…to balance a multi-billion dollar state budget hole while also keeping essential safety net programs, by raising revenue from our wealthiest top 1%. I will fight for Suffolk families, small…
…According to a Politico.com article using data from O*NET, a site that provides data on different occupations, Barber’s job as a childcare worker is number 15 in the high-contact and…
…and safety net hospitals, despite bearing a disproportionate burden, will get less. Typically, the safety net and public hospitals depend on City and State subsidies to keep afloat – and…
Now is the time to build solidarity to tackle the Covid-19 aftermath. Clapping in solidarity with health care, transit, delivery, grocery and other essential services workers is important but the…
…many workers are afraid to respond to calls and emails because they fear it is a scam, making widespread public awareness essential to connect employees with their prevailing wage awards….
…its unemployment, healthcare, and other safety-net programs to cover independent contractors. The NYC Comptroller has recommended that basic safety net protections must extend to New Yorkers regardless of immigration status,…
…ban on stock buybacks and executive bonuses, and strong Congressional oversight to keep companies in line.” The AFL-CIO’s “Labor Plan” contains more than 20 proposals it says are needed to…
…they don’t have most of the safety-net protections that regular employees do. “It looks like revenue is down 70% to 80% for the people that are still driving,” Bhairavi Desai,…
…distancing” orders. Hotels in Seattle and San Francisco have closed after occupancy rates collapsed to as low as 10%. Airline travel is plummeting. On Mar. 17, Nevada Gov. Stephen F….
…immediate treatment after an accident in the workplace. In 2018, a report revealed that nearly 70-percent of workers’ compensation claims were denied, according to Risk & Insurance, a digital magazine…
