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Advocates and deliveristas say a lot of work remains to be done for their sector, including addressing tipping, lockouts, and transparent scheduling and wage structures.

ByDaniel Parra 0Comments

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Jan 2024

Economy Labor Opinion

Opinion: Struggling NYC Delivery Workers Finally Got a Raise—And App Companies Are Punishing Us For It

“Delivery work is very dangerous, and we have virtually no protections. The very least app companies can do is promote tipping by making it an up-front, clear option for customers.”

ByYerzhan Abdildin 3Comments

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Jan 2024

Government Immigration Labor

NYC’s Minimum Wage Jumps to $16 an Hour—But Not for Many Tipped Workers

Organizers with the One Fair Wage campaign say increasing pay rates for tipped workers across the state is especially pertinent given the recent arrival of thousands of new immigrants, many…

ByJeanmarie Evelly 0Comments

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Feb 2023

Economy Government Justice

The Long Road to Justice for NYC Wage Theft Victims

More than three years after 15 laundry workers first lodged their complaint with New York Attorney General Letitia James, the employees—all Latina immigrant women—finally received the first checks for their…

ByDaniel Parra 1Comment

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Jan 2023

Economy Government Justice

With SWEAT, Labor Advocates Renew Push For Anti-Wage Theft Legislation

Seven workers’ organizations have compiled a database on wage theft during the pandemic totaling $130.5 million owed to workers. The preliminary data from just seven groups dwarfs the nearly $3…

ByDaniel Parra 0Comments

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Mar 2022

Government Justice

$7 Million Settlement Marks Latest in New York’s Home Health Care Crackdown

The settlement comes as legislators and organizers in New York rally for proposed legislation called Fair Pay for Home Care, which would increase the minimum wage for home healthcare workers…

ByLiz Donovan 7Comments

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Apr 2021

Economy Justice

Worker Exploitation in NYC’s Laundromat Industry Worsened by Pandemic, Advocates Say

‘Since the start of the pandemic, many hours were cut, and hundreds of women who already were burdened with wages below the $15 minimum wage got the virus and were…

ByFernando Martínez for El Diario 2Comments

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Nov 2020

Government Opinion

Opinion: What Do Biden and Trump Counties Have in Common? High Poverty

‘We need a clearheaded new approach, based on the reality that the majority of struggling Americans could climb out—and stay out—of poverty, but only with significant help.’

ByJoel Berg 0Comments

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Sep 2020

Comunidades de habla hispana Economy News

Empleada de lavandería en disputa con su empleador

Los defensores de los trabajadores de lavandería dicen que uno de cada cinco trabajadores recibe $ 10 o menos por hora, una violación de los requisitos de salario mínimo en…

ByDaniel Parra 0Comments

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Nov 2016

In Depth Video

Video: Does a Higher Minimum Wage Help or Hurt Workers?

The federal minimum wage has less buying power than it did 50 years ago and would leave a full-time worker in poverty. But opponents have long insisted that raising it…

ByJarrett Murphy 0Comments

City’s Delivery Workers Still Fighting for Reforms, Despite New Minimum Wage

Opinion: Struggling NYC Delivery Workers Finally Got a Raise—And App Companies Are Punishing Us For It

NYC’s Minimum Wage Jumps to $16 an Hour—But Not for Many Tipped Workers

The Long Road to Justice for NYC Wage Theft Victims

With SWEAT, Labor Advocates Renew Push For Anti-Wage Theft Legislation

$7 Million Settlement Marks Latest in New York’s Home Health Care Crackdown

Worker Exploitation in NYC’s Laundromat Industry Worsened by Pandemic, Advocates Say

Empleada de lavandería en disputa con su empleador

Video: Does a Higher Minimum Wage Help or Hurt Workers?

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