…is brothers and sisters in the construction industry having each other’s backs,” Council Member Moya said. “I applaud the men and women at Local 79, New Immigrant Community Empowerment, LECET and…
…there were 72 deaths of UFCW members that worked in grocery, retail, pharmacy, or meatpacking industries. Workers at the grocer’s checkout are particularly at high risk for infection. They cannot…
…pandemic. *** Laura A. Ahearn, Esq., LMSW is a Democratic candidate running in New York’s State Senate District One in Suffolk County, NY. For more information about Laura visit AhearnforStateSenate.com…
…That is why we can’t stay afloat.” Donette’s family pays $1,700 in rent and everyone in her immediate family is unemployed because of the virus. “Whether you are a legal…
Editor’s Note: This report is based on conversations with Nurse T., who works in an ICU in a New York hospital that serves an impoverished Black and Hispanic community. New…
…-$2.9 billion in the public system to -$21 to -$114 million a year for individual safety net institutions. In contrast, the five large private networks earned more than they spent….
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…
…the table,” said Comptroller Stringer. “In these challenging times, every dollar counts. While the federal social safety net continues to discriminate based on immigration status, we’re working around the clock to…
…African American nurse tech in the ER, has died in one of the other ICU’s. His wife is in a coma in the next bed. Nurse T. hangs up the…
…traveling throughout town providing a helping hand to their senior union members. “It was an amazing experience for everyone,” said Elbert Walters, who helped coordinate the project in his first…
