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☆ US labor board says Amazon breached terms of 2021 labor rights settlement
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-29 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +1 min

Security personnel are seen as Amazon workers gather outside Amazon’s LDJ5 sortation center, as employees begin voting to unionize a second warehouse in the Staten Island borough of New York City, U.S. April 25, 2022. REUTERS/Brendan McDermid/File photo Acquire Licensing RightsCompanies Amazon.com Inc FollowSept 29 (Reuters) - Amazon.com (AMZN.O) was accused by officials of violating the terms of a U.S. labor board settlement, breaching a 2021 agreement which required the online retailer to let workers unionize. Last year, workers at an Amazon warehouse in New York City voted to form the first union at the company. "We've fully complied with the settlement agreement, which we voluntarily entered into in December 2021. Separately, the Teamsters union on Friday picketed outside two Amazon warehouses in Los Angeles.

Persons: unionize, Brendan McDermid, We've, Samrhitha, Shounak Dasgupta Organizations: REUTERS, National Labor Relations, Amazon, Teamsters, Thomson Locations: Staten Island, New York City, U.S, New York, Los Angeles, Bengaluru

☆ Biden Joins U.A.W. Strike President Heads to Picket Line in Michigan to Court Autoworkers
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-26 | by ( Katie Rogers | Neal Boudette | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +4 min

The high-profile contract fights have played out across the country, just as public opinion has been turning more in favor of organized labor. UPSThe union representing more than 325,000 UPS workers, the International Brotherhood of Teamsters, spent months negotiating a new contract with the company. The workers’ key demands included better pay for part-time workers, whom the company relies on heavily during busy periods, and improved heat safety. The work stoppage has grown in scope since, with the union expanding its strike to include spare-parts distribution centers for G.M. has pointed to growth in profits and chief executive compensation in making its demands for improved compensation for its members.

Persons: they’ve, —, Shawn Fain Organizations: United Automobile Workers, SAG, Writers Guild of America, International Brotherhood of Teamsters, Gallup, Bureau of Labor Statistics, Hollywood, Guild of America, UPS, United Auto Workers, U.S, — Ford, General Motors, Teamsters Locations: Hollywood, Staten

☆ Judge Blocks Migrants From Former School, Questioning Shelter Guarantee
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-26 | by ( Andy Newman | More About Andy Newman | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +1 min

A judge on Staten Island temporarily blocked New York City on Tuesday from using a former school as an emergency shelter for migrants, in a decision that could have broader implications for the city’s long-established obligation to offer shelter to anyone who asks for it. The city has struggled to provide housing to the more than 110,000 migrants who have entered its shelter system since early last year, in part because of a decades-old legal obligation, known as “right to shelter,” that requires it to provide a bed for anyone who is homeless and asks for one. Citing “right to shelter," Mayor Eric Adams issued an emergency order that let the city bypass the normal review process for opening homeless shelters. But on Tuesday, Justice Wayne Ozzi of State Supreme Court wrote that the “right to shelter” does not exist, and ordered the Staten Island school emptied. The ruling came in a suit against the city and state brought by a man who lives near the school and eight Republican city, state and federal elected officials who represent the island, New York City’s most conservative borough.

Persons: Eric Adams, Wayne Ozzi Organizations: Staten, Court, Republican Locations: New York City, Staten, New York

☆ For Tesla and Musk, Auto Strike Carries Benefits and Risks
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-21 | by ( Jack Ewing | More About Jack Ewing | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +1 min

Activists must get at least 30 percent of workers to sign union cards and force a vote overseen by the National Labor Relations Board. Companies often do all they can to dissuade workers from joining, hiring lawyers and consultants who specialize in defeating union campaigns. The company reported profit of $2.7 billion on sales of $25 billion in the second quarter, giving it a profit margin of about 11 percent. That profit margin is more than that of Ford or G.M., even after an exceptionally profitable period for those companies. In August, United Parcel Service employees won their biggest raises ever in a contract negotiated by the International Brotherhood of Teamsters.

