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Teachers Suing Over School Closings (Associated Press, May 8, 2012)

State Nurses Association Launches Ad Campaign for Contract Demands (Daily News, May 8, 2012)

Audit Nabs Teachers Failing to Meet Class Time Minimums (NY Post, May 3, 2012)

Blacks, Latinos More Likely to be Enrolled in Lowest-Performing High Schools (Daily News, Apr 18, 2012)

Mayor Wants Comptroller Stripped of Power Over Unionized Trade Worker Pay (Daily News, Apr 12, 2012)

Even Without New Contracts, Many Public Employees Get Raises (NY Times, Apr 11, 2012)

State Public Workers Rushed to Join Pensions Before Cutbacks (NY Times, Apr 3, 2012)

Council Overrides Mayor on Prevailing Wage and Parking Stickers (Wall Street Journal, Mar 29, 2012)

Unions Make Last-Minute Push for Members to Join Pension Plans (Daily News, Mar 27, 2012)

Council Eyes 'Help' Ads Requiring Employment (Wall Street Journal, Mar 23, 2012)

No-Show Jobs and Overstaffing Hurt New York Harbor: Report (NY Times, Mar 22, 2012)

Health Care Union Asks Albany for Another Bailout of its Insurance Fund (Wall Street Journal, Mar 22, 2012)

City Experimenting with One-Man Machines to Fill Potholes (Daily News, Mar 20, 2012)

Union Suspends All Contributions and Endorsements Over Pension Ovehaul (NY Post, Mar 20, 2012)

Teacher Ratings Face New Union Obstructions (Wall Street Journal, Mar 19, 2012)

The Strand Struggles in the Age of Amazon (MetroFocus, Mar 16, 2012)

Governor Warns Pensions Threaten to Bankrupt Municipalities (Albany Times Union, Mar 14, 2012)

Legislature's Budget Measures Don't Have Explicit Pension Plan (Albany Times Union, Mar 13, 2012)

Cuomo’s Pension Plan Rejected by Assembly Democrats (Bloomberg, Mar 12, 2012)

Assembly Budget Unlikely to Include Pension Reform Plan (Albany Times Union, Mar 9, 2012)

Low Wages, Bad Conditions Plague City Car Wash Workers (WNYC, Mar 7, 2012)

New Pension Plan Turns to Compromise (Albany Times Union, Mar 7, 2012)

Fare Increases in 2013, 2015 Will Cover Worker Costs (Wall Street Journal, Mar 7, 2012)

Bloomberg and Unions Ramp Up War of Words on Pension Reform (Daily News, Mar 6, 2012)

Bloomberg Backs Compromise on State Pension Reform (Wall Street Journal, Mar 1, 2012)

Cuomo Pressures Legislature on New Pension Plan (Associated Press, Feb 28, 2012)

Many Workers at Area Airports Make Below-Poverty Wages: Report (WNYC, Feb 23, 2012)

State Comptroller Got Quarter of Campaign Cash from Unions (Daily News, Feb 22, 2012)

Freelancers Union Gets Federal Funds to Expand Insurance Coverage (WNYC, Feb 22, 2012)

Assembly Bill Would Allow Government Workers to Retire Early with Full Benefits (NY Post, Feb 20, 2012)

Silver Backs 'Some' Parts of Cumo's Pension Plan (Daily News, Feb 20, 2012)

Businesses Concerned About Minimum Wage Increase (NY Times, Feb 20, 2012)

Crane Accident at WTC (Daily News, Feb 17, 2012)

Unions: Pension Outlook Unfairly Gloomy; Tap Rainy Day Fund to Pay Raises (Daily News, Feb 14, 2012)

Minimum-Wage Rolls Drive Albany Debate (Wall Street Journal, Feb 13, 2012)

Union Ad Blitz Launched Against Cuomo's Pension Plan (NY Post, Feb 8, 2012)

Comptroller Lists Concerns About Cuomo's Pension Bill (Associated Press, Feb 3, 2012)

Transit Union Wins Several Concessions in Contract Talks (NY Post, Feb 2, 2012)

Rising Pension Costs in the Upcoming City Budget (Bloomberg, Feb 2, 2012)

Police Union Ratifies Contract with State After Six Years Without One (Associated Press, Feb 1, 2012)

