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New York City Hall has traditionally had an antagonistic relationship with the city’s municipal workforce. Mayor Zohran Mamdani can chart a new course, working collaboratively with city workers to deliver better public services.

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.