Long Island, NY – Tuesday, April 28th is Workers Memorial Day, a day to mourn the workers who died on the job over the past year. This year’s remembrance takes on
For the past six months, Carlisle Gibson has commuted from his home in Pennsylvania to his job driving the Downtown Alliance’s Downtown Connection bus around Lower Manhattan. A few weeks ago, Gibson
Editor’s Note: This report is based on conversations with Nurse T., who works in a New York hospital ICU that serves a a largely impoverished black and Hispanic community. New
New York, NY — New York City has developed a public-private partnership with the White House, the New York City Economic Development Corporation (EDC), and Owens-Minor (OW), a healthcare logistics
New York, NY – Sergeant Bill Morrissey, a 20-year NYPD veteran and union delegate, is working on the front lines of the coronavirus crisis. LaborPress recently talked with him about
New York, NY — New York City will be adding supplies and staff to nursing homes citywide in a comprehensive plan to fight the COVID-19 crisis. “Our city’s nursing homes are home to
New York, NY – The NYPD is reporting this week, that despite devastating losses, efforts to limit the spread of COVID-19 among the ranks, is headed in the right direction.
Albany, NY – Amid the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, Governor Andrew M. Cuomo has announced elective outpatient treatments can resume in counties and hospitals without significant risk of COVID-19. Restrictions on
New York, NY — To contain and mitigate the spread of COVID-19, Mayor de Blasio has announced a comprehensive “Test and Trace” strategy to reduce COVID-19 infections citywide. “To defeat
New York, NY – Two years ago, 23-year Transit veteran and conductor Ben Schaeffer, was hailed as a hero when he quickly evacuated a train at a the 36th Street
