Tag: labor

Nurses at NYU Langone Hospital-Brooklyn receive immediate raise after reaching contract agreement, avoiding strike

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Mar. 3, 2025 By Kirstyn Brendlen Nurses at NYU Langone Hospital-Brooklyn received an immediate raise on Saturday after their union and hospital administrators reached a last-minute contract agreement and narrowly avoided a strike. The Federation of Nurses/UFT ratified the two-year contract late on Feb. 27, about 24 hours before the old agreement was set…

Tip Theft Prevention Act aims to combat wage theft and union-busting for food service workers

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Feb. 17, 2025 By Lauren Rapp The Tip Theft Prevention Act, introduced in the City Council last week, aims to protect food service workers from stolen tips and union-busting tactics. After Brooklyn food service workers noticed their paychecks were lower than expected, they realized tips left by customers paying with credit or debit cards…