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NJ Building Trades Council Unanimously Endorses Phil Murphy for Governor

Democratic gubernatorial candidate Phil Murphy on Tuesday got the endorsement of the New Jersey State Building and Construction Trades Council.
By Alyana Alfaro
The Building and Construction Trades Council of Greater New York rallies outside City Hall.

De Blasio has ‘Blood on His Hands’: Construction Union Boss

Thirty-one members of the Building and Construction Trades Council of Greater New York were arrested as part of a planned construction safety demonstration today—hours before the City Council introduced a package of 18 bills aimed at curbing the high number of jobsite deaths in the last two years.
By Terence Cullen
Andrew Cuomo killed 421a.

A Housing Incentive Has Died. Are Andrew Cuomo’s Fingerprints on the Murder Weapon?

An aide to Gov. Andrew Cuomo recently—and without much solicitation—rambled that his boss was one of the most successful executives in the history of New York State. He gets things done, the aide said.
By Terence Cullen
Building Trades Council President Gary LaBarbera denounces co-owner of G&M Realty over lack of union jobs at the developer's site.

Building Trades Head and Councilman Label Developer Who Promised Union Jobs a ‘Liar’

By Madina Toure
Gov. Andrew Cuomo.

Cuomo Floats New 421a Rules as Building Permits Slip in Manhattan and Brooklyn

By Terence Cullen
Mayor Bill de Blasio and his allies.

De Blasio Administration Now Says It Can Hit Its Housing Goals Without 421a

By Will Bredderman
Mayor Bill de Blasio in Albany.

De Blasio Warns of Return of ‘Chaos and Corruption’ as Clock Ticks in Albany

By Will Bredderman
Mayor Bill de Blasio rallies for his affordable housing plan.

De Blasio Pleads With Affordable Housing Developers to Help Revive 421a

By Will Bredderman
Former President Bill Clinton.

Bill Clinton Barnstorms for Hillary—and Bashes Bernie Sanders—at Union Rallies

By Will Bredderman
Mayor Bill de Blasio, New York City First Lady Chirlane McCray, United States Secretary of Housing and Urban Development Julián Castro and City Council Speaker Melissa Mark-Viverito lead a rally in Foley Square in Manhattan to celebrate the passage of the housing legislation.

Not Home Safe Yet—de Blasio Still Faces Uphill Battle on Housing Plan

By Will Bredderman
Workers on a building under construction.

Amid Spike in Deaths and Spat With Labor, Nonunion Builders Launch Training Program

By Will Bredderman
A view of the construction crane that collapsed on a street in downtown Manhattan last week.

De Blasio Plans Inspection ‘Blitz’ to End Construction Site Carnage

By Will Bredderman
Public Advocate Letitia James at the Real Affordability for All rally (Photo: Will Bredderman for Observer).

Letitia James and Scott Stringer Join Unions in Ripping Bill de Blasio’s Housing Plan

By Will Bredderman
Gov. Andrew Cuomo.

Cuomo Warns Compromise on New 421a Program Would Be ‘Political Dynamite’

By Will Bredderman
The battle over the 421a tax credit. (Illustration: Russ Tudor).

The Real Estate Community Is Scrambling to Get the Lapsed 421a Tax Break Back

By Tobias Salinger
Workers on a building under construction.

No Deal on Prized 421a Real Estate Tax Credit

By Will Bredderman
Mayor Bill de Blasio with his housing team (Photo: Will Bredderman for Observer).

Bill de Blasio Won’t Say How His Housing Plan Will Go Forward if 421a Expires

By Will Bredderman
Workers on a building under construction.

Labor Launches New Ad Campaign to Bolster Case for Union Construction

By Will Bredderman
Building and Construction Trades Council of New York President Gary LaBarbera, center, with union workers and politicians (Photo: Will Bredderman for Observer).

At Labor Rally, New Measure Touted to Aggressively Boost Union Construction in NYC

By Will Bredderman
Assemblywoman Rodneyse Bichotte.

Legislators Want Controversial Tax Credit to Include Women and Minority-Owned Firms

By Will Bredderman
Protesters Rally in Bedford-Stuyvesant (Photo: Will Bredderman for Observer).

Unions Slam de Blasio-Backed Affordable Housing With Stolen Wage Report

By Will Bredderman
Union workers at the World Trade Center site (Photo: Spencer Platt for Getty Images)

Contradicting de Blasio, Stringer and James Debut Union-Based Affordable Housing Plan

By Will Bredderman
Workers protest today in the Bronx (Photo: Will Bredderman for Observer).

Unions Rip Conditions at de Blasio-Backed Affordable Housing Sites

By Will Bredderman

PolitickerNJ’s 2015 Power List and Labor News Roundup

By PolitickerNJ Staff
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