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Schneps Union Journalists Say Management Is Engaged in Bad-Faith Stall Tactics
After winning their union election this summer, journalists worry the media empire’s owners are trying to grind them down.
Hot Strike Summer for NYC's Public Defenders
Neighborhood Defender Service and the Bronx Defenders are on the city's longest-running public defender strikes since 1982.
After 'Incredibly Insulting and Disappointing' Union-Busting Campaign, Schneps Media Reporters Will Take an NLRB Vote
“It’s really hard to feel like you’re having a conversation in good faith about economic equity with someone who owns two second homes,” one employee told Hell Gate.
Next Order of Business for Claire Valdez and Darializa Avila Chevalier: Joining the Public Defenders' Picket Line
Attorneys for Neighborhood Defender Service are threatening to go on strike over issues like higher wages and paid health insurance.
The Journalists at NYC's Largest Local News Print Chain Are Unionizing
Reporters at Schneps Media, which includes amNew York, Queens Courier, and the Brooklyn Paper, say they can’t afford to live on their salaries.
ProPublica Workers Demand Accountability—From Their Own Bosses
The ProPublica Guild says negotiations for its first union contract have stalled over "basic" worker protections and guidelines over the use of AI.
After a Bruising, Freezing Month, the Nurses Strike Is Ending
Nurses have seemingly won agreements that will give them a lot, but not all, of what they were after.
Nurses Go Rogue to Call Out Kathy Hochul's Role in Dragging Out Strike
"The governor appears neutral, but she's not."
When Your Boss Compares Your Union Drive to 'A Clockwork Orange' Torture
After some eye-opening emails came to light, the National Labor Relations Board charged Snøhetta Architecture with violating federal labor law for employing an illegal union-busting campaign.
Doctors-in-Training Picket With Nurses as Strike Enters Third Week
"As a resident really nothing you do is possible without the nurses that you work with."