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The Better Care Better Jobs Act: A Game-Changer for Working Women of Color
July 27, 2021
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New York, NY – Help — in the form of the Better Care Better Jobs Act — could finally be on the way for the
Author: Joe Maniscalco
‘Hey, Allianz – Quit Bankrolling Wage Theft and Worker Abuse!’
July 21, 2021
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New York, NY – Before Kareame Perkins joined Laborers Local 79, there was no end to the wage theft and other abuses she experienced as
SCOTUS’ Ruling Further Isolates Essential Farmworkers and Leaves Them More Vulnerable Than Ever
July 20, 2021
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The black-robed jurists who, last month, drop-kicked the California Agricultural Labor Relations Act of 1975 [CARLA] into the trash bin with a 6-3 decision favoring
American Workers Are Owed a Lot More Than Empty Accolades and Parades
July 19, 2021
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New York, NY – The city threw essential workers a ticker tape parade along the canyon of heroes earlier this month. And somehow, Gotham’s gilded
Workers Excluded From New COVID Protections Call on Biden to Make it Right
June 21, 2021
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New York, NY – Frontline workers hoping that President Joe Biden would provide them with the enforceable workplace safety measures callously denied them under Donald
Local 28 Tin Knockers: Ready to Build the Best of New York City
June 15, 2021
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New York, NY – Stretching more than 1,400 feet into the sky, One Vanderbilt has been touted as the “most modern, up to date, technically
AFT, Weingarten ‘All In” on In-Person Learning; Dissenting Teachers Pushing Back
May 20, 2021
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New York, NY – Dissenting teachers challenging the safety of in-person learning during the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic remain skeptical about fully returning to the classroom
NYC Construction Workers Increase Push for New Law Holding Contractors Liable for Wage Theft
May 7, 2021
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New York, NY – In the summer of 2016, a 30-year-old Bronx construction worker with the temerity to inquire about two weeks of unpaid wages
Under Pressure From Worker Advocates, Cuomo Signs NY HERO Act Into Law
May 6, 2021
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New York, NY – Governor Andrew Cuomo finally signed the NY HERO Act into law on May 5, just weeks before the state is set
Workers’ Memorial Week Slips Away While Gov. Cuomo Continues to Sit on HERO Act
April 29, 2021
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New York, NY – Governor Andrew Cuomo, once celebrated by corporate-owned media outlets for his handling of the coronavirus pandemic, is letting Workers Memorial Week