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Home Care Workers Announce Hunger Strike After Another City Council Delay On No More 24 Legislation
Council Speaker Julie Menin promised to workers that she would submit the bill to be voted on in April
Teamsters President Sean O’Brien has sided with the Trump administration’s anti-immigrant agenda. Members of a Brooklyn-based Teamsters local tried to go on the record with a vision of solidarity between all workers
AI in the Hospital: Striking Nurses Grapple With Fast-Changing Tech
How important is human connection in medical care?
In 2025, the Greater New York Hospital Association donated $1.5 million to the party’s “housekeeping” account and $500,000 more to accounts controlled by top state legislative leaders.
Largest Nurses Strike in NYC History Continues Into Second Week
Negotiations broke down after New York State Nurses Associations submitted a revised set of proposals with Mount Sinai, Montefiore and NewYork-Presbyterian, to no avail.
Maggie Latona of the New York State Nurses Association updates The Indy on what is at stake in their standoff with NYC’s largest and richest private hospital networks.
Nurses Union Launches Strike Against NYC Hospitals Amid Demands for Rollbacks of Past Gains
Spirits were high on the first day of picketing as nurses demanded that Mount Sinai, New York Presbyterian and Montefiore meet their demands for working conditions, enforceable nurse-to-patient ratios, better benefits, and competitive wages.
Deliveristas Rally for Deactivation Protections at City Hall
The threat of instantly losing their job at any moment for not going fast enough forces deliveristas to put themselves and pedestrians at risk, advocates say.
Journal Square Mega-Development Plagued by Worker Safety Violations, Union Says
The real estate developer and the general contractor are using non-union immigrant workers that are easier to exploit.