Labor
Policy
NYC’s commercial waste industry is trash. How should we fix it?
New York City’s commercial waste industry is a broken system. How should we fix it?
New York City
Policy
Low-income New Yorkers are getting more economically hopeful
More low-income New Yorkers are hopeful that upward mobility is attainable, according to a report by the Community Service Society of New York, but it also finds that 2 out of 3 among them still feel they are in a precarious, if not worsening, economic situation.
NYPD
Policy
Records standoff between NYPD and Vance continues
The New York Police Department hasn’t met Manhattan District Attorney Cy Vance’s demands for access to internal police disciplinary records and investigative reports, but Police Commissioner James O’Neill is confident the two sides will reach an agreement.
Labor
Policy
Gottfried's Janus workaround reopens labor debate
Assemblyman Richard Gottfried's plan would allow unions to collect reimbursement for the costs of collective bargaining from the state rather than from employees who opt out through agency fees. Conservatives argue that Gottfried’s bill would also be ruled unconstitutional by the Supreme Court’s conservative majority because they believe it to fall under compelled speech.
Labor
Politics
A stunning upset, congressional primaries and a Janus decision
A stunning upset, congressional primaries and a Supreme Court Janus decision in this week's top political news.
New York State
Policy
Cuomo’s anti-Janus labor law may divide workers, critics contend
Governor Andrew Cuomo’s anti-Janus labor law may divide workers, critics contend.
New York City
Policy
Supreme Court strains public sector unions in Janus decision
The U.S. Supreme Court ruled 5-4 Wednesday that public sector employees cannot be forced to pay union dues.
New York State
Opinion
Pension politics puts solvency at risk
Taxpayers may be on the hook if pension returns don’t meet high expectations.
New York State
Opinion
Proposed teacher evaluation reform won’t mean more student testing
The bill currently in Albany would de-emphasize standardized tests
New York City
Politics
Paid parental leave fight coming to the New York City Council
The New York City Council is hoping to pressure Mayor Bill de Blasio’s administration to provide a paid family leave policy to all public employees, and is holding a joint hearing on Monday afternoon to hear from municipal employees testifying on the issue.
Politics
Andrew Cuomo
WFP backs Nixon, parolees get to vote and the IDC downsizes
WFP backs Cynthia Nixon, parolees get to vote and the IDC downsizes
Politics
Labor
Which unions are in and out of the WFP?
Which unions are in and out of the WFP? Assessing the fallout of the tussle over endorsing Cynthia Nixon for governor.
Labor
Policy
What the Assembly wants to do for public-sector unions
An interview with Peter Abbate Jr., chairman of the Assembly Committee on Governmental Employees.
Labor
Policy
Bob Linn is watching the U.S. Supreme Court
Labor Commissioner Bob Linn spoke to City & State about tussling with the police union, negotiating with NYCHA workers and why he’s watching the U.S. Supreme Court.
Labor
Policy
Labor is under threat. A new bus managers union shows how to fight back.
A new MTA bus managers union could be a model for growth as the labor movement faces an uncertain landscape.
MTA
Opinion
Why it costs so much to build anything in New York City
Union fees drive up New York City building costs.
New York City
Opinion
How to fix New York City's dangerous private sanitation industry
43 New Yorkers have died in crashes with private sanitation in the last eight years.
Labor
Policy
Gothamist is back. But what about its union?
Gothamist is back, but its new owner, WNYC, is grappling with a culture shift as union and management prepare for contract talks.
Policy
New York State
Your guide to the 2018 state legislative session
Previewing the 2018 Albany state legislative session
Bill de Blasio
Opinion
NYC public employees need paid parental leave
Mothers and fathers both should have time with their newborns.
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