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Queens

Elmhurst Resident Doctors End Strike, Reach Deal with Mount Sinai on Pay Parity

May 24, 2023, 4:54 p.m.May 24, 2023, 4:54 p.m.

The pending agreement would pay the public Queens hospital’s residents as much as their Upper East Side private peers.

How to New York

How to Become a New York City Tour Guide

May 5, 2023, 5:00 a.m.Oct. 11, 2023, 1:14 p.m.

You need a license to lead paid tours in New York City. Get ready to take a 150-question exam before you take a group of tourists out on the town.

Labor

Staten Island Ferry Engineers Entitled to Wage Boost, Comptroller Rules

March 30, 2023, 2:32 p.m.March 30, 2023, 5:12 p.m.

As crews complain low pay rates lead to understaffing and service disruptions, Lander’s decision could yield $300K per worker in back pay alone.

Unions

Teachers Buck Mulgrew, Petition for Referendum Vote On Medicare Advantage

March 21, 2023, 5:00 a.m.April 10, 2023, 3:51 p.m.

UFT president feels pressure from who demand a union-wide vote on the retiree health care cost savings plan he’s championing.

Labor

City Union Leaders Approve Controversial Medicare Advantage Retiree Health Care

March 9, 2023, 7:18 p.m.April 10, 2023, 3:51 p.m.

The Municipal Labor Committee overwhelmingly voted for a public-private partnership managed by Aetna to fulfill promised cost savings, while retired workers continued court battles.

Manhattan

Disaster Awaits a Block Away From Construction Collapse Death, Suit Claims

March 8, 2023, 8:26 p.m.March 8, 2023, 8:26 p.m.

Inspectors discovered another unstable wall about to collapse, just steps from where a laborer died in Chinatown while doing demolition on Tuesday.

Deliveristas

Adams Rolls Back $24-an-Hour Minimum Pay Rate for Delivery Workers

March 7, 2023, 10:17 a.m.Oct. 15, 2023, 4:30 p.m.

In a reversal, City Hall is advancing a new minimum hourly rate of $19.96, nearly $4 less than previously proposed.

Worker Safety

Workers Who Toil in Extreme Temperatures Would Get Relief Under State Bill

Feb. 10, 2023, 5:00 a.m.Feb. 14, 2023, 12:28 p.m.

A measure introduced by state lawmakers aims to address the conditions that led to heat-related illnesses among UPS delivery truck drivers last summer.

Covid-19

After Year of Hardships, Some Fired Unvaccinated City Workers Win Jobs Back

Jan. 23, 2023, 5:05 a.m.Oct. 12, 2023, 8:04 a.m.

In a growing number of lawsuits, municipal workers who were put on unpaid leave or terminated after seeking religious exemptions to an employee COVID shot mandate are getting judges to order their reinstatement.

Economy

NYC’s Workforce Shrank by 300,000 Since 2020

Jan. 19, 2023, 6:39 p.m.Jan. 19, 2023, 6:39 p.m.

The latest economic numbers show a city still struggling its way toward pandemic recovery, with employment in construction, retail, and leisure and hospitality all lagging their pre-pandemic levels.

Work

Elmhurst Resident Doctors End Strike, Reach Deal with Mount Sinai on Pay Parity

How to Become a New York City Tour Guide

Staten Island Ferry Engineers Entitled to Wage Boost, Comptroller Rules

Teachers Buck Mulgrew, Petition for Referendum Vote On Medicare Advantage

City Union Leaders Approve Controversial Medicare Advantage Retiree Health Care

Disaster Awaits a Block Away From Construction Collapse Death, Suit Claims

Adams Rolls Back $24-an-Hour Minimum Pay Rate for Delivery Workers

Workers Who Toil in Extreme Temperatures Would Get Relief Under State Bill

After Year of Hardships, Some Fired Unvaccinated City Workers Win Jobs Back

NYC’s Workforce Shrank by 300,000 Since 2020

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