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Labor

IT Staffing Agency Traps Tech Workers in Their Jobs, Federal Suit Alleges

July 17, 2024, 5:00 a.m.July 16, 2024, 9:09 p.m.

Smoothstack, which counts Fortune 500 companies among its clients, demanded its employees stay at the company for about two years or face fines up to $30,000.

People cast their ballots in the Barclays Center on the first day of early voting, Oct. 24, 2020.

How to New York: Court

What Can a Convicted Felon in New York Do When They Get Released?

July 15, 2024, 5:00 a.m.July 17, 2024, 2:13 p.m.

Can you vote, get financial aid, or travel out of state? Some of that depends on your supervised release and evolving laws. Here’s our guide on the basics.

Immigration

They Fled War in Ukraine to Make a Home in New York. Now, They Fear a Trump Presidency

July 12, 2024, 5:00 a.m.July 12, 2024, 5:30 p.m.

Two years after arriving with just one suitcase, Inna Malamura has an apartment, speaks some English and has work authorization.

Work

Vending Tickets in Parks Climb Steadily as New Arrivals Face Ramped Up Enforcement

June 17, 2024, 5:00 a.m.June 16, 2024, 9:04 p.m.

Battery Park — the site of a physical confrontation between a Parks officer and a teenager that recently went viral — has seen more tickets for unpermitted selling than any other city park last year.

Labor

Staten Island’s Amazon Labor Union s Forces with the Teamsters

June 10, 2024, 5:02 p.m.June 10, 2024, 5:02 p.m.

The merger, which is pending ratification by workers at an Amazon shipping warehouse, gives the fledgling union a major boost to secure a first contract with the megaretailer.

Work

Migrant Women, Eager for Work, Turn to Construction

June 5, 2024, 5:05 a.m.June 5, 2024, 1:39 p.m.

Four in 10 trainees are now female, as local workers centers report skyrocketing demand for courses in safety, demolition and more.

Manhattan

Mount Sinai Eye & Ear Nurses Rally for Layoff Plan as Beth Israel Shutdown Looms

June 4, 2024, 8:50 p.m.June 4, 2024, 9:15 p.m.

Nurses at the East Village ambulatory care center have been working under an expired contract and the possibility that their facility could close along with the d hospital nearby.

Workers make repairs on the Coney Island boardwalk.

Summer & THE CITY

Under the Boardwalk: The Unsung Heroes of Summer Saving You From Splinters

May 22, 2024, 12:59 p.m.May 28, 2024, 5:39 p.m.

The next time you don’t stub your toe while ambling along the sea-side promenade, thank Donald Grupski and his crew.

A protester waves flags at the pro-Palestinian encampment at City College

Labor

CUNY Faculty Stage Illegal May Day Strike As Criticism Mounts Over Campus Protest Response

May 1, 2024, 4:33 p.m.May 1, 2024, 11:18 p.m.

Work stoppages are illegal for New York public servants, but 250-plus professors signed a pledge to not work on Wednesday in of students pressing demands to “divest from all companies complicit in the imperialist-zionist genocide.”

Work

Labor Pains: MTA Brass Hears From Pregnant Bus Drivers Suing for Work Accommodations

April 30, 2024, 3:42 p.m.April 30, 2024, 3:42 p.m.

Bus operators with rapidly approaching due dates took to the transit agency’s monthly hearing to make their voices heard amid stress and financial uncertainty.

Work

IT Staffing Agency Traps Tech Workers in Their Jobs, Federal Suit Alleges

What Can a Convicted Felon in New York Do When They Get Released?

They Fled War in Ukraine to Make a Home in New York. Now, They Fear a Trump Presidency

Vending Tickets in Parks Climb Steadily as New Arrivals Face Ramped Up Enforcement

Staten Island’s Amazon Labor Union s Forces with the Teamsters

Migrant Women, Eager for Work, Turn to Construction

Mount Sinai Eye & Ear Nurses Rally for Layoff Plan as Beth Israel Shutdown Looms

Under the Boardwalk: The Unsung Heroes of Summer Saving You From Splinters

CUNY Faculty Stage Illegal May Day Strike As Criticism Mounts Over Campus Protest Response

Labor Pains: MTA Brass Hears From Pregnant Bus Drivers Suing for Work Accommodations

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