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So residents turned to other measures — heckling migrants who came looking for shelter and protesting loudly. It was on Mr. Herkert’s street, but he and others residents would not confirm whether they owned it. Gisela Rivadeneira, 24, and her father, Roberto Rivadeneira, 52, both originally from Ecuador, have been staying at the shelter since they arrived there 12 days ago. There are just a few more weeks before a 60-day deadline to move out, which the Adams administration recently imposed on migrants. The messages from the speaker over the weekend underlined the feeling that they are not welcome.

Persons: Gisela Rivadeneira, Roberto Rivadeneira, Adams, Mr, Rivadeneira Organizations: Staten, St, John Villa Academy, Advance, New York Post Locations: Staten Island, Ecuador, U.S

☆ How Black Nurses Were Recruited to Staten Island to Fight a Deadly Disease
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-08 | by ( John Freeman Gill | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +2 min

After several years, Ms. Allen became a nurse by graduating from a city program, and before returning to the pediatric hospital in her freshly earned nurse’s whites and cape, she worked briefly in Sea View’s adult wards. The most striking ornamental aspect of these pavilions was the six-foot-high terra-cotta frieze running around each building beneath its eaves. Here, against a backdrop of golden tiles, could be found polychrome images of doctors, seashells, garlands, red crosses and white nurses. The terra-cotta images were created using the “sectile” technique introduced at the 1900 World’s Fair in Paris. In June, New York City Health + Hospitals agreed to allow the New York City Fire Department to occupy the old Sea View staff house for 40 years.

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☆ His Mind Helped Rebuild New York. His Body Is Failing Him.
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-06 | by ( Christopher Maag | More About Christopher Maag | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +2 min

A journalist who hears the Olympics pitch describes Mr. Doctoroff as a man whose eyes “gaze past you, out towards the horizon.”Why this constant drive? His brother Andy says Mr. Doctoroff should be more introspective, and who knows. Mr. Doctoroff is aware that he graduated Harvard aimless and lazy. Wound up in New York by following his wife, Alisa, who got a job in town. It is hard work seeing the future, and so Mr. Doctoroff puts everything into the job.

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☆ The Dirtiest Corners of New York City
▼ + stars: | 2023-08-31 | by ( Michael Kolomatsky | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +1 min

A new study by HouseFresh aimed to find the “dirtiest” cities in the United States by analyzing 12.3 million sanitation-related complaints made to 311 systems across the country. The remaining 26 cities were ranked based on the number of sanitation complaints per 100,000 residents. By this metric, Baltimore was found to be the “dirtiest” city, with 42,295 complaints per 100,000 residents. New York landed in 17th place, with 3,728 complaints per 100,000 residents, or less than a tenth of Baltimore’s rate. Four Brooklyn ZIP codes were among the city’s dirtiest 10.

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☆ Russia's ruthless minefields aren't just handcuffing Western tanks. Each day the war drags on the mines get more buried — and are likely to haunt Ukraine for many years to come.
▼ + stars: | 2023-08-26 | by ( Kelsey Vlamis | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +6 min

Ukraine is now believed to be one of the most mined country in the world since the Russia invasion. Some of the worst injuries coming out of the war have been amputations, many caused by the countless land mines Russia placed across broad swaths of Ukraine. Despite having signed the treaty, Ukraine has been accused by Human Rights Watch of using banned "butterfly" mines against Russia. Epstein said that the mines are only going to get more and more buried under dirt and snow. While Epstein said Ukraine has a good medical system, the demand for care will likely be overwhelming.

Persons: Dr, Aaron Epstein, Epstein, GSMSG, Rebecca Gonzalez, Spencer Platt, Fazal Organizations: Service, Global, Group, The Washington Post, Human Rights, Staten Island University Hospital, Getty, Wall Street, University of Minnesota Locations: Ukraine, Russia, Wall, Silicon, Florida, Ukrainian, New York City, New York

☆ Hell Hath No Fury Like a Writer Who Gets a Speeding Ticket
▼ + stars: | 2023-08-11 | by ( James Barron | More About James Barron | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +2 min

“They’ve made school zone limits now 24-7,” he wrote. That’s about cash.”After @cjones47 posted saying “the citywide default speed limit in NYC has been 25 MPH since 2014,” Simon countered: “Then send me a ticket for speeding and I have no comment. They now effectively blanket the five boroughs; the Legislature stipulated that cameras had to be placed within a quarter-mile of a school. In 2021, more than half of the vehicles that received one speed-camera ticket did not receive a second — another sign, officials say, that the cameras have made a difference. Not all the responses to Simon were posted on the X platform.

