
After Decades of ‘Racist’ Exclusions, Farmworker Advocates Renew Push for Overtime Pay
New York, NY – Students of U.S. labor history know farmworkers were written out of both the Fair Labor Standards Act in 1938, which established the
New York, NY – Students of U.S. labor history know farmworkers were written out of both the Fair Labor Standards Act in 1938, which established the
New York, NY – Considering how much time is spent at work, it’s interesting that there isn’t more fiction to capture these worlds. Yet when
Editor’s Note: This article originally appeared in NJ Insider. New Jersey – On the same day that dozens of unionized essential workers were lobbying in
New York, NY – After NYPD Detective James Zadroga passed away in 2006, the campaign to secure health care and compensation for people sick from
NEW YORK, N.Y.— “Last year, I worked in a vestibule,” elementary school occupational therapist Hannah Fleury tells LaborPress. When she complained, she says, the school
New York, NY – A growing coalition of the nation’s labor unions are endorsing the June 18 Poor People’s and Low-Wage Workers’ March on Washington and calling
NEW YORK, N.Y.—City Councilmember Christopher Marte (D-Manhattan) has introduced a bill to outlaw 24-hour shifts for home health-care aides, prohibiting them from having to work
New York, NY – Audiences, after experiencing the Working Theater’s production of “Songs About Trains” shouldn’t be too surprised if they suddenly feel moved to
New York, NY – On Thursday, April 14, the Office and Professional Employees International Union [OPEIU] announced that a supermajority of more than 75-percent of
New York, NY – By now, the world has had its fill of all the news and social media commentary about Will Smith slapping Chris