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In addition to the grants already defunded, the Trump administration has proposed setting a 15-percent cap on indirect cost reimbursements, leaving a gap many public colleges and universities would be unable to cover, the advocates said.

Zohran Mamdani shares the NYC Labor Movement’s vision for a city where working people have power, dignity, and opportunity, and has consistently communicated that vision in a way that resonates with working New Yorkers.

Workers across the United States are getting a raise this week after minimum wage increases took effect across several states and localities Tuesday.

AFSCME District Council 33, which represents thousands of city workers, including trash collectors and police dispatchers, is walking off the job after negotiations didn't end in a deal. The union last went on a strike in 1986.

In order to be effective, abundance policy must benefit and build power for working- and middle-class Americans—rather than enriching and empowering concentrated economic interests and generating populist backlash that undermines democracy.

Almost a century ago, labor activist Emma Tenayuca led Mexican American women in San Antonio’s legendary pecan shellers’ strike, facing down bosses, police, and the Klan. Today amid renewed nativist hate, we can learn from her example.

Under Siege, and Showing its Age

Most of the city unions endorsed the former governor, but a few believed in Mamdani. “It means that for the first time our members will really have a mayor who supports workers,” said Brandon Mancilla, Director of UAW Region 9A.

Unions’ reluctance to engage with workers’ social identities—such as race, ethnicity, and faith—has hindered efforts to build a strong, multiracial labor movement.

A $30 minimum wage law has inspired dueling ballot measures.