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Each Friday, City Limits rounds up the latest news on housing, land use and homelessness. Catch up on what you might have missed here.

ByJeanmarie Evelly 0Comments

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Jul 2025

Featured Homelessness Housing and Homelessness Justice Politics

Nonprofit Legal Service Employees Strike, As NYC Politics Take a Pro-Worker Turn

Hundreds rallied in Foley Square Tuesday, including over a dozen local politicians—Zohran Mamdani, the Democratic nominee for mayor among them—in a strong show of support for the workers, who include…

ByTareq Saghie 7Comments

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May 2024

Housing and Homelessness Labor News

Contract Deal Poised to End Months-Long Legal Worker Strike

Over 100 unionized workers at Mobilization for Justice could return to work as soon as Wednesday morning, members said.

ByEmma Whitford 0Comments

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Feb 2024

Housing and Homelessness Justice Labor

Legal Organization Workers On Strike Say NYC Tenants Deserve More

While Mobilization for Justice’s staff union has particular grievances—they say their employer has failed to stay competitive with its peers—many members are experiencing a strain familiar to tenant lawyers citywide.

ByEmma Whitford 0Comments

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Jul 2022

CLARIFY Justice News

HarperCollins Workers Strike for Better Pay, More Diversity

Union employees at HarperCollins staged a day-long strike in front of the book publisher’s downtown headquarters demanding pay increases, more workplace diversity and stronger benefits.

ByTasmia Afrin

ByDiana Azizova

ByMa-Sadio Faye

ByManuel Lozano-Velez

ByAniza Shabbir

ByTanzina Vega 2Comments

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Jun 2016

In Depth

CityViews: CUNY Strike Threat and Albany’s Failure to Fund

A 2016 graduate writes that the potential strike by the Professional Staff Congress doesn’t reflect a beef between university leadership and staff, but rather the impact of years of state…

ByBrandon Jordan 1Comment

09

Jun 2016

Opinion

No BackSpace: Can You Hear Us Now? How Verizon Strikers Came Through Loud and Clear

In multiple ways, the workers took on the company along the contested front between the new and old economy, and won.

ByKatie Unger 0Comments

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May 2016

Uncategorized

CityViews: Why I’m Standing with Union Workers Against Verizon’s Greed

A member of Make the Road New York explains his decision to join a picket line in solidarity with strike members of the Communications Workers of America.

ByLuis Gil 1Comment

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