A union leader on the Brooklyn docks disappeared 81 years ago, presumably murdered by the mob. Source: New York Times
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Amazon Hub in Newark Is Canceled After Unions and Local Groups Object
By Gotham Rex on July 7, 2022
The e-commerce giant planned to build an airport cargo center, hire 1,000 workers and invest hundreds of millions of dollars over 20 years. Source: New York Times
Will Kathy Hochul’s Low-Key Primary Come at a Cost? Allies Fear Yes.
By Gotham Rex on June 21, 2022
Gov. Hochul is expected to handily win next week’s primary. But some allies worry her campaign is failing to energize key voters for November’s election. Source: New York Times
Class Sizes Set to Shrink in New York City Schools, but at What Cost?
By Gotham Rex on June 3, 2022
A bill approved by state lawmakers to shrink New York City class sizes would cost millions, and its passage reignited a longstanding debate about whether the move would help students as intended. Source: New York Times
N.Y.C. Jail Officials Avert a Federal Takeover of Rikers Island
By Gotham Rex on May 24, 2022
At a hearing, a federal judge granted the officials more time to address rampant violence and disorder inside the city jail system. Source: New York Times
After Nude Jesse Williams Video, Theater Takes Additional Security Measures
By Gotham Rex on May 11, 2022
Despite an attempt to ban smartphones in the theater, a video of the actor’s nude scene in the Broadway production of “Take Me Out” circulated widely online. Source: New York Times
NLRB Finds Merit in Union Accusations Against Amazon and Starbucks
By Gotham Rex on May 6, 2022
Workers had accused the companies of unlawful behavior during recent union campaigns. Source: New York Times
Amazon Union Loses Vote at Second Staten Island Warehouse
By Gotham Rex on May 2, 2022
The results were a setback for the upstart Amazon Labor Union, which won a landmark victory last month at a larger Amazon warehouse nearby. 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
Strike Is Averted as Doormen’s Union Reaches Contract Agreement
By Gotham Rex on April 19, 2022
The contract with Local 32BJ of the Service Employees International Union, which represents workers at more than 3,000 apartment buildings in New York City, had been set to expire on Wednesday. Source: New York Times
Why Condé Nast Staffers Are Unionizing: ‘Prestige Doesn’t Pay the Bills’
By Gotham Rex on April 9, 2022
What does it mean when the labor movement is embraced by the so-called media elite? Source: New York Times
Amazon Union Success May Point to a New Labor Playbook
By Gotham Rex on April 7, 2022
The success of an independent drive has organized labor asking whether it should take more of a back seat. Source: New York Times
How Christian Smalls and Derrick Palmer Beat Amazon
By Gotham Rex on April 2, 2022
The company’s crackdown on a worker protest in New York backfired and led to a historic labor victory. Source: New York Times
Supreme Court Stops New Jersey From Dissolving Watchdog Agency
By Gotham Rex on March 24, 2022
New York officials object to their neighbor’s move to eliminate an agency that was created to keep organized crime off the local docks. Source: New York Times
Future of Agency Created to Keep Mob Off Docks Now Up to Supreme Court
By Gotham Rex on March 14, 2022
New Jersey wants to dissolve a product of the “On the Waterfront” era. New York wants the country’s highest court to keep the bistate commission alive. Source: New York Times