New York City
Employees everywhere are organizing. Here’s why it’s happening now
Senator Bernie Sanders, an Independent from Vermont, left, speaks next to Christian Smalls, founder of the Amazon Labor Union (ALU), during an ALU rally in the Staten Island borough of New York, U.S., on Sunday, April 24, 2022. Victor J. Blue | Bloomberg | Getty Images After years of declining influence, unions are having a […]
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JetBlue Airways faces a quarter-century crossroads after Spirit rejects its takeover offer
A JetBlue airliner lands past a Spirit Airlines jet on taxi way at Fort Lauderdale Hollywood International Airport on Monday, April 25, 2022. (Joe Cavaretta/Sun Sentinel/Tribune News Service via Getty Images) Joe Cavaretta | Sun Sentinel | Getty Images JetBlue Airways is at a quarter-century crossroads. The airline’s first flight took off from New York […]
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U.S. inflation hot spots happen to be pandemic-migration hot spots
Some of the hottest pandemic-migration destinations also happen to be home to the hottest regional inflation rates. The relationship between migration and inflation has strengthened significantly as more people relocate from expensive coastal cities to more affordable metro areas, according to an analysis released by Redfin on Tuesday. “We saw an acceleration of inflation happen […]
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Apple retail union organizers want workers to be paid at least $30 per hour
Customers walk past an Apple logo inside of an Apple store at Grand Central Station in New York. Lucas Jackson | Reuters Workers who hope to organize a union at Apple’s Grand Central Terminal store want workers to be paid a minimum of $30 per hour, according to a website for the group, Fruit Stand Workers […]
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Apple workers at New York’s Grand Central store take steps to unionize
People shop in an Apple retail store in Grand Central Terminal, January 29, 2019 in New York City. Drew Angerer | Getty Images Workers at Apple’s flagship Grand Central Terminal retail store in New York City are taking steps to unionize, teeing up a potential labor battle with the iPhone maker. Organizers, who have dubbed […]
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Suspect in Brooklyn subway shooting is now in custody, police announce
Police apprehended Frank R. James, who will face federal prosecution for allegedly opening fire on a Brooklyn subway, wounding 10 and injuring 13 others, officials said Wednesday. James was taken into custody after police received a Crime Stoppers tip directing them to the East Village neighborhood of Manhattan, authorities said. “My fellow New Yorkers, we got him,” New […]
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‘Person of interest’ named in NYC subway shooting that wounded 10 people, injured 13 others
New York City police named a person of interest in the shooting Tuesday morning aboard a subway train in Brooklyn. Ten people were shot and 13 others injured after a man wearing a gas mask opened fire and threw a smoke canister aboard the moving train during the morning rush hour, authorities said. New York […]
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New York City loses court fight to boot Trump Organization from operating Bronx golf course
A ‘TRUMP’ branded helicopter sits near a putting green during a ribbon cutting event for a new clubhouse at Trump Golf Links at Ferry Point, June 11, 2018 in The Bronx borough of New York City. Drew Angerer | Getty Images A judge ruled Friday that the Trump Organization can continue to operate a golf […]
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NFL gets a warning from state attorneys general: Address women’s hostile-workplace claims, or face investigations
Roger Goodell Catalina Fragoso | USA TODAY Sports | Reuters Attorneys general of six states warned the National Football League on Wednesday to take “swift action” in responding to recent allegations a “workplace culture that is overtly hostile to women,” or face investigations and possible legal charges. The coalition told NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell in […]
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Starbucks stock falls as interim CEO Howard Schultz suspends share buybacks
Howard Schultz, Chairman of Starbucks at the grand opening of the Starbucks Reserve Roastery in Shanghai, China on Dec. 5th, 2017. Justin Solomon | CNBC Howard Schultz’s first day back at the helm of Starbucks kicked off with an announcement that the coffee chain is suspending stock buybacks to invest back into operations. Shares of […]
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