In a lawsuit, the state’s attorney general, Letitia James, said UPS had “repeatedly and persistently” failed to pay seasonal workers for all of the time they spent on the job. Source: New York Times
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UPS Drivers Say ‘Brutal’ Heat Is Endangering Their Lives
By Gotham Rex on August 20, 2022
As summers have grown hotter, high temperatures inside trucks without air conditioning have also sickened postal carriers and others who deliver America’s packages. A few have died. Source: New York Times
Search for Hoffa Under Jersey City Bridge Came Up Empty, F.B.I. Says
By Gotham Rex on July 21, 2022
The 1975 disappearance of the Teamsters leader has long been the subject of rumors and intrigue. Source: New York Times
Amazon Workers Begin Voting on Union at Another Staten Island Facility
By Gotham Rex on April 25, 2022
The balloting will take place this week and could produce the second union at an Amazon facility in the United States. Source: New York Times
A New Search for Jimmy Hoffa
By Gotham Rex on November 22, 2021
A deathbed statement by a man who claimed to have buried Hoffa’s body, repeated years later by his son, sent the F.B.I. to Jersey City for a “site survey.” Source: New York Times
N.Y.C. Reaches an Agreement With Labor Unions on Vaccine Mandates
By Gotham Rex on November 4, 2021
The unions represent about 88,000 of the 160,000 employees covered by the city’s latest mandate, which requires all city employees to get vaccinated or face unpaid leave. Source: New York Times
Strike at Largest U.S. Wholesale Produce Market Threatens Supply Chain
By Gotham Rex on January 22, 2021
Six workers at Hunts Point Market died from Covid, and hundreds fell ill. They say they deserve higher wages after risking their health to supply New York City with food. Source: New York Times