Paralegals, legal assistants and other support staffers at Queens Defenders have begun to unionize, an effort that began almost immediately after the organization’s longtime, controversial leader was booted from her post earlier this year.
Read MoreAn Astoria movie studio backed by actor Robert De Niro is almost complete. “We're going to attract all of the film industry,” the mayor said after the final beam of the studio’s structure was installed. “To hell with California.”
Read More“It's really disgusting that we're even being put in this situation, to be always trying to survive, scraping by with a law degree and with the amount of experience that we have,” said one Legal Aid Society attorney. Contract negotiations between the attorneys’ union and the Legal Aid Society have been ongoing for seven months.
Read MoreHow did Steinway & Sons end up in Astoria? The answer is tied up in the greater history of the American labor struggle, particularly the emerging union and eight-hour work day workers’ movements of Gilded Age America.
Read MoreThe bill takes aim at contractors and ensures they would assume liability if any of their subcontractors steal wages from their workers.
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