Persons: Simon, They’ve, ”, “, ” Simon, Christopher Robbins, you’re Organizations: State Legislature Locations: Bronx, Staten Island, Queens, New York

☆ Meet a 27-year-old concierge at the Four Seasons hotel catering to VIP guests paying up to $25,000 a night
▼ + stars: | 2023-08-07 | by ( Hannah Towey | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +6 min

The queen ant in this metaphor is 27-year-old guest relations manager Jessica Waddy, whose job revolves around the hotel's high-profile guests and their countless needs. The cellar level of the Four Seasons Hotel New York Downtown. The Empire Suite at Four Seasons Hotel New York Downtown, with rates starting at $25,000 a night. Courtesy of the Four Seasons Hotel New York Downtown. The needs of high-profile guests are listed on a "rider," a document that's typically multiple pages long and attached to their hospitality contract.

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☆ Amazon Posts 11% Rise in Revenue as Growth Improves
▼ + stars: | 2023-08-03 | by ( David Streitfeld | More About David Streitfeld | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +1 min

July marked two years since Mr. Jassy took over as chief executive from Jeff Bezos, Amazon’s founder. Amazon flourished during the pandemic, supplying necessities and diversions to millions of suddenly grounded families, and made the reasonable assumption that the boom would last. One of Mr. Bezos’ last major actions before his departure was to add “Strive to be Earth’s best employer” to the company’s leadership principles. Amazon is so large, with over half a trillion dollars in annual revenue, that it is difficult to move the needle much. Then the AWS cloud division provided the torrid growth, and finally advertising pushed the numbers.

Persons: Jassy, Jeff Bezos, Bezos, ” Organizations: National Labor Relations, Amazon Locations: Staten Island

☆ Threats, Beatings, Extortion: The Violent World of Fire-Truck Chasers
▼ + stars: | 2023-08-03 | by ( Michael Wilson | More About Michael Wilson | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +1 min

Right behind them are workers in a little-known industry who offer traumatized homeowners what is known as emergency mitigation services. He dove into this hyper-intense new job, he said, chasing fires and the promise of a straight paycheck. His boss had taught him how to immediately find the homeowner in a crowd of people outside a burning home: Look at everyone’s feet. “Everyone got out?” His boss taught him that, too: Act concerned. Never ask how they’re doing.

Persons: Jatiek Smith, ”, They’re Locations: Brooklyn, Queens, Staten Island, Sheepshead

☆ For American Soccer Fans, a Late Night Was a Tense One
▼ + stars: | 2023-08-01 | by ( Claire Fahy | More About Claire Fahy | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +1 min

Studier, 27, added, “We were very excited to come watch with people who actually wanted to get up at 3 in the morning and watch women’s soccer.”Ruby Cirby was impressed with the turnout at Banter Bar. An avid soccer fan and longtime Banter patron, she said that during the Women’s World Cup in 2019, there were only about 10 people who showed up for a 7 a.m. game. “It’s a different vibe if you’re watching it at home,” Cirby said. Mathew Lee and Hector Conde drove to Banter Bar from Staten Island to watch the game. It happened to be Lee’s birthday — he turned 24 right after midnight.

Persons: Ruby Cirby, “, ” Cirby, Mathew Lee, Hector Conde, —, Lee, Conde, ” Conde Locations: Staten Island, United, Portugal

☆ Meet Ted Pick, the hard-charging 'deal junkie' who rose to the top at Morgan Stanley the old-fashioned way — and looks poised to succeed James Gorman as CEO
▼ + stars: | 2023-08-01 | by ( Hayley Cuccinello | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +20 min

Employees knew they were getting promoted if Pick told them to wear a tie the following day, an ex-managing director recalled. While Morgan Stanley currently trades at a premium among its Wall Street peers, its enviable success isn't thanks to Pick. Succession has traditionally been a bloody sport on Wall Street, and Morgan Stanley is no exception. Gonzalo Marroquin/Patrick McMullan via Getty Images Show less Morgan Stanley investment management head and dark horse in the race for CEO, Dan Simkowitz. Despite enjoying the stock price gains under Gorman's reign, plenty of longtime employees want another dyed-in-the-wool Morgan Stanley loyalist, according to a former senior executive.

