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
Posts published in “Workplace Hazards and Violations”
Chipotle Agrees to Pay Over $20 Million to Settle New York City Workplace Case
By Gotham Rex on August 9, 2022
The city contended that the fast-food chain violated scheduling and sick-leave laws for more than four years, affecting 13,000 employees. Source: New York Times
Ex-Project Veritas Employees Offer Harsh Portrait of the Conservative Group
By Gotham Rex on August 8, 2022
One former employee described the conservative group as having a “highly sexualized” atmosphere where drinking and drug use were commonplace. Source: New York Times
Medieval Times Employees Vote to Unionize in New Jersey
By Gotham Rex on July 16, 2022
The horsemen, courtiers, stablehands and other performers at ye olde New Jersey tourist attraction formed a new kind of medieval guild when they voted to unionize. Source: New York Times
Sweet & Vicious Bar Owner Will Pay $500,000 for Harassing Workers
By Gotham Rex on July 13, 2022
The state attorney general says employees at the Manhattan bar were subjected to repeated slurs and sexual harassment. Source: New York Times
How a Long-Sought Bill Could Make Construction Work Less Deadly
By Gotham Rex on July 7, 2022
Carlos Moncayo, 22, died seven years ago at a Manhattan construction site. A bill on Gov. Kathy Hochul’s desk aims to make conditions safer for workers like him. Source: New York Times
On Broadway, One Show Decides to Keep Masks. No, It’s Not ‘Phantom.’
By Gotham Rex on June 24, 2022
“American Buffalo,” at Circle in the Square, is sticking with masking till it closes, July 10, citing the “proximity of the audience to the actors” and “the staging in the round.” Source: New York Times
Las vidas perdidas en una obra de Bruckner Boulevard
By Gotham Rex on May 30, 2022
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The Men Lost to 20 Bruckner Boulevard
By Gotham Rex on May 30, 2022
They were transforming a century-old Bronx ice house into a charter school. It became one of the deadliest construction sites in New York City in almost two decades. 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
Backlash Erupts as N.Y.U. Weighs Hiring Scientist Accused of Harassment
By Gotham Rex on April 27, 2022
A walkout at New York University’s medical school was held to protest the possible hiring of Dr. David Sabatini, who has been accused of sexual misconduct. Source: New York Times
Nearly 3,000 N.Y.C. Workers Have a Day to Get Vaccinated or Be Fired
By Gotham Rex on February 10, 2022
Mayor Eric Adams has embraced a vaccine mandate for city workers and warned that thousands would get fired this week if they were not vaccinated. Source: New York Times
Sarah Palin Recently Dined Indoors in NYC While Unvaccinated
By Gotham Rex on January 24, 2022
Elio’s, an Upper East Side celebrity haunt, confirms that it let her in despite a city requirement that all indoor guests show proof of vaccination. Ms. Palin tested positive for the coronavirus on Monday. Source: New York Times
A Quandary for New York Restaurants and Workers: What to Do About Omicron?
By Gotham Rex on January 16, 2022
Without hard rules about employees who test positive, owners and workers are weighing safety against finances, and not always agreeing on the answer. Source: New York Times
Jail Unions Gain a Powerful Supporter: Mayor Eric Adams
By Gotham Rex on January 14, 2022
Eric Adams has reversed some measures enacted to regain control over the crisis at Rikers Island, in an early victory for the correction officers’ unions. Source: New York Times