Local 3599, NYC Dept. of Environmental Protection Technical Professional Employees et al v. City of New York et al

  1. March 07, 2024

    NYC Can't Duck Unionized Workers' Wage, Retaliation Claims

    The city of New York must face the bulk of a group of unionized workers' claims that they were illegally denied raises after assuming new positions, as a New York federal judge ruled that the workers had constitutional rights to timely pay and union association.

  2. May 05, 2023

    NYC Says Unionized Workers' Pay Suit Must Be Grieved

    New York City told a federal court that unionized Department of Environmental Protection workers improperly repackaged a dispute over collectively bargained wages as allegations of violations of constitutional rights to due process, saying workers were bound to hash out underpayment claims in grievance arbitration proceedings, not in court.

  3. February 08, 2023

    Unionized Workers Say NYC Dept. Punitively Underpays Them

    New York City's Department of Environmental Protection penalizes unionized workers by failing to pay them their promised wages when they move into new positions, a city employees union alleged in a lawsuit filed in New York federal court.