Starbucks agreed to the settlement after failing to give workers stable schedules. Zohran Mamdani, the mayor-elect, joined striking Starbucks workers in Brooklyn. Source: New York Times
Posts published in “Strikes”
L.I.R.R. Strike Avoided for Now as Unions Ask U.S. to Intervene
By Gotham Rex on September 15, 2025
A strike by workers on the Long Island Rail Road, the United States’ largest commuter rail service, has been averted, and could be postponed for several months. Source: New York Times
A LIRR Strike Is Looming. Here’s What to Know.
By Gotham Rex on September 11, 2025
More than 3,000 employees could stop work after midnight on Thursday, Sept. 18, effectively shutting down America’s busiest commuter rail service. Source: New York Times
Strike Ends at the New School and Parsons School of Design
By Gotham Rex on December 11, 2022
Adjunct faculty had walked out over wages and compensation for work outside the classroom. The private school had faced a lawsuit from parents. Source: New York Times
New School and Parsons School of Design Enter Third Week of Strike
By Gotham Rex on December 6, 2022
As a strike by part-time faculty enters its third week, administrators, faculty and parents battle over the finances and future of an institution known for its left-leaning politics. 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
Student Workers at Columbia End 10-Week Strike After Reaching a Deal
By Gotham Rex on January 7, 2022
The agreement follows negotiations that grew tense at times, and those on both sides said they were glad to see the stalemate end. Source: New York Times
Why Columbia Student Workers Are Back On Strike
By Gotham Rex on November 24, 2021
Columbia University’s student workers’ union, made up of 3,000 workers, is striking for the second time this year, calling for higher wages and more protections. Source: New York Times
N.Y.C. Sanitation Workers Suspended Over Fake Vaccine Cards
By Gotham Rex on November 14, 2021
It is the latest chapter in the protracted debate over the city’s vaccine mandate for municipal workers. Source: New York Times
NYU Was a Labor Battleground. Now Graduate Students Are Back on Strike.
By Gotham Rex on April 30, 2021
N.Y.U.’s campus is in limbo as graduate students stop working, with their union demanding higher wages, more benefits and less police presence on campus. 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