NEW YORK, N.Y.—In New York City’s first laws to curb the proliferation of app-based taxis, the City Council passed a five-bill package Aug. 8 that will limit new licenses for
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo.—Voters in Missouri rejected a state law banning the union shop by a two-to-one margin in the Aug. 7 primary. Proposition A, which would have allowed the so-called
NEW YORK, N.Y.—This week, the City Council quickly rejected an offer by Uber and Lyft that they would set up a $100 million fund to help yellow-cab owner-drivers overloaded with
NEW YORK, N.Y.—With the City Council on the eve of finalizing legislation to address the crisis in the taxi industry, more than 150 drivers and supporters rallied on Broadway outside
NEW YORK, N.Y.—Construction workers and Morningside Heights residents gathered July 27 to remember Angel Espinoza, who was killed July 12 when he was hit on the head by a beam
NEW YORK, N.Y.—In the first 17 days of this month, the temperature in New York City reached 90°F five times. That kind of scorching heat can be deadly, especially for
NEW YORK, N.Y.—Telling the pre-shift protesters “we will never back down,” city Comptroller Scott Stringer spoke at the weekly CountMeIn rally July 19 against the use of nonunion labor at
NEW YORK, N.Y.—In the first 17 days of this month, the temperature in New York City reached 90°F five times. That kind of scorching heat can be deadly, especially for
Last week, I wrote that Judge Brett M. Kavanaugh, Donald Trump’s Supreme Court nominee, had “a less egregiously anti-labor record than Justice Neil Gorsuch.” I was wrong.
WASHINGTON—Judge Brett M. Kavanaugh, Donald Trump’s pick to fill the Supreme Court seat vacated by the retirement of Anthony Kennedy, drew opposition from labor unions within minutes after he was
