Michael Hellstrom News Today

LIUNA endorsed former Gov. Jim McGreevey, also a former Woodbridge mayor, in the 2025 Jersey City mayoral race on the steps of City Hall.

LIUNA held another big Jersey City rally speaking out against worker exploitation and abuse, this time going to Newport Town Square Park.

The head of 32BJ-SEIU, the largest service workers’ union in the country, is among those calling for fair wage and labor standards to be baked into plans to overhaul housing across the Empire State.

The leaders behind a revitalized labor movement in the city.

Governor Hochul signed new legislation S.9409-A /A.7805-D establishing the New York City Public Housing Preservation Trust and paving the way for the overdue repair, rehabilitation, and modernization of 25,000 apartments under control of the New York City Housing Authority.

After spending years in legislative limbo, a bill that would significantly increase fines issued to construction companies found criminally liable for worker injuries or fatalities was passed by the Legislature last week. Known as Carlos’ Law, for Carlos Moncayo, a construction worker killed on the job in 2015, the bill, which awaits Governor Kathy Hochul’s signature, would