Uber argues in a lawsuit that it could be forced to raise fares if regulators are allowed to increase pay rates for ride-hail drivers. Source: New York Times
Posts published in “Wages and Salaries”
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
The Lincoln Tunnel is Phasing Out Cash — Permanently This Time
By Gotham Rex on December 9, 2022
The change takes effect on Sunday. It is the last step in an effort to bring modern toll collecting to all of the Port Authority’s tunnels and bridges. Source: New York Times
Inside the Fight to Pay Food Delivery Workers $23 an Hour
By Gotham Rex on December 8, 2022
App services warn that a proposed wage increase for New York City workers could mean higher delivery costs. Source: New York Times
A Times Square Hotel Was Set To Become Affordable Housing. Then the Union Stepped In.
By Gotham Rex on December 7, 2022
An influential hotel workers’ union is flexing its power at a key moment in the city’s recovery, affecting major projects from casinos to homeless shelters. Source: New York Times
Tras una peligrosa odisea, un intento por sobrevivir en Nueva York
By Gotham Rex on November 15, 2022
Enfrentados a las demoras burocráticas, decenas de miles de migrantes venezolanos se abren camino en la economía clandestina de la ciudad y se unen a su ejército de trabajadores indocumentados. Source: New York Times
Migrants Search for Jobs in NYC’s Underground Labor Market
By Gotham Rex on November 15, 2022
Faced with lengthy bureaucratic delays, tens of thousands of Venezuelan migrants are slipping into the city’s underground economy and joining its army of undocumented workers. Source: New York Times
New York City, Once a Minimum Wage Leader, Now Lags Behind
By Gotham Rex on November 14, 2022
As inflation has surged, other cities have vaulted past New York’s $15 minimum wage, considered a trailblazer only a few years ago. Source: New York Times
Most NYC Job Postings Must Include Salaries Starting in November
By Gotham Rex on October 28, 2022
A new city law going into effect on Tuesday will require companies with at least four employees to post salary ranges for openings, even if the jobs involve remote or hybrid work. Source: New York Times
The Prosecutors Who Are Heading For the Door
By Gotham Rex on April 4, 2022
In every borough, the lawyers in district attorneys’ offices are leaving because of burnout, rising workload and modest salaries. Source: New York Times
Starbucks Workers in the New York City Area Seek to Unionize
By Gotham Rex on February 11, 2022
Four stores are joining a nationwide effort, buoyed by successes in Buffalo. Source: New York Times
Eric Adams Is Taking His First Paycheck in Crypto
By Gotham Rex on January 20, 2022
Mr. Adams, who wants New York City to become the global capital for cryptocurrency, will have his paycheck converted into Bitcoin and Ethereum. Source: New York Times
The Met Will Pay Museum Guards More Amid Covid-Related Shortages
By Gotham Rex on January 11, 2022
Beyond recent absences caused by a surge in cases, the museum has faced some difficulties hiring guards to replace those laid off earlier in the pandemic. Source: New York Times
‘Mrs. Doubtfire’ on Broadway Is Pausing to Avoid Closing
By Gotham Rex on January 2, 2022
The musical’s producer, eager to avoid a permanent shutdown amid the virus surge, is attempting a self-imposed nine-week hiatus. Source: New York Times
N.Y.C. Severs Ties With Housing Nonprofit Run by Jack A. Brown III
By Gotham Rex on November 22, 2021
The city will no longer work with CORE Services Group, the nonprofit run by Jack A. Brown to provide housing and services to the homeless. Source: New York Times