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 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 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.

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.