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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.

April 7, 2023

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."

Bad Blood in Southern Brooklyn

Ari Kagan made a "calculated" decision to become a Republican. Will it pay off?

February 10, 2023

The HarperCollins Strike Approaches 50 Days: ‘$45K Is Just Not Enough to Live on in NYC’

“We believe that this is our only opportunity to make real change in this industry," union chair Laura Harshberger told Hell Gate.

January 17, 2023

Portraits: NYC Nurses on Strike

"It’s not about the money, it’s about patients’ safety and patients’ lives."

January 10, 2023

Let the Great Mets Parking Lot Casino Schmooze-Fest Begin!

If you vision it, it might come [a private casino on public parkland].

January 9, 2023

Organized Retail Crime is the Reason Your Pharmacy Sucks. Does NYC Even Have Organized Retail Crime?

Shoplifting has increased in NYC, but how much of it is the work of sophisticated gangs?

Delivery Apps Ask NYC to Block Wage Increase For Delivery Workers Days Before It Takes Effect

During a hearing Friday, DoorDash relied on the same tactics it’s used to push anti-worker legislation in California and elsewhere.

Students Occupy the New School After Administration Cuts Off Pay and Health Coverage for Striking Faculty

A surprise escalation by students adds heat to a labor action that is already the longest adjunct faculty strike in U.S. history.

December 8, 2022