In every borough, the lawyers in district attorneys’ offices are leaving because of burnout, rising workload and modest salaries. Source: New York Times
Posts published in “Wages and Salaries”
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
Hindu Sect, BAPS, Accused of Using Forced Labor at Temples Across U.S.
By Gotham Rex on November 10, 2021
BAPS, a prominent sect, faces accusations of exploiting low-caste laborers from India to run massive temples around the country. Source: New York Times
As Starbucks Workers Seek a Union, Company Officials Converge on Stores
By Gotham Rex on October 18, 2021
A push in the Buffalo area could produce the first union at company-owned stores in the U.S. But backers say moves by management are having a chilling effect. Source: New York Times
800,000 New Yorkers Just Lost Federal Unemployment Benefits
By Gotham Rex on September 7, 2021
Many pandemic-era federal programs expired on Sunday, leaving jobless New Yorkers with more modest state unemployment benefits, or no aid at all. Source: New York Times
Starbucks Workers in Buffalo Seek Union Vote
By Gotham Rex on August 30, 2021
The organizing campaign, if successful, could upend the company’s labor model. Employees say chronic understaffing has long caused frustration. Source: New York Times
How New York Waiters Got the Upper Hand
By Gotham Rex on July 16, 2021
Chronically underpaid and undervalued, restaurant workers are now in high demand, and the power balance may be shifting for good. Source: New York Times
They Risked Their Lives During Covid. They Still Don’t Earn Minimum Wage.
By Gotham Rex on July 15, 2021
Surveys of food deliverers and others who work for app-based services illustrate the hazards they have faced during the pandemic. Source: New York Times
Why Some of N.Y.C.’s Essential Workers Skipped a Parade to Honor Them
By Gotham Rex on July 7, 2021
The Lower Manhattan celebration honored workers’ service during the pandemic, but several unions said they would not participate, citing low pay among other complaints. Source: New York Times
Trump Organization Lawyers Meet With Manhattan Prosecutors
By Gotham Rex on June 28, 2021
An indictment against the business, the Trump Organization, and a top executive, Allen Weisselberg, could come as soon as this week in Manhattan. Source: New York Times
Here's Why Uber Prices Are Soaring and You Can't Find a Cab
By Gotham Rex on June 15, 2021
The number of drivers and for-hire cars on the streets plunged during the pandemic, frustrating those seeking rides as the city starts to recover. Source: New York Times