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New York City recorded historic lows in shootings and murders through September, but assaults on police officers and other public-sector workers rose nearly 8 percent.
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"Management hired all the possible anti union consultants and spent a boatload of money to defeat them," UAW Region 9A Director Brandon Mancilla said in a social media post after the AutoZone vote. "But the workers made it clear that you can’t beat good organizing."
ALT Worker firing the latest chapter in AutoZone's relentless union-busting campaign
NYC officials announced a record $131.5 million settlement with DoorDash, alleging the delivery giant illegally underpaid more than 260,000 workers.
“This was not a rounding error,” Mayor Mamdani said.
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NYC’s Police Pension Fund had a serious oversight problem, according to two new investigations: weak procedures allowed some NYPD officials to collect pension benefits they weren’t entitled to.
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‘This department is running as a private corporation'
PEF calls out the Department of Financial Services' workplace culture of 'bullying' and 'retaliation':
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“We need all hands on deck to protect the New Yorkers who are bearing the brunt of the affordability crisis.” – D.A. Bragg. Read more about our partnership with @helloDCWP in @thechiefleader: thechiefleader.com/stories/m…
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If an employer’s records show low use of leave, it is overwhelmingly likely that its employees are attending work while sick or injured—and that the employer is violating the law.
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Mayor Zohran Mamdani has named Jennifer Jones Austin to lead NYC's Civilian Complaint Review Board, drawing a cautious response from the PBA, which called for a "fundamental change" at the watchdog agency after years of tension with officers.
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A federal judge just blocked NYC's Local Law 52 — which would've barred Uber and Lyft from deactivating drivers without just cause — siding with the rideshare giants. NYTWA's Bhairavi Desai called it "a punch in the gut to New York City workers" :
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A study by Stony Brook University has revealed a link between 9/11-related PTSD and accelerated aging. 9/11 legal advocate Michael Barasch strongly praises the research team in @TheChiefLeader.
#baraschmcgarry #911survivors #wtchp #firstresponders #neverforget
District Council 37 members and local leaders who say that union leadership has shut them out of ongoing negotiations with the city rallied just steps away from DC 37’s lower Manhattan headquarters Monday:
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More than 500 unionized attorneys and legal staff at Brooklyn Defender Services walked off the job Thursday after marathon contract negotiations failed to produce a new labor agreement before the union's strike deadline:
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What is it like for road builders and pavers on 100 degree days? Ask members of @LIUNA1010:
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A former NYPD officer has pleaded guilty to having sex with a woman shortly after arresting her:
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Fire deaths are rising again in New York City. That's why I've spent years fighting to restore the fifth firefighter to FDNY engine companies.
Thank you to @TheChiefLeader for highlighting this critical issue.
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This morning, @NYCMayor will announce the creation of a new Committee on Construction Safety aimed at protecting workers as part of his housing plan.
Read more about it in my interview with Department of Buildings Commissioner, Ahmed Tigani:
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A Queens man on parole for a 1990 murder and attempted kidnapping case has been charged with assaulting a state parole officer after blowing a mixture of powdered fentanyl, heroin and cocaine into her face:
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Some details on what LIRR workers got, per an email sent to union members by union leadership last night.
-4.5% in the contract's key final year (higher than what the MTA wanted that will likely set a new wage standard for transit workers).
-$3,000 lump some payment
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NEW: Near-finalized Tier 6 pension reforms to be included in the state budget would lower the retirement age for ALL workers within tier 6 to 58 from 63 & lower contributions.
The details were laid out in a @DC37nyc leadership meeting this week.
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OP-ED: Reflections on May Day from Marc Kagan, and why NYC unions have a long way to go in building labor power:
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