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☆ Movie Theaters Are Essential. We Need to Treasure Them Before They’re Gone. - The New York Times
▼ + stars: | 2023-07-30 | by ( Mark Jacobson | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +2 min

I was there with 200 or so other patrons, a gloriously mixed crowd, to see “Oppenheimer,” one half of the Barbenheimer cultural moment. For a moment, it was possible to forget the grim realities that still linger for the cinema business, circling like vultures. So is Regal, which narrowly avoided having to close its theater in Union Square. On the day before the blockbuster weekend, the Regal UA in Staten Island, one of the last remaining theaters in that borough, closed its doors for good. In the time of streaming and 146-inch TV screens, the simple act of going out to the movies feels contrarian, even subversive.

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☆ A Singles Party, Where Chaos Is the Point
▼ + stars: | 2023-07-24 | by ( Gina Cherelus | More About Gina Cherelus | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: 1 min

“Are any of you guys drinking Jack and Coke right now,” Jesus Valdes shouted at two women who were sipping cocktails during a crowded singles mixer at American Whiskey, a bar in Midtown Manhattan. They were not, and Mr. Valdes let out a sigh of frustration. He was playing Chaotic Bingo, a game in which guests were given a sheet that listed 25 characteristics they had to find in someone else, including someone who’s had sex this month and someone you’d want to kiss later. First one to circle five across received one free year of Tinder platinum. Mr. Valdes, 34, a professor from Staten Island, said that he had met a few people already that he was interested in, including one “stand out,” but that it was early and he still wanted to mingle.

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☆ Amazon gets labor board complaint on failure to bargain with NY union
▼ + stars: | 2023-07-13 | by ( Chandni Shah | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +1 min

July 13 (Reuters) - Amazon.com (AMZN.O) was hit with a complaint on Wednesday for refusing to bargain with a New York workers' union, a spokesperson for the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) said. Workers at the facility, located in the New York City borough of Staten Island, voted to join the Amazon Labor Union (ALU) last year, a first for the company in the United States. However, the e-commerce giant has challenged the results before the labor board, delaying any discussions with the union until the matter is resolved. The company's challenge has already been struck down once by the labor board in January. Amazon has faced dozens of complaints from workers and the ALU as the union attempts to organize warehouses across the country.

Persons: Chris Smalls, Shubham Kalia, Nivedita Bhattacharjee, Sohini Organizations: National Labor Relations Board, NLRB, Workers, New, Amazon Labor Union, Thomson Locations: New York, New York City, Staten Island, United States

☆ Amazon faces labor complaint over failure to bargain with union
▼ + stars: | 2023-07-13 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +1 min

July 12 (Reuters) - Amazon.com (AMZN.O) was hit with a complaint on Wednesday over allegedly refusing to bargain with a New York workers union, a spokesperson for the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) said. Amazon and the union did not immediately respond to a request for comment. Workers at Amazon's JFK8 fulfillment center in Staten Island voted to join the Amazon Labor Union (ALU) last year, a first for the company in the United States. Amazon is still challenging the results before a U.S. labor board and has yet to engage in bargaining with the union. The NLRB complaint comes as dozens of Amazon warehouse workers in New York sued the union on Monday, alleging that top union officials were refusing to hold democratic elections to fill leadership posts.

Persons: Chandni Shah, Shubham, Urvi Dugar, Nivedita Organizations: National Labor Relations Board, NLRB, Amazon, New, Amazon Labor Union, Thomson Locations: New York, New York City, Staten Island, United States, U.S, Bengaluru

☆ Amazon hit with labor complaint over failing to bargain with Staten Island union
▼ + stars: | 2023-07-12 | by ( Annie Palmer | In Annierpalmer | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +2 min

The National Labor Relations Board said Tuesday it found merit to charges that Amazon violated labor laws by refusing to bargain with a fledgling union representing employees at one of its New York warehouses. Workers at one of the retail giant's Staten Island warehouses, known as JFK8, voted last April to join the Amazon Labor Union, a grassroots organization started by current and former employees. The NLRB complaint comes as the ALU has faced setbacks since its landmark victory on Staten Island. The ALU lost two elections at other Amazon warehouses last year, and rifts have formed between some leaders and members of the union. On Monday, a group of former ALU members sued the union, accusing it of violating the ALU's constitution and asking a Brooklyn court to compel it to hold an election for union officers.

