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

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

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