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Report: Central Park’s Boathouse Making Concessions To Striking Workers

Union head Peter Ward said Tuesday that the New York Hotel Trades Council would not end its walkout without a full union contract.

2011/09/14

Indulge Your Inner Know-It-All: Labor Day Edition

Labor Day facts to make you the Resident Smarty Pants at your weekend BBQ

2011/08/22

Kean University - Union, NJ (file / credit: Kean University)

Two New Jersey Colleges Warned By Accreditation Board

Essex County College and Kean University have been warned by the regional organization which grants accreditation for not having quality systems to track if school and student goals are being met.

2011/07/06

FILE - Shopping carts sit inside a Target store (Photo by Scott Olson/Getty Images)

Long Island Target Store May Be The First To Unionize

It could be a historic vote at the Valley Stream Target. If the 260 workers approve a vote to unionize the store. Voting ends at about 11:30 p.m. with results expected to be announced by 1a.m. Saturday.

2011/06/17

Macy's Herald Square (credit: Kristin&Joe via Flickr.com)

Macy’s Workers, Union Reach Tentative Agreement

Macy’s and the union representing workers at its flagship Manhattan store and three other New York locations have reached a tentative contract agreement following all-night negotiations.

2011/06/16

Tropicana Casino and Resort in Atlantic City, N.J. (credit: AP Photo/Mel Evans)

Tropicana Casino Reaches Contracts With 3 Unions

The New Jersey AFL-CIO announced Saturday that unions representing painters and carpenters had reached an agreement with the Tropicana Casino and Resort.

2011/06/11

William C. Johnson (credit: Essex County Prosecutor's Office)

Suspect In Shooting Death Of Newark Police Officer Pleads Not Guilty

Bail remains at $1.5 million for a 19-year-old man charged in a drive-by shooting that killed an off-duty Newark police officer.

2011/06/07

Funeral Procession for William Johnson - Newark, NJ - Jun 2, 2011 (credit: Levon Putney / WCBS 880)

Funeral Held For Newark Police Officer William Johnson Killed In Drive-By

As loudspeakers broadcast a sermon onto a Newark sidewalk where hundreds of police officers stood at attention, a young girl’s wailing could be heard from inside the church: “I want my daddy back.”

2011/06/02

Over 100 wait in Long Island City for a chance at landing a union job (credit: CBS 2)

Dozens Camp Out In Queens For Shot At Mechanic Apprenticeship

Nearly 200 people slept on the sidewalk in the rain for several days outside Union Local 12 in Long Island City, Queens — all for the chance to land a coveted union job.

2011/05/16

3 Dead, 2 Injured In Crash On Route 22 In Union, N.J.

Three people are dead and two others are injured in a horrific crash that happened early Saturday on Route 22 in New Jersey.

2011/04/02

(Photo by Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images)

NFL, Union Assess Their Positions During Weekend Break

The sides were using this weekend to assess their positions, before resuming talks in front of a federal mediator Monday — and then they will have until the end of Friday to reach a new CBA, thanks to two extensions of the old deal.

WFAN–2011/03/05

Gov. Christie Responds To Public Union Support Poll

According to a new CBS News-New York Times nationwide Poll, those Americans surveyed oppose weakening the unions’ collective bargaining rights.

2011/03/01

New Haven Police Chief Faces No-Confidence Vote

New Haven Police Chief Frank Limon and two top aides are facing a “no confidence” referendum by rank-and-file officers who are questioning the leaders’ management style and vision for the department.

2011/01/29

Police: N.J. Man Attacks Women With Tomahawk

A deranged man attacked two women with a tomahawk hatchet and a knife in Union, N.J. on Friday morning, police said.

2011/01/07

Generic Ambulance File Photo (credit: CBS 2)

Police Conduct Emergency Drill In North Jersey

State troopers and emergency responders will be conducting drills throughout Bergen, Hudson, Essex, Passaic, Morris, Union and Middlesex counties until Friday.

2010/12/14

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