Jul. 9, 2025 By Ethan Stark-Miller & Lloyd Mitchell Nearly all of the city’s most powerful unions have now consolidated behind Democratic mayoral nominee Zohran Mamdani as he vies to topple Mayor Eric Adams in the November general election, with the latest nod of support coming from the United Federation of Teachers on Tuesday…
May. 27, 2025 By Ethan Stark-Miller Mayor Eric Adams declined on Tuesday to jump into the fray regarding the fate of a New York City public school student who was arrested by federal immigration authorities at a court hearing last week. Hizzoner argued during his weekly media availability on May 27 that the incident…
Jun. 26, 2023 By Ethan Stark-Miller Mayor Eric Adams has ironed out a tentative five-year labor deal with the Teamsters Local 237, which will cover more than 9,000 municipal workers, the mayor announced on Monday. The Teamsters Local 237 represent a large swath of city employees such as school safety agents, special police officers…
Jun. 13, 2023 By Ethan Stark-Miller The city has reached a new tentative five-plus year labor deal with the United Federation of Teachers (UFT), New York City’s public school teacher’s union, Mayor Eric Adams and union boss Michael Mulgrew announced at a City Hall press conference on Tuesday afternoon. The new contract, which will…