Profile
Arthur Schwartz is recognized by his clients, peers, and the community. Selected articles, profiles, and legal actions:
1. NY Times: Lawyer Prescribes: Shake Before Helping
In Praise of Everyday Heroes; Holiday Tribute to the Angels Among Us, by Jack Newfield (NY Post 12/21/98)
2. WestView: Arthur Z. Schwartz: A West Village Original
3. NY City Transit Authority v. Transport Workers Union
4. Katsaros v. Cody (US Court of Appeals 2nd Circuit)
5. Clue v. NYC Transit Authority (US Court of Appeals 2nd Circuit)
6. NY Times: Con Ed Loses Its Fight On Dismissed Worker
Consolidated Edison Co. v. Donovan, 673 F2d 61 (2nd Circuit 1982);
Testa v. Con Edison, (US DOL Admin Review Bd. (3/19/2010)
7. Website: http://www.cwalocal1182.org/
8.Website: www.nycommunities.org
9. See for example MTA is Sued Over Its Policy on Muslim Head Coverings (NYTimes)
10. See Inquiry Is reported Into Contract Votes At Municipal Union (NY Times 11/20/98)
and Union Officer Is Said to Admit To Vote Fixing (NY Times December 3, 2008)
11. See Pier Plan for Leagues Hits A Shoal (NY Times 11/30 1997) and Riverfront Wrangling Yields Fields for Hudson River Pier (NY Times 12/23/1997)
12. See Settlement on Vote To Privatize Five Schools (NY Times 3/8/01)
13. Schwartz represented Local 100 during the 2005 Transit strike. See Citywide Strike Halts NYC Subways and Buses (NYTimes12/21/05); Transit Strike Into Second Day (NYTimes12/22/05); Union Leader Says Pension is Key to Ending Strike (NY Times 12/21/05); Transit Union Lawyers Fight Bid To Restrict Collection of Dues (NY Times 4/8/06)
14. Schwartz was elected as Democratic District Leader for Greenwich Village in 1995, 1997, 1999, 2001 NS 2003. See For the Love of the People (NY Times 9/3/95); Over A Bagel A Primary Post Mortem (NY Times 9/21/97) ; and was elected as the Male State Democratic Committee Member for Manhattan’s entire 66th Assembly District in 2006, defeating a 20 year incumbent (see Kavanaugh, Schwartz, Both Shock Incumbents (Villager 9/13/06)
15. See From Welfare to Work, Through the Playground Gate (NYTimes 1/25/98)
16. See, eg Workers Clash With Restaurant Over Meals (NY Times 7/16/94)
17. See eg. Again Dissident Takes On Head of Local (NY Times 3/20/97); Transit Union Overturns Election After Dispute Over Campaign (NY Times 3/19/98) ; Gunning for Gus (City Limits 9/1/98) ); Schermerhorn v. Hall, 91 F3d 316 (2d Cir 1996); Cotter v. Owens,753 F2d 223 (2d Cir 1985)
18. See NYC Schools Chief Weathers A Rough First Six Weeks (Wall Street Journal 2/11/11)
19. He has successfully argued four cases before the NY State Court of Appeals, New York’s highest court. See NYC Transit Authority v. Transport Workers Union (10/10/02); Dowleyne v. NYC Transit Authority, 3 NY 3d 633 (2004); NYC Transit Aithority v. Transport Workers Union of America (12/20/2005)
20. Circus vs Civics in West Side Pier War (NY Post 1/7/07)
21. Website http://www.fohrp.org/
22. See Watching – And Thinking – About History In Denver (Villager September 17, 2008)
23. Website http://www.actionunited.org/
24. Website http://www.nyjwj.org/