Former carpenters union official avoids prison in bribery case
A bribery scheme hatched at a holiday party has landed one carpenter in prison and another with a $150,000...
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New York firm establishes architecture’s first union
Employees at a small New York architecture firm executed a historic move amid signs of building interest for formal...
Free at last: Carpenters union nearly rid of court-appointed monitor
After nearly 30 years of court supervision, the city’s largest construction union just moved a step closer to shedding...
Hotel bill is union’s latest effort to boost market share
Hotel workers are supporting a measure that could reduce the number of hotels in the city. That sounds contrary...
Deal averts strike by doormen, resi building workers
New Yorkers in doorman buildings won’t have to get their white gloves dirty. On the cusp of what would...
Construction unions pressure developers of Terminal Warehouse
In some ways, Terminal Warehouse was already a risk for developers Columbia Property Trust and L&L Holding. Now they...
SHoP Architects employees drop unionization effort
Employees at one of New York’s top architecture firms dropped a potentially historic unionization effort days ahead of an...
SHoP Architects employees eyeing unionization effort
Employees at one of New York’s top architecture firms are reportedly poised to lead a change in the industry....
City Council poised to pass “body shop” bill
The average New Yorker has no idea what a labor broker is. But construction workers’ unions do. Labor brokers...
Ex-Navillus CEO found guilty of cheating unions
A jury has convicted the former CEO of Navillus, one of the city’s largest construction contractors for his role...