Union Boss Walks Out on MTA Talks (NY Post, Jan 20, 2012)

Inching Closer to Agreement on Evaluations for Teachers (NY Times, Jan 19, 2012)

Still No Contract as Talks Continue Between MTA, Transit Workers (WNYC, Jan 18, 2012)

State Education Commissioner Batters Union on on Teacher Evaluations (NY Post, Jan 18, 2012)

Bloomberg to Announce New Proposals for Kingsbridge Armory (NY Post, Jan 12, 2012)

MTA Looks to Cut Perks in Union Talks (NY Post, Jan 11, 2012)

Bloomberg: No Teacher Layoffs Expected (Wall Street Journal, Jan 10, 2012)

MTA Contract Talks With Union Delayed (WNYC, Jan 5, 2012)

MTA Cut Holiday Service, But Drivers Still Went to Work (NY Post, Jan 3, 2012)

Nurses Threaten to Strike (NY Times, Dec 16, 2011)

Bloomberg Repeats Support for Wal-Mart (NY Observer, Dec 7, 2011)

Told to Diversify, Dock Union Offers a Nearly All-White Retort (NY Times, Dec 1, 2011)

Chase Fails to Deliver on Promised New Jobs at Metrotech (Daily News, Nov 13, 2011)

City Workers Seek Raise as Union Negotiations Begin (Wall Street Journal, Nov 11, 2011)

Officers Demand Police Union President Step Down Over Ticket Fixing Scandal (NY Post, Nov 10, 2011)

Building Collapse Kills One Worker, Injures Four in Brooklyn (Daily News, Nov 9, 2011)

Union Leaders Question Planned Changes in City Pension System (NY Times, Nov 9, 2011)

Police Union Defends Ticket Fixing (WNYC, Nov 4, 2011)

State Employees Vote to Accept Deal, Save Jobs (Albany Times Union, Nov 4, 2011)

http://www.nytimes.com/2011/11/04/nyregion/public-employees-union-accepts-cuomos-contract-deal-to-avert-layoffs.html?ref=nyregion (NY Times, Nov 4, 2011)

City Regains Jobs, But Many Offer Low Pay (NY 1, Nov 1, 2011)

Bloomberg Eyes Health Care Hike for City Employees (Daily News, Oct 26, 2011)

Quinn Slams Walmart (Crain's, Oct 24, 2011)

Stringer Wants Ban on Credit Checks for Job Applicants (NY 1, Oct 24, 2011)

Walmart Critics Team up With Occupy Wall Street (Crain's, Oct 21, 2011)

Taxi Organization Joins AFL-CIO (Crain's, Oct 21, 2011)

Unions Shift Into Advocacy Mode to Influence Elections (Wall Street Journal, Oct 20, 2011)

Closed-Door Talks Continue on 3,500 Layoffs (Associated Press, Oct 14, 2011)

What's at Stake in the Battle over a Living Wage (NY Times, Oct 11, 2011)

Protests Greet Lay Off of School Workers (, Oct 9, 2011)

672 School Employees Lose Jobs (NY Times, Oct 8, 2011)

Union Blames City for Layoffs (NY Post, Oct 8, 2011)

State Helped Health Workers Union that Supported Cuomo's Budget (Wall Street Journal, Oct 7, 2011)

Report: City Wage Hike Could Kill 13,000 Jobs (NY Post, Oct 6, 2011)

Council Speaker Delays Taking Stand on Living Wage Bill (NY Times, Oct 6, 2011)

Judge Lets City Require Unionized Bus Drivers to Transport Arrested Demonstrators (Businessweek, Oct 5, 2011)

Unions to Rally With Wall Street Protesters (am New York, Oct 5, 2011)

Administration to Release Controversial Report on Living Wage (NY Post, Oct 5, 2011)

Union Condemns City Use of Buses to Transport Arrested Protesters (Daily News, Oct 3, 2011)

Cuomo Will Try to Avoid Layoffs, Source Says (Albany Times Union, Oct 3, 2011)

Push for Living Wage Bill Creates Quandary for Quinn (NY Times, Oct 3, 2011)

Cuomo, State Employee Union Willing to Return to Bargaining Table (NY Post, Oct 2, 2011)

State Employee Union Seeks Negotiations to Avert Layoffs (WNYC, Sep 30, 2011)