Organizations: National Labor Relations Board, Amazon Labor Union, Workers, Amazon, Democratic Reform Caucus, The New York Times Locations: New York, Brooklyn, Staten, Staten Island

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☆ US court revives lawsuit against Royal Caribbean over toddler's death
▼ + stars: | 2023-07-11 | by ( Jonathan Stempel | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +2 min

(Reuters) - A federal appeals court on Tuesday revived a lawsuit against Royal Caribbean Cruises by the parents of an 18-month-old girl who died after slipping through her grandfather’s hands and falling through an open cruise ship window. Royal Caribbean and its lawyers did not immediately respond to requests for comment. Jacqueline Garcell, a lawyer for the parents, faulted Royal Caribbean for refusing to install devices that many large hotel chains also use to prevent falls. “We look forward to continuing our fight for justice for Chloe Wiegand and to make cruise ships safer,” she said. The case is Wiegand et al v Royal Caribbean Cruises Ltd, 11th U.S.

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☆ Amazon Union Dissidents, in Challenge to Leader, Move to Force Vote
▼ + stars: | 2023-07-10 | by ( Noam Scheiber | More About Noam Scheiber | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +1 min

On Friday, the reform caucus sent the union’s leadership a letter laying out its proposal to hold prompt elections, saying it would go to court Monday if the leadership didn’t embrace the proposal. The group said in its letter that enacting the proposal could “mean the difference between an A.L.U. which is strong, effective, and a beacon of democracy in the labor movement” and “an A.L.U. which, in the end, became exactly what Amazon warned workers it would become: a business that takes away the workers’ voices.”Mr. Smalls said in his text that the union leadership had worked closely with its law firm to ensure that its actions were legal, as well as with the U.S. Labor Department. Jeanne Mirer, a lawyer for the union, wrote to a lawyer for the reform caucus that the lawsuit was frivolous and based on falsehoods.

Persons: Connor Spence, Brett Daniels, Brima, ” Mr, Smalls, Jeanne Mirer, Spence, ” Organizations: Amazon, U.S . Labor Department Locations: Staten

☆ How Bad Will the Ticks Be This Summer?
▼ + stars: | 2023-06-29 | by ( Joseph Goldstein | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +1 min

If you end up becoming one of the hundreds of thousands of New Yorkers expected to be bitten by a tick this summer, don’t be surprised. Some experts are warning that it could be a particularly bad tick season. Other tick species are also becoming more prevalent; new species have established themselves in the Bronx and Staten Island. The developments — new ticks, new pathogens and rising cases of rare diseases — are leading experts to rethink their advice for avoiding tick bites. One new species of tick, for instance, seems to prefer manicured lawns over shady wooded areas, surprising experts.

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☆ The Army Corps’s Flood Plan Could Ruin New York’s Waterfront. It Doesn’t Have To. - The New York Times
▼ + stars: | 2023-06-15 | by ( ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +14 min

Mr. Gutman is an environmental planning consultant and a member of the New York-New Jersey Storm Surge Working Group. In terms of population at risk, New York City is the most vulnerable city in the country, according to Climate Central, a nonprofit research organization. These highly effective and reliable harborwide surge barriers can protect large areas while leaving shorelines free for recreation and other uses. Hudson River Park 12 feet 12 feetHudson River Park 12 feet 12 feetHudson River Park 12 feet 12 feetGantry Plaza State Park 12 feet 12 feetGantry Plaza State Park 12 feet 12 feetImagine bicycling up the Hudson River Greenway in Manhattan next to a concrete wall between you and Hudson River Park. It consists of walls, small storm surge barriers and other shoreline barriers.

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