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NYC’s UPS Workers Are Ready to Strike
"You're making like $200 a week, maybe $300 if you're lucky. It's impossible to live off of what they're paying."
Actors Join the Writers on the Picket Line: ‘I Don’t Want to Be Replaced by Artificial Intelligence’
A roiling hot summer of labor action has basically shut down the entertainment industry.
When Will the City Council Stand Up to Eric Adams?
A budget vote, veto, and primary election all collide during a humid week in New York City.
On the Picket Line With TV Writers Outside Disney’s Money Pitch
At the WGA picket line, even staff writers on big shows say gigs don't pay enough, and are unreliable.
Inside the Fight Over an Unlicensed Market in Sunset Park
While market organizers have resisted getting a permit, a local council member believes their approach has been "very aggressive."
‘The Number One Issue in Our Budget This Year Is Locking Up Black and Brown People’
An interview with Assemblymember Latrice Walker, on the fifth day of her hunger strike to protest bail law rollbacks.
The Human Costs of Your Chipotle Burrito
"They say they're treating employees the best they can, that they're giving the best benefits. The truth is we're getting exploited."
Baristas Say Blank Street Is a Good Place to Work—That’s Why They’re Unionizing
Workers at twenty-six stores in New York City have already voted "yes."
Delivery Workers, Electeds Slam City Hall’s Gift to Uber: Mayor Adams Is ‘Capitulating to Corporate Lobbying’
An inexplicable slashing of a long-planned minimum wage has delivery workers and their advocates pointing the finger at City Hall.
Attention LES Trader Joe’s Shoppers: These Workers Just Launched a Union Drive
"They tell us, oh, we're raking in record profits these days."
