DETROIT, Mich.—United Auto Workers members have ratified a four-year contract with Ford, the union announced Nov. 15. The agreement was approved by 56.3% of the voters. The deal will cover
NEW YORK, N.Y.—The City Council voted 46-1 Nov. 14 to pass a law that would require the operators of many future “affordable housing” developments to pay building-service workers prevailing wage. The
TRENTON, N.J.—The New Jersey Department of Labor has assessed Uber for almost $650 million for failing to pay unemployment and disability taxes for its drivers. The department charged that Uber
NEW YORK, N.Y.—“This looks like the Leaning Tower of New York,” says Joe Scopo, head organizer of District Council 16 of the Cement and Concrete Workers, as about a dozen
Michael Bloomberg would be the worst candidate the Democrats could possibly nominate in 2020—unless they cross-endorse Donald Trump. The former New York mayor, who has begun preparations to run in
LEXINGTON, Ky.—Kentucky voters have narrowly elected state Attorney General Andy Beshear governor, unseating Matt Bevin, possibly the most anti-labor incumbent to occupy a state house since Scott Walker. Beshear, a
NEW YORK, N.Y.—The City Council passed a bill Oct. 30 that will dramatically restructure the city’s system for collecting commercial trash. Intro 1574, approved by a 34-14 vote, will divide
NEW YORK, N.Y.—The City Council is on its way to passing a bill that would require most future affordable-housing developments to pay building-services workers a living wage. The measure, Intro
NEW YORK, N.Y.—The Professional Staff Congress union and the City University of New York announced Oct. 23 that they have reached a tentative contract agreement to cover the system’s almost
NEW YORK, N.Y.—About 20 small-business activists marched on City Council Speaker Corey Johnson’s Chelsea district office Oct. 24, lambasting his failure to enact legislation to protect local businesses from rent
