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‘I know many Black women and formerly incarcerated New Yorkers who struggle to re-enter our economy and society while working in exploitative nonunion construction jobs like the one I had…

ByTierra Williams 4Comments

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Jul 2020

Economy

Phase 3 Employees Demand Better Workplace Protections As COVID-Reopening Progresses

As more and more workers returned to their jobs last week, activists and advocates are asking the city and state to create stricter protections for employees, including access to PPE…

ByEdwin Martínez for El Diario 0Comments

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Jul 2020

Opinion

Opinion: Wage Theft is a Criminal Act. Treat it as Such

Until prosecutors stop viewing the enforcement of these crimes as optional and start investigating them like other crimes, unscrupulous companies will continue to incorporate fraud into their business model.

ByCatalina Cruz 0Comments

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Mar 2019

Opinion

Opinion: Time for Albany to Harvest Long Overdue Crop of Justice for NYS Farmworkers

‘For the farmworkers of New York State, the Farmworkers Fair Labors Practices Act (FFLPA) is a promising remediation to exploitative labor practices, poor living conditions and a pernicious exemption from…

ByOlivia Heffernan 2Comments

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Jul 2017

Economy

Lawsuit Seeks to Win Organizing Rights for New York’s Farmworkers

A former dairy worker is leading the push to close a loophole in labor laws. Agriculture businesses claim farmworkers are trying an end run through the courts after repeatedly failing…

ByKate Pastor 2Comments

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Mar 2017

Opinion

CityViews: State Board’s Decision Leaves Low-Wage Workers in Peril

The Cuomo administration must appeal the gutting of rules to protect workers from paying exorbitant fees to receive their own wages.

ByAndy Morrison

ByRachel Laforest 0Comments

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Jan 2016

In Depth Opinion

No Backspace:
Workers Against NYC’s Growing ‘Gig Economy’

The changing relationship between employees and employers is sometimes billed as a family-friendly boost. In fact, it’s largely an affront to basic economic justice—which is why some workers are fighting…

ByKatie Unger 0Comments

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May 2015

In Depth

Report: Lack of Parental Leave Has Deep Effects on Families

Family finances, child health and mother-child attachment are affected when a mother lacks access to paid maternity leave, according to the new research.

ByRachel Blustain 0Comments

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May 2015

Investigations

City Weighs Reining in Private Garbage Collectors

Waste from New York’s businesses is not picked up by DSNY but by a industry of for-profit companies who, critics say, serve inefficient routes and treat their workers poorly.

ByCole Rosengren 7Comments

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Apr 2015

In Depth