Union Leaders Stand by Vote Against Contract After Layoff Notices (NY Times, Sep 29, 2011)

Employees Charge Job Placement Numbers Were Faked (NY Times, Sep 27, 2011)

Central Park Boathouse Offers to Recognize Union (Crain's, Sep 13, 2011)

With Workers Cut, Overtime for City Rises Sharply (Daily News, Sep 7, 2011)

Union Membership Declines in New York (Crain's, Sep 2, 2011)

Pressure Building on City to Enter Restaurant Dispute (Crain's, Aug 28, 2011)

Labor Board Set to Issue Broad Complaint Against Central Park Restaurant (NY Times, Aug 26, 2011)

In Blow to Union, Court Orders City to Release Reports on Teacher Performance (Capitol Confidential, Aug 26, 2011)

Verizon Workers Back on the Job (NY Times, Aug 22, 2011)

Tough Issues Remain After State Laborer's Contract Approval (Albany Times Union, Aug 17, 2011)

Labor Worries Loom at WTC (Wall Street Journal, Aug 16, 2011)

State Employees' Union Accepts Major Concessions (NY Times, Aug 16, 2011)

Verizon Workers Go on Strike (NY Post, Aug 7, 2011)

The Three New York State Redistricting Stories to Watch (MetroFocus, Aug 4, 2011)

World Trade Center Workers to Return to Work (WNYC, Aug 4, 2011)

Walkout by Concrete Workers in Second Day (Crain's, Aug 3, 2011)

Sotheby's Locks Out Teamsters (Crain's, Aug 2, 2011)

Lack of Jobs at Atlantic Yards Prompts Protests by Former Supporters (Daily News, Jul 28, 2011)

Cuomo Plans to Focus on Job Creation (NY Times, Jul 20, 2011)

State Labor Deal Falls Short of Cuomo's Savings Target (Albany Times Union, Jul 20, 2011)

City Reverses Stand on Protection for School Bus Drivers (NY Times, Jul 20, 2011)

Concrete Workers Could Strike (Crain's, Jul 10, 2011)

Wal-Mart Gives City $4 Million, Winning Praise from Bloomberg (City Room, Jul 6, 2011)

Union Challenges Daycare Changes (Daily News, Jul 6, 2011)

Under Bloomberg, Number of Bias Suits Filed by City Workers Rises (NY Times, Jul 6, 2011)

Construction Workers May Strike (Reuters, Jul 1, 2011)

Strike Could Shut Construction Sites (Crain's, Jun 27, 2011)

Talks to Avert Layoffs Stall (Wall Street Journal, Jun 24, 2011)

City Budget Talks Hanging on Negotiations Over Labor-Funded Bailout (Daily News, Jun 23, 2011)

Governor, State Employees Reach a 'Tentative' Deal (Wall Street Journal, Jun 23, 2011)

De Blasio -- and His Wife -- Lead Fight Against Teacher Layoffs (NY Times, Jun 21, 2011)

Teachers Try to Salvage Plan to Avert Layoffs (Crain's, Jun 21, 2011)

Macy's Deal With Workers Averts Strike (Crain's, Jun 20, 2011)

City Unions Balk at Using Health Fund to Avoid Layoffs (Wall Street Journal, Jun 16, 2011)

Manhattan Sandwich Chain Pays Out $5.1 Million for Wage Law Violations (Crain's, Jun 15, 2011)

Bloomberg Said to Offer to Save Jobs in Return for Union Money (Daily News, Jun 15, 2011)

Macy's Workers Authorize Strike (Crain's, Jun 14, 2011)

Vincent Alvarez Set to be New Chief of Central Labor Council (Crain's, Jun 13, 2011)

Cuomo's Pension Proposal - Will He Get His Way? (WNYC, Jun 10, 2011)

With Contracts Set to Expire, Contractors and Unions Head for Collision (Wall Street Journal, Jun 10, 2011)

Cuomo Urges Broad Limits to Public Pensions (NY Times, Jun 9, 2011)

Macy's Workers Set to Protest (Crain's, Jun 8, 2011)

Carpenters Go to Court to Block Union Heads From Making New Deals (Crain's, Jun 1, 2011)

City Pension Funds to Press Wal-Mart on Its Global Suppliers (NY Times, May 31, 2011)

City May Lose $44 Million in Dispute Over Teacher Evaluations (Daily News, May 27, 2011)

