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New York University's independent student newspaper, established in 1973.

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A rally attendee dressed in black as a rat with a sign that reads “N.Y.U Labor Policies” around its neck. A group of rally attendees not in costumes pretend to punch the rat.

Students, faculty celebrate adjunct union’s tentative contract

Labor unions at NYU gathered in celebration of the adjunct union’s new tentative agreement with the university at Schwartz Plaza on Friday, Nov. 4.
Kayla Hardersen, Senior Staff Writer November 7, 2022

Cheers erupted from a crowd in Schwartz Plaza on Nov. 4 as members of NYU’s labor unions and the campus chapter of Young Democratic Socialists of America gathered to celebrate...

Amazon, Protect Your Workers and Meet Their Demands

Amazon, Protect Your Workers and Meet Their Demands

In order to protect their workers from COVID-19, Amazon must better enforce social distancing protocols while providing paid leave for at-risk workers.
Kevin Kurian, Staff Writer April 27, 2020

Amid the COVID-19 pandemic, Amazon has come under fire for mandating that their employees continue to work in conditions that make social distancing impossible. According to organizers,...

Expanding Accessibility to Paid Sick Leave

Expanding Accessibility to Paid Sick Leave

With the rapid spread of the coronavirus, expanding New York City’s access to paid sick leave should be a priority to protect the general public and the low-wage workers.
WSN Editorial Board March 8, 2020

Over the past week, the number of coronavirus cases in New York State has risen, leading Governor Andrew Cuomo to declare a state of emergency. As more cases are diagnosed, the...

SLAM protestors outside of the NYU Abu Dhabi Institute protesting the violations of labor rights during the construction of the NYU Abu Dhabi campus (Photo by Ronni Husmann).

SLAM Protests NYU’s Past Fair Labor Violations at NYUAD

At an NYU Abu Dhabi Institute screening of a documentary about the UAE, protesters from the Student Labor Action Movement demanded the university compensate underpaid and unpaid NYUAD construction workers.
Ronni Husmann, Deputy News Editor November 18, 2019

Chants of “F-ck forced labor! Pay them back!” echoed through Washington Square Park on Monday evening as student activists protested the treatment of workers whose rights were...

The poster for Steinhardt Educational Theatre's production of "Radium Girls." The play, based on the true story of young factory workers poisoned by the radioactive paint they worked with, still resonates today. (Courtesy of Steinhardt)

Steinhardt’s ‘Radium Girls’ Spotlights Unfair Practices, Then and Now

Steinhardt Educational Theatre’s illuminating production — about the radium poisoning of young female factory workers in the early 20th century — tackles endlessly relevant themes like labor rights, corporate corruption and female rage.
Julie Goldberg, Staff Writer March 4, 2019

Labor rights. Corporate corruption. Female rage. These are only a few of the hot-button topics addressed in Steinhardt Educational Theatre’s new production of “Radium Girls,”...

Sexton response to labor violations limited

WSN Editorial Board April 19, 2015
NYU must increase monitoring at study abroad sites in countries with frequent human rights violations, and should reconsider developing these sites.
Groups of protesters rally at the 104th anniversary of the Triangle Shirtwaist Factory Fire, in which 146 people died.

Activists remember Triangle Shirtwaist Factory fire

Alanna Bayarin, News Editor March 25, 2015
On the 104th anniversary of Triangle Shirtwaist Factory fire, labor rights activists staged a rally outside the Silver Center.
Courtesy of NYUAD

Professor barred entry into U.A.E.

Valentina Duque Bojanini, Editor-in-chief March 16, 2015
Social and Cultural Analysis professor Andrew Ross was barred entry into the U.A.E.
Nicholas McGeenan, left, and Sean O'Driscoll speak on the release of the new Human Rights Watch report.

HRW report reveals continued violations

Alanna Bayarin, News Editor February 11, 2015

Human Rights Watch published a report on Tuesday  highlighting the continued violations of labor rights on Saadiyat Island, including NYU Abu Dhabi’s campus. The report said...

Innovation built on backs of graduate workers

Innovation built on backs of graduate workers

Gisselle Cunningham and Lily Defriend October 21, 2014
NYU continues to tout its successes in research at Poly. Too bad so much of that success comes on the backs of overworked, poorly compensated graduate students.
Unpaid internships vital for international, undocumented students

Unpaid internships vital for international, undocumented students

Felipe De La Hoz, Contributing Columnist September 2, 2014
Eliminating unpaid internships compromises international students' ability to gain work experience.