Why it has taken four years for the Plaza to fix a balcony
UPDATED Aug. 28, 2020, 2:45 pm: An internal dispute over union labor at the Plaza has gone public. In...
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Navillus CEO, sister arrested in $1M scheme to cheat unions
After emerging from bankruptcy and paying a massive settlement to construction unions, Navillus Contracting faces criminal charges that its...
In nod to union, de Blasio will seek special permit for hotel development
In a victory for New York City Hotel Trades Council union, Mayor Bill de Blasio’s administration will seek to...
32BJ SEIU, office owners avoid strike with tentative labor contract
Union office cleaners and landlords have reached a tentative deal for a new four-year contract — more than a...
Kyle Bragg will take over as 32BJ SEIU president
Executive Vice President Kyle Bragg will take over as president of 32BJ SEIU following the death of its president...
The state is still moving on prevailing wage legislation, but the definition might not be as broad
Legislators in Albany may narrow the scope of a bill that would define which public works projects require higher wages. A new bill under...
All in the family? New suit claims carpenters union fired laborer for filing safety complaint’s against prez’s brother
A former labor organizer with the New York City District Council of Carpenters claims he was fired as payback for identifying safety issues at...
Here’s the latest in the unions’ fight against Related’s Stephen Ross
The union fight against Related Companies is escalating. Union organizers parked a billboard outside the company’s Columbus Circle headquarters,...
One of the city’s biggest concrete contractors, Navillus, saves itself from bankruptcy
Navillus, one of the city’s most active concrete contractors, has reached an agreement with the unions to toss a $76 million judgment against the...
The state of the (construction) union
To hire union or to go open shop, that is the question — at least for many developers. While that has long been a loaded question, it’s never been more fraught with political ramifications and...
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