Policy
Policy

City retirees win in court again, as Adams vows to press on

The court ruling is another blow to Mayor Eric Adams and municipal union leaders who want to move retired city workers onto privately-managed health insurance plans.

  • By Bob Hennelly

Special Reports
Personality

Standing by the Grieving Families Act

A Q&A with Brad Hoylman-Sigal

  • By Aaron Short

Special Reports
Personality

How workers’ compensation has protected New Yorkers for more than a century

A Q&A with Gaurav Vasisht, executive director and CEO, New York State Insurance Fund.

  • By Aaron Short

Policy
Policy

Will Hochul veto the Grieving Families Act for a third time?

Supporters hope the governor will finally reform the state’s nearly 180-year-old wrongful death law, but hospitals, insurance companies and the business lobby still oppose the bill.

  • By Rebecca C. Lewis

Policy
Policy

As worker injuries increase, advocates push Hochul to sign warehouse safety bill

The annual rate of warehouse injuries increased 30% last year, according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics.

  • By Rebecca C. Lewis

Policy
Policy

Day one of 2024 NYCETC workforce agenda conference addresses policy pathways for career development

The two-day event kicked off with opening remarks from the organization's CEO Gregory Morris, Hot Bread Kitchen CEO Leslie Abbey and City Council Speaker Adrienne Adams.

  • By Amanda Salazar

Labor
Politics

32BJ staff looks to unionize with CWA, asks for neutrality

Organizers and other staff with the politically powerful union are seeking to organize themselves after past false starts.

  • By Rebecca C. Lewis

Policy
Policy

As Adams leans on city workforce, low staffing remains a challenge for some NYC agencies

While some agencies report improvements after backfilling positions, others are still struggling with reduced staffing and vacancies, hindering the delivery of key government services.

  • By Annie McDonough

News & Politics
Politics

Lander endorses bill sponsored by fellow mayoral candidate Ramos

City Comptroller Brad Lander’s latest report recommends passage of the TEMP Act to protect outdoor workers from extreme heat.

  • By Rebecca C. Lewis

Events
Sponsor Content

Third annual conference tackles the cost of hospital care

The Price of Power: Confronting the Hospital Affordability Crisis conference gathered government officials and public health experts to discuss solutions.

Heard Around Town
Politics

32BJ launches media campaign against New York-Presbyterian hospital system

The union is shaming the health care juggernaut after it tried to force them to pay $25 million to not use its services.

  • By Sahalie Donaldson

Economic Development
Policy

NYC waterfront rebirth, green economy and career training highlighted at City & State’s Economic Development and Workforce Summit

New York City Economic Development Corporation CEO Andrew Kimball delivered the keynote speech at the event.

  • By Austin C. Jefferson

Events
Personality

Lander and Ramos support organized labor on a tumultuous day for Mayor Eric Adams

Union leaders were honored at City & State New York’s annual Labor Power 100 event.

  • By Phenix Kim

Labor
Power Lists

The 2024 Labor Power 100

New York’s most influential union leaders

  • By City & State

Interviews & Profiles
Personality

UFT President Michael Mulgrew isn’t afraid to pivot

From congestion pricing to Medicare Advantage, the politically nimble leader of the teachers union seems to always come out on top.

  • By Bob Hennelly

DNC
Politics

Randi Weingarten sees congressional victory through New York

The AFT president offered praise for the work of the state’s teachers union, which recently launched a campaign to help get Democrats elected

  • By Rebecca C. Lewis

Policy
Policy

Union leaders testify at hearing on public school funding

UFT President Michael Mulgrew and NYSUT President Melinda Person spoke out against Gov. Kathy Hochul's proposed changes to the school funding formula.

  • By Austin C. Jefferson

Opinion
Opinion

Opinion: ‘Project 2025’ would be a disaster for Brooklyn

The far-right campaign platform would roll back decades of progress on issues from health care to education to labor rights, making most New Yorkers worse off.

  • By Justin Brannan

Opinion
Opinion

Opinion: Gig workers deserve a level playing field

One-third of gig workers do not have enough money to pay their bills, despite often working more than 40 hours per week, according to a new survey.

  • By Lina Moe, Rebecca Lurie and Andrés Bernal

Immigration
Policy

Legal work authorization still eludes most migrants to New York

Those eligible for Temporary Protected Status are able to work legally with relative ease compared to migrants who don’t qualify.

  • By Carlos Garcia
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