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Charter/Spectrum is in a full court press to decertify IBEW Local 3 in what could be a major blow to both the New York state and the American labor movement.
There was no picket line New Year’s Eve outside the West 23rd St. New York corporate offices of Charter/Spectrum, comprised by electricians from Local 3 of the International Brotherhood of
Vote count set for Jan. 9
With just a few days left before the Jan. 8th deadline for TWU Local 100 members to mail in their ballot on the pending MTA contract, union leadership remained confident
Following incidents in Brooklyn and elsewhere, Mayor Bill de Blasio is among those calling on the New York State Senate and New York State Assembly Majority to amend bail-reform law that went into effect Jan. 1.
City Council mandates agencies do more than just collect data on workplace injuries.
Under legislation passed by the City Council Dec. 19, the de Blasio administration will be required to compile extensive amounts of information on municipal workplace injuries and occupational diseases and
Criminally insane patients will move to renovated facility after Public Employees Federation (Official) prevail on Office of Mental Health to address infrastructure shortcomings.
The transfer of criminally insane patients from Kirby Forensic Psychiatric Center on Wards Island to a nearby facility will take place next month, with the union that represents center staff,
Al O'Leary, longtime comms director with NYC Police Benevolent Association, leaves for different beat: rock 'n' roll drummer.
It’s a safe bet to say Al O’Leary has been quoted in every city newspaper that’s seen print since the mid-1980s. And in the majority of online news sites since
Informing City Hall-FDNY Fire Prevention Inspectors are peace officers, scale water towers, are trained in fire science, and scope out potentially life-threatening hazardous waste sites yet can't take the FDNY promotions test like FDNY EMTs.
The union that represents the more-than 400 Fire Prevention Inspectors has launched a campaign for pay parity with the firefighting side of the FDNY as well as granting the Inspectors
City Hall rally highlights hardships of IBEW Local 100 members and their families as Charter/Spectrum pushes to decertify union.
Members of the City Council are threatening to reject a renewal of Charter/Spectrum’s profitable municipal franchise agreement if the company does not sign a contract with 1,800 members of International
CWA Local 1180 members due checks from union's landmark settlement with the de Blasio administration for years of pay discrimination get nasty holiday surprise.
The Office of Payroll Administration mishandled payouts that were due to 1,400 members of Communications Workers of America Local 1180 who were part of a class-action pay-discrimination lawsuit, city officials
Santa delivered: 32BJ SEIU reached a tentative contract agreement that includes 10.81 percent in wage increases over four years for more than 22,000 commercial cleaners.
Just in time for Christmas: Service Employees International Union’s Local 32BJ Dec. 20 reached a tentative contract agreement that includes 10.81 percent in wage increases over four years for more
Father of the first NYPD Officer to die from his WTC occupational exposure recalls years of resistance from the city including hurtful remarks made by Mayor Bloomberg for the which the Mayor apologized.
For Joe Zadroga, 73, accepting the Bronze Medallion, the city’s highest civilian honor, in memory of his son, NYPD Det. James Zadroga, was not easy.
The New York State Nurses Association's Jill Furillo, Judith Cutchin and Leon Bell spoke of how the union's recently ratified contract for NYC Health + Hospitals nurses addresses recruitment and retention issues, including by setting staffing ratios and boosting education and certification differentials. “One of the underlying issues we were facing was a $10,000 pay gap between the private-sector and public-sector salaries, which creates all sorts of problems,” Mr. Bell said.
Nurses at NYC Health + Hospitals overwhelmingly voted Dec. 13 to ratify a “historical” contract that for the first time sets staffing ratios that the New York State Nurses Association,
Video of friendly-fire incident that killed NYPD Officer Brian Mulkeen man leaves a trail of questions.
The footage is from multiple perspectives. There was always going to be just one outcome.
Recently freed from state lockup after 20-year stint for her role in the murder of an NYPD officer, Brooklyn woman is sent to prison.
A woman recently freed following a 20-year state jail term for her role in the 1998 killing of an NYPD Police Officer was sentenced Dec. 20 in Brooklyn Federal Court
FDNY mourns the passing of their human "encyclopedia."
The FDNY is mourning the passing Dec. 17 of Jonathan Lerch, the man who served as its institutional memory for more than 50 years. He was 88 years old.
Thousands of members of 32BJ SEIU rallied Nov. 18 near Rockefeller Center to ask for one present for Christmas: a fair contract for more than 22,000 office cleaners who work at more than 1,300 buildings across the city.
About 8,000 members of Service Employees International Union’s Local 32BJ rallied Nov. 18 near Rockefeller Center to ask for one present for Christmas: a fair contract for more than 22,000
Long time DC 37 Local 1320 union president doesn't let battle with leukemia get In the way of continuing to serve others.
