Governor Hochul, labor leaders, and other solons behind the banner at the NYC Labor Day Parade 2025. ( Photo: Susan Watts/Office of Governor Kathy Hochul) Labor Day Parade Shows Union Solidarity & Fractious Politics Many thousands of union members from over 200 different groups across many dozens of trades came to midtown Manhattan on... News 08 Sep 2025 | 12:31
Announcing the “Too Tough To Die” resolution at Foley Square, in front of the Lorenzo Pace sculpture “The Triumph of the Human Spirit.” ( Photo: Carmen DeLaRosa X) City Council Resolution Backing Daily News Union Introduced The three-years-long battle between the Daily News union and the newspaper’s hedge fund owners, Alden Global Capital, took... News 18 Aug 2025 | 06:42
Left: Daily News reporter Kerry Burke. Right: NewsGuild President Susan DeCarava. ( Photos: Brian Berger) Daily News Union Rallies for Contract, Decries Hedge Fund Ownership Dozens of Daily News workers–there aren’t many more than that– and more than 100 friends and allies, including a clutch of... News 21 Jul 2025 | 01:32
Home health aide protesters outside Chinese-American Planning Council, March 5, 2025. ( Photo: Ain’t I A Woman Instagram) Home Health Aides Protest Chinese Social Services Giant CPC and Others—Again Dozens of impassioned protesters gathered outside the offices of the Chinese-American Planning Council (CPC) at 45 Suffolk... News 10 Mar 2025 | 04:06
Yayun Li, 68, worked 24-hour shifts as a home care aide for 18 years. “It was so hard, I don’t have the words to describe it. I didn’t eat well. I didn’t sleep well,” she said. ( By Chia-Tien Nicole Chen) Home Care Aides Stage Hunger Strike, Demanding Ban on 24-Hour Shifts On March 20, 24 home care aides and labor advocates camped out in front of City Hall and launched a six-day hunger strike... News 03 Apr 2024 | 11:48
Workers with 32BJ SEIU’s New York Metro residential division conducting a brief strike at 56 Pine St. The union said that cut breaks were restored after the labor action, but that a first-time contract was still being negotiated with management. ( Photo via 32BJ SEIU) Doormen & Porters At Chelsea & Downtown Buildings Stage Brief Strikes Labor unrest continues at two Manhattan buildings–one in Chelsea and another in the Financial District–as unionized workers,... News 31 Mar 2024 | 03:34
Members of 32BJ SEIU get hyped up at the intersection of Broadway and 41st. St. The union has authorized a strike, which will go down if contract negotiations with building owners remain stalled. ( Photo by Jack Ahern ) Building Service Workers’ Union Authorizes Strike, As Contract for 20,000 Workers Expires 12/31 If negotiations with building owners can’t reach a consensus point, a union representing 20,00 NYC commercial building service... Home 02 Jan 2024 | 04:51
D.A. Alvin Bragg made a point of personally handing off the overdue checks to employees from Ampak Electrical Services, a now-defunct contractor hired to perform electrical work on Richard Branson’s Virgin Hotel. ( Photo via Rosa M. McDowell, Manhattan D.A.’s Office) First Payments From Stolen Wage Fund: D.A. Returns $50K to Electrical Workers Seven employees from the now-defunct contractor Ampak Electrical Services were remunerated a total of $50,000 on Wednesday,... News 01 Sep 2023 | 01:17
Employees protest during the Whitney gala. Photo: Karissa Francis Whitney Museum Union Demands More During Annual Gala Along the westernmost block of Gansevoort Street, Whitney Museum staffers rallied for fair wages and benefits on Tuesday... News 19 May 2022 | 07:26
Towering Hotel at Rockefeller Center Nears Completion