitan Museum of Art. Workers cite long-term pay inequities, lack of job protection and ever-increasing workloads as more»

NewsGuild of New York-represented Workers at Condé Nast rallied last week outside of CN HQ at World Trade Center to demand a full reversal of recent illegal firings and suspensions of the Fired Four, Condé Workers who were taking part in a legally protected Union action. “By retaliating against Journalists for peaceful and protected more»

Unionized IT Workers employed at CAMBA, Incorporated are on Strike to demand fair wages, dignity and respect for the vital work they do. As the digital backbone of one of New York City’s largest non-profits, CAMBA’s IT Staff make it possible for thousands of low-income New Yorkers to access housing, education and legal support. Yet, more»

Ray Schultz at MediaPost the Union representing Workers at The New York Daily News has negotiated a tentative contract with owner Alden Global Capital after a difficult three-year effort that included multiple rallies. The deal, described as landmark, includes what the Union calls life-changing salary minimums, wage increases and new benefits for more»

(NEW YORK CITY) – As the holiday shopping season is now underway, Retail, Wholesale and Department Store Union (RWDSU) President Stuart Appelbaum has issued the following statement urging Workers be treated with dignity and respect from in-store shopping to e-commerce warehousing, from farm to table and everything in between: The holiday season has more»

The New York City Labor Movement is celebrating Zohran Mamdani’s victory and the clear message New Yorkers have sent about the kind of City they want to build together. The New York City AFL-CIO Central Labor Council’s endorsement reflected his commitment to working Families and a fairer economy for all through the creation of good Union jobs. more»

(ACROSS NEW YORK STATE) - According to an initial analysis of the 2025 General Election, at least 31 New York State United Teachers (NYSUT) Members have been elected or re-elected to Public Office. These wins reflect the power of community-driven leadership and the commitment of Educators, School Staff and Public Service Professionals who understand more»