City payroll records obtained by THE CITY suggest union enrollment has slipped since a Supreme Court ruling that allows government workers to opt out of membership. Between 2018 and 2022, membership went down nearly 8% among city employee unions, outpacing a decline of 5.1% in the number of full-time employees across city agencies. The gap […]
Unions
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College-Educated and Young Workers Lead Union Surge While Public Sector Plummets
Higher ed and hospital strikes highlighted in CUNY’s annual Labor Day report, which also finds a 16-point drop in NYC government worker union membership.
Posted inRetirees
Retirees Crash Adams Event to Blast Medicare Advantage Plan
The switch to a privatized plan would save the city $600 million a year, but retirees say it’s not what was promised to them.
Posted inBrooklyn, Health, Labor, Unions
NYU Langone–Brooklyn Nurses Say Staffing Levels Have Reached State of Emergency
Complaint to state alleges violations of rule limiting ICU nurses to two patients at a time.
Posted inLabor
Home Health Aides Sue State Labor Department Over Dropped Wage Theft Investigation
Attorneys for underpaid caretakers argue that New York abandoned its legal obligation to workers by closing cases.
Posted inEconomy
Job Losses Show Entertainment Industry Strikes Hitting NYC Economy
New York City’s economic recovery continues to lag the nation’s.
Posted inHealth
Judge ‘Permanently’ Bans Medicare Advantage Switch for City Retirees
The Adams administration had intended to switch 250,000 retired public-sector workers to a controversial privately run health care plan on Sept. 1.
Posted inBoard of Correction, Department of Correction, Rikers Island, Unions
Correction Officers’ Union Donated to Council Members Who Oppose Rikers Receivership
A group of city lawmakers toured city jails and touted improvements. Almost all got campaign cash from the union representing jail personnel.
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UFT Members to Revote on Contract They Rejected After ‘Undemocratic’ Mulgrew Split a Chapter
Physical and occupational therapists are now on their own in seeking a better bargaining agreement, over their union president’s objections.
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School Therapists Want a Better Contract Deal. The UFT Wants Them to Give Up.
Union president Michael Mulgrew is pressing occupational and physical therapists to vote again on a deal they rejected — while some members demand new negotiations with City Hall instead.