Early on Christmas morning 10 years ago, Jim Tucciarelli got an anonymous phone call informing him that then-Mayor Michael Bloomberg planned to go to the Newtown Creek Sewage Treatment Plant
Central role of the city's labor movement in advocacy for 9/11 WTC responders and survivors also honored.
Every year since the 9/11 attacks, the City of New York has regularly honored the first-responders who lost their lives that day and in the years since due to exposure
Sergeants Benevolent Association's Mullins apologizes to the family of murdered Barnard student for comments he made about her killing, but keeps up offensive against Mayor Bill de Blasio.
The president of the Sergeants Benevolent Association on Dec. 16 issued an apology for incendiary comments he made a day earlier regarding the killing of Tessa Majors, the Barnard student
Landmark pro-family proposal would cover child birth, adoption and fostering and was a long time priority item for AFGE and National Treasury Employees Union (NTEU)
Despite the sharp partisan divide in Washington, congressional Democrats and Republicans, along with the Trump Administration, have agreed to provide paid parental leave to all members of the Federal workforce.
Settlement of long standing CWA Local 1180 Federal pay discrimination lawsuit preceded contract deal.
Communications Workers of America Local 1180 and the de Blasio administration have reached a contract deal that calls for a 7.25-percent wage hike over 43 months and seven days. The
Impact of the last shutdown lingers. Bi-partisan Congressional close on deal but timeline is tight.
While the congressional impeachment proceedings commanded center stage in the nation’s capital, a vast majority of Federal workers are anxiously bracing for another government shutdown that could come if Congress
Internal debate over the MTA/TWU contract proposal heats up on social media.
Two factions within Transport Workers Union Local 100 have taken to social media to urge rank-and-file members to vote against the contract reached Dec. 4 between the Metropolitan Transportation Authority
Woman convicted of manslaughter in 1998 killing of NYPD officer released from state jail, but now faces Federal time.
A Brooklyn woman convicted in 1999 for her role in the killing of an NYPD Police Officer was released from a state jail Dec. 10 but swiftly taken into Federal
Bronx Latin School Environmental Science Teacher Aida Rosenbaum was one of seven educators honored Dec. 11 with the Alfred P. Sloan Foundation's Sloan Award for Excellence in Teaching Science and Mathematics.
“You don't really expect to be at the Grammys for teaching!”
As a result of Congress's permanent reauthorization of the 9/11 VCF this summer, the fund's Special Master revisits old deadlines.
The 9/11 Victim Compensation Fund has revisited its policy of imposing a two-year deadline for first-responders, survivors and their families to apply from the time a family member had died,
Heating Plant Technicians, Maintenance Workers and other staff within the New York City Housing Authority (NYCHA)’s Heat Management Services Department set to begin training to improve response times to heating outages.
Heating Plant Technicians, Maintenance Workers and other staff within the Housing Authority’s Management Services Department will begin training to improve response times to heating outages as part of a plan
Family of man killed during “friendly-fire” incident that also killed NYPD PO Brian Mulkeen demands info on what led to confrontation. NYPD says it will release video in coming week.
The NYPD expects to release video footage of the Sept. 29 incident during which Police Officer Brian Mulkeen and a Binghamton man were killed in a hail of police bullets
Civil rights icon and Congressman John Lewis was inspired by Rosa Parks and a 1958 comic book on Martin Luther King, Jr.’s activism to join the movement—and now his experiences have been chronicled in the comic book trilogy ‘March,’ which was incorporated into city public schools' Social Studies curriculum.
"Study “March,” study the way of peace, study the philosophy of non-violence, and never hate, as Dr. King taught us, for hate is too heavy of a burden to carry,’" Mr. Lewis told a group of Teachers and students.
Congressman and civil-rights icon John Lewis wants city public school students to make “good trouble.”
Momentum for City Council Staff Unionization Grows
A majority of City Council Members appear to be following the lead of Speaker Corey Johnson in enthusiastically supporting the move by their staff to form a union, based on
"Reclassifications" drive up #NYC killings, NYPD says.
A spate of killings in recent weeks has brought the number of murders citywide to 299 so far this year, 24 more than the city recorded through November last year.
Deal now goes to members for sign-off. Some union activists say pact comes up short on wages.
The Metropolitan Transportation Authority and Transport Workers Union Local 100 say the tentative contract deal they reached Dec. 4—providing raises of a shade less than 10 percent over four years—effectively
COBA NYC president vigorously defends corrections officers' actions in teen's suicide try.
The head of the city’s Correction Officers’ union vigorously defended the actions of Officers who were on duty when an 18-year-old tried to commit suicide and was gravely injured at
MTA & TWU Reach Tentative Contract Deal
Details to come after Executive Board review
Transport Workers Union Local 100 President Tony Utano issued the following statement this afternoon:
"I am happy to report that we have reached a negotiated settlement with the MTA that I believe the Local 100 membership will ratify in overwhelming fashion. We achieved the framework for settlement over the weekend, and after several days of intense bargaining, arrived at the tentative agreement today, Wednesday, Dec. 4.
