The Chief

New York City-based website and newspaper reporting on labor and local politics.

[The Chief @TheChiefLeader]

A former NYPD officer has pleaded guilty to having sex with a woman shortly after arresting her:

https://t.co/XmJzWRHg6s

[Joann Ariola NYC Council District 32 @JoannAriola32]

Fire deaths are rising again in New York City. That's why I've spent years fighting to restore the fifth firefighter to FDNY engine companies.

Thank you to @TheChiefLeader for highlighting this critical issue.

https://t.co/fyDWQE0UzX

[Carter Myers-Brown @cartercoldstone]

This morning, @NYCMayor will announce the creation of a new Committee on Construction Safety aimed at protecting workers as part of his housing plan.

Read more about it in my interview with Department of Buildings Commissioner, Ahmed Tigani:

https://t.co/ketd5tw6g2

[The Chief @TheChiefLeader]

A Queens man on parole for a 1990 murder and attempted kidnapping case has been charged with assaulting a state parole officer after blowing a mixture of powdered fentanyl, heroin and cocaine into her face:

https://t.co/3z5ATBECG8

[Harper Freeman @harpfreee]

Some details on what LIRR workers got, per an email sent to union members by union leadership last night.

-4.5% in the contract's key final year (higher than what the MTA wanted that will likely set a new wage standard for transit workers).
-$3,000 lump some payment
+more:

[Harper Freeman @harpfreee]

NEW: Near-finalized Tier 6 pension reforms to be included in the state budget would lower the retirement age for ALL workers within tier 6 to 58 from 63 & lower contributions.

The details were laid out in a @DC37nyc leadership meeting this week.

https://t.co/tOAlhLv8CK

[The Chief @TheChiefLeader]

OP-ED: Reflections on May Day from Marc Kagan, and why NYC unions have a long way to go in building labor power:

https://t.co/ebeu98xzjd

[The Chief @TheChiefLeader]

‘That’s karma’ 9/11 survivor advocates react after his lawyer confirmed that Giuliani would seek to have his healthcare costs covered by the World Trade Center Healthcare Program:

https://t.co/CL4ZuEj2rO

[The Chief @TheChiefLeader]

Last week dozens of New York’s Strongest gathered on the steps of City Hall to pressure state lawmakers to pass legislation that would improve the pensions of thousands of New York City sanitation workers:

https://t.co/coIyGktQkg

[The Chief @TheChiefLeader]

New York City Comptroller Mark Levine has recovered just over $1 million in stolen wages from workers on city projects, while workers avoid speaking publicly over retaliation fears:

https://t.co/cXeZ85D6nb

[David Siffert for Assembly @SiffertForNY]

With the proliferation of AI, the importance of AI-resistant work like food service will only grow in importance, and these workers deserve the dignity and protection of a union. Some selections from my May Day Op-Ed in @TheChiefLeader:

[The Chief @TheChiefLeader]

District Council 37 has renewed its remote and flexible work pilot with the city for another year, extending a program covering more than 20,000 city workers that first launched in June 2023:

https://t.co/iqVCyiYNd4

[Carter Myers-Brown @cartercoldstone]

Read my conversation with @stschrader1 about the relationship between municipal police and ICE, the political alignment of police unions with Trump and how those dynamics are playing out in NYC under Mayor Mamdani.

His book, Blue Power, just released

https://t.co/0KccN1W3HY

[The Chief @TheChiefLeader]

New York City labor is calling on Governor Kathy Hochul to tax the rich.

Nearly a dozen unions signed a letter sent to Hochul this week urging her to get behind various tax increases:

https://t.co/wunYYDogg6

[PSC/CUNY @PSC_CUNY]

Read the @TheChiefLeader article then send the PSC's letter to @NYCMayor Zohran Mamdani urging him to VETO 175-B https://t.co/9PAttE3THv

[CWA @CWAUnion]

We're escalating pressure on @LanguageLine Solutions and its parent company, Teleperformance.

Interpreters are fighting back against low pay, high stress and deteriorating service conditions!
https://t.co/wKNxn91OM8

[The Chief @TheChiefLeader]

OP-ED: Marc Kagan discusses the current state of New York's labor movement, after this weekend's rally with Mayor Mamdani, Bernie Sanders and Sara Nelson, announcing the creation of Union Now, a nonprofit that will raise money for campaigns and strikes:

https://t.co/3eNMjoyXJV

[The Chief @TheChiefLeader]

Members of Local 1113 are the latest in NYC unions to vote on a resolution calling for their pensions to be divested from Israeli stocks and bonds, while City Comptroller Mark Levine has signaled he’d like to invest more in Israeli bonds and stocks:

https://t.co/gBm5C0k7OE

[The Chief @TheChiefLeader]

In today's paper, a special section on Your Money:
-City Council proposed changes to pension called 'unsound'
-Mamdani addresses the state of economic affairs for NYC workers
-building workers with 32BJ are preparing to strike

And more: https://t.co/Su7dvndYWR

[The Chief @TheChiefLeader]

The two pension changes outlined in the City Council's budget response are "unsound" and "gambling" the former director of the city's largest pension fund said:

https://t.co/R533XbiV0d