City Says Its Job Development Programs Lack Focus (Crain's, May 25, 2011)

Union Takes Aim at Target (NY Times, May 24, 2011)

Meatpacking District to Lose Largest Meatpacker (Wall Street Journal, May 15, 2011)

Law Enforcement Union Rejects Deal with Cuomo (Reuters, May 12, 2011)

Yankee Stadium Servers Sue Over Tips (NY Post, May 10, 2011)

Living Wage Advocates Aim at Seven Council Members (City Hall, May 9, 2011)

Real Estate Open to Union Construction Wages (Wall Street Journal, May 8, 2011)

Workers Rally For Rights at May Day Demonstrations (NY 1, May 2, 2011)

Garment Union Head Resigns Under Cloud (City Room, Apr 27, 2011)

Wal-Mart, Concern About Land Price Fuel Opposition to Possible Brooklyn Mall (Daily News, Apr 24, 2011)

Central Labor Council Seeks New President (City Hall, Apr 18, 2011)

Few Domestic Workers Aware of New Rights Laws (NY Times, Apr 15, 2011)

Cuomo Gets One Labor Accord, but Truce Unlikely (Reuters, Apr 14, 2011)

More City Building Projects Use Non-Union Labor (NY Times, Mar 19, 2011)

Labor Leader Resigns (Crain's, Mar 15, 2011)

Blackstone Loses Pension Contract Over Comment (NY Post, Mar 15, 2011)

White House Signals Opposition to Last In, First Out (Wall Street Journal, Mar 4, 2011)

Senate Passes Bill Changing Last In, First Out (WNYC, Mar 2, 2011)

Unions Balk at Plan for Disclosing Independent Expenditures (Gotham Gazette, Mar 2, 2011)

Cuomo Proposes Teacher Layoff Bill (, Mar 2, 2011)

Bloomberg Administration Condemns Cuomo Layoff Bill (Daily News, Mar 2, 2011)

Cuomo Plan Seems to be Compromise on Teacher Layoffs (NY Post, Mar 2, 2011)

Bill Would Change Law for Laying Off Teachers (Wall Street Journal, Feb 25, 2011)

Local Businesses Split Over Wal-Mart (Crain's, Feb 23, 2011)

Retired Police Fight Effort to Put Names, Pensions On Line (NY 1, Feb 15, 2011)

Two Workers Die in Manhattan Construction Accident (Daily News, Feb 9, 2011)

Barge Owner Fined $4 Million for Explosion that Killed Two Workers, Dumped Gasoline (Staten Island Advance, Feb 9, 2011)

Bloomberg Demands City-Union Pension Reforms (NY Post, Feb 3, 2011)

Mayor Bloomberg Proposes Pension Cuts for Future Workers (Bloomberg, Feb 3, 2011)

Bloomberg Seeks a Sweeping Overhaul of City’s Pensions (NY Times, Feb 3, 2011)

Mayor Broadens Target for Benefit Cuts (Wall Street Journal, Feb 3, 2011)

Walmart Goes on Offensive Against City Council (Daily News, Jan 30, 2011)

Cuomo Said to Rebuff Bloomberg on Weakening Teacher Seniority Rules (NY Post, Jan 29, 2011)

Growing Criticism of Labor Leader Who Doubled His Salary (NY Times, Jan 20, 2011)

Wal-Mart Means Fewer Jobs (, Jan 14, 2011)
If Wal-Mart were to open shop in New York City, it would result in a loss of overall jobs and fewer small businesses, according to this review by the Public Advocate and Hunter College of research on the subject.

Walmart Kicks Off New York City Campaign (Reuters, Jan 13, 2011)

Corruption Persists at Carpenters Union (NY Times, Jan 10, 2011)

Sanitation Supervisors Sat Out the Storm (NY Post, Jan 2, 2011)

Cuomo Plans to Freeze Pay for State Workers (NY Times, Jan 2, 2011)

Council Member Charges Sanitation Stalled Cleanup to Protest Cuts (NY Post, Dec 30, 2010)

New Wage, Tip Rules on the Way for Restaurants (Wall Street Journal, Dec 16, 2010)

Without Extension 200,000 New Yorkers Could Lose Unemployment Benefits (Crain's, Dec 5, 2010)