He continued. "I am calling a meeting of the Local 100 Executive Board for tomorrow to present the MOU for discussion and approval. I wish to thank TWU members for the incredible support you provided to me and the Local 100 leadership throughout this campaign. We were truly united. We will be reporting details of the agreement as soon as the Executive Board has had an opportunity to vote on it."
Pat Foye, MTA chairman also released a statement:
“We have reached a tentative agreement with TWU Local 100 that’s fair to taxpayers, our riders and the tens of thousands of Transit employees who have worked hard to improve subway and bus service benefiting eight million daily customers. This tentative agreement continues the forward momentum of NYC Transit that has led to a surge in subway on-time performance and ridership increases that reflect our customers’ returning confidence in the system."
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Union says outsourced repairs come back to haunt city at crunch time.
The president of the civil-service mechanics union said Dec. 3 that 10 percent of the Department of Sanitation’s salt-spreaders were out of commission at one point or another during the
Editorial: Parole Board's miscalculation "inexcusable."
A state Parole Board in early November approved the release of a woman who helped her boyfriend kill a Police Officer 21 years ago, and the cop’s widow and the
Internal probe comes as union battles Trump administration's full court press to roll back collective bargaining and workplace protections.
The American Federation of Government Employees is conducting an independent probe into allegations of sexual misconduct that have been leveled against its long-time president, J. David Cox, according to an
The city Law Department is seeking to lift the cap on the number of Assistant Corporation Counsels it can hire—but Saul Fishman, head of Csba Attorneys, feared that the proposal could potentially encroach upon the 1,000 non-competitive attorneys working at more than 40 municipal agencies.
“We’re a union town. People should have eyes and ears when things move away from civil service,” he said.
The city Law Department is seeking to lift the cap on the number of Assistant Corporation Counsels it can hire—but the head of the Civil Service Bar Association feared that
Carrube wins SSSA balloting by huge margin
Mike Carrube, president of the Subway Surface Supervisors Association, won re-election to a second term by a better-than 3-1 margin over his opponent, Executive Vice President Yvette Williams-Lawson, 1,482 votes
New York City Council staffers go public with their accounts of harassment cite the New York City Council's decision to not expel City Council Member Andy King as evidence of a systemic failure to address an exploitative and abusive workplace culture. #HarassmentFreeAlbany
The controversy over the City Council’s decision to suspend rather than expel Bronx Council Member Andy King following a second round of substantiated charges that he harassed his staff showed
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Officers from Patrol Borough Brooklyn North carried out a Secret Santa operation for students at P.S - I.S. 323 in Brownsville, Brooklyn. These officers maintain a close relationship with the school, often hosting assemblies and teaching classroom lessons. Recently, the officers asked the students to make holiday wish lists. Some of the answers surprised them. Instead of asking for the latest gadget, students asked for school supplies, pots and pans for mom, sneakers for their family. One student asked for food and water. The officers each chipped in on wish list items, then reached out to the students families to arrange for some very special deliveries. This video was provided by the NYPD.
VIDEO: Norman Seabrook at a birthday party thrown for him Dec. 18.
Chief reporter Rachel Cisto is live at Harlem Hospital, where workers are calling on Gov. Cuomo to approve the Enhanced Safety Net bill.
NYPD VIDEO shows officers protecting the city on Election Day duty.
New Police Commissioner James P. O'Neill, in a speech to the Citizens Crime Commission on Wednesday, explains how the NYPD is training new officers to be responsive to communities. For the full story, see next week's Chief.
Gary Graves was a counselor at Rikers Island for 16 years until the Department of Correction did a check of Corizon Health employees and found he had criminal convictions from more than 25 years ago. He was fired, and he lost an Article 78 proceeding. But he's not giving up the fight. Watch the video, and see next week's Chief.
School Crossing Guards, some of the city's lowest-paid employees, reflected on Mayor de Blasio's announcement yesterday of a wage increase for city workers. All city workers will earn at least $15/hour by Dec. 31, 2018.
Local 983 President Joe Puleo spoke with us earlier about a plan by the Battery Park City Authority to privatize Parks Enforcement Patrol officers in Battery Park City.
About 55 members of the Professional Staff Congress were arrested this afternoon for blocking the doorway of CUNY offices on 42nd St. Though the university put out an economic offer, PSC president Barbara Bowen said it was inadequate.
Last week, Bronx Borough President Ruben Diaz Jr. urged the de Blasio administration to further embrace charter schools. Allies of the Mayor called the Brooklyn rally a "political attack."
On June 3, firefighters, politicians and union leaders rallied against Mayor Bloomberg's proposed closing of 20 fire companies. Watch the video here or with the full story at http://thechiefleader.com/news/news_of_the_week/article_5710f142-904c-11e0-99f9-001a4bcf6878.html
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