Interest Group to Help State Take on Unions (Wall Street Journal, Dec 1, 2010)

Union Charges Business Improvement District Underpays Workers (Crain's, Nov 30, 2010)

Union Chef Says Mayor Abused Power in Appointing Black (Daily News, Nov 15, 2010)

Theodore Kheel, Famed Labor Mediator, Dies (Daily News, Nov 15, 2010)

Klein Steps Up Attacks on Teachers Union (Staten Island Advance, Nov 9, 2010)

Cuomo, Unions on Collision Course (NY Times, Nov 3, 2010)

Retirees Come Back to Work (NY Post, Nov 1, 2010)

9/11 Workers Would Get $47 Million More in New Pact (NY Times, Oct 15, 2010)

Council Speaker Shelves a Sick-Leave Bill (NY Times, Oct 15, 2010)

Quinn Kills Mandatory Sick Days Bill (Daily News, Oct 15, 2010)

City, Firefighters Face Off Over Staffing (Wall Street Journal, Oct 14, 2010)

Bloomberg Blasts Paid Sick days (NY Post, Oct 8, 2010)

'Rats' Take on 42nd Street (City Room, Aug 20, 2010)

Stagehand Union Threatening to Picket Fashion Week (Associated Press, Aug 18, 2010)

Transit Union to Run Dollar Vans it Opposes (Wall Street Journal, Aug 11, 2010)

Unions Attack Paterson's Call for Worker Layoffs (Associated Press, Jul 27, 2010)

Layoff Threat Looms Anew (Albany Times Union, Jul 27, 2010)

Paterson says Planning for Layoffs Must Begin Immediately (Daily News, Jul 27, 2010)

New York Daily News Editor Steps Down (Wall Street Journal, Jul 21, 2010)

Liu, Unions Want Banks to Act to Stop Foreclosures in City (NY Times, Jul 14, 2010)

Legislature Passes Bills to Help Low-Wage Workers (Crain's, Jul 3, 2010)

MTA Proposal Would Save 700 Jobs (Daily News, Jun 24, 2010)

City Jobless Rate Falls (Crain's, Jun 23, 2010)

Co-op City Workers Return to Job (NY Post, Jun 9, 2010)

The Struggle Over Rights for Domestic Workers (New York Magazine, Jun 8, 2010)

Trash Piles Up in Co-op City (Associated Press, Jun 4, 2010)

Spit Carries High Cost for MTA (NY Times, May 25, 2010)

Administration to Oppose Prevailing Wage Bill (Wall Street Journal, May 11, 2010)

Pfizer Will Lose Jobs, Repay Benefits (NY Times, May 11, 2010)

Bill's Proponents Relax Requirement for Paid Sick Leave (Daily News, May 10, 2010)

MTA to Go Ahead with Layoffs Despite Court Ruling (Daily News, May 9, 2010)

Paterson Would Add Furlough to Emergency Measure (Daily News, Apr 29, 2010)

MTA Plans More Layoffs (NY Times, Apr 29, 2010)

Strike Deadline Nears for Apartment Building Workers (NY Post, Apr 20, 2010)

Apartment Residents Prepare for Possible Strike by Doormen (NY Times, Apr 19, 2010)

New York City Unemployment Rate Falls (Bloomberg, Apr 16, 2010)

Doormen and Landlords Far from Deal (am New York, Apr 15, 2010)

JetBlue to Stay in New York -- and Expand at JFK (Crain's, Mar 23, 2010)

Stagnant Wages for Sewage Workers (NY Times, Mar 18, 2010)

Workers to Rally to Urge Rebuilding at Ground Zero (Crain's, Mar 9, 2010)

Crane Company Owner Indicted for Manslaughter (NY Times, Mar 9, 2010)

Brooklyn's Top Librarian Quits After Layoff Plan Goes Public (Daily News, Mar 9, 2010)

MTA Could Trade Layoffs for Pay Freeze (am New York, Feb 24, 2010)

Workers Rally Against SoHo Retailers (Crain's, Feb 4, 2010)

City, State Budget Put Focus on Public Employees (Daily News, Feb 3, 2010)

Unions, Assembly Push for End to 'Temporary' Hires (Associated Press, Jan 15, 2010)

Bronx Council Members Pushed to Stop Kingsbridge Project (NY Post, Dec 20, 2009)