Workforce and Labor Archives

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There is no equality without affordable child care. Yet despite claiming to stand up for women, since entering office, the mayor has made cut after cut to pre-K and 3-K…

ByRebecca Bailin 0Comments

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Aug 2023

The High Cost of the NYC Job Hunt for Asylum Seekers

Desperate to find work, many immigrants pay upfront fees to employment agencies, unaware that requiring payment before a job placement is prohibited.

ByDaniel Parra 4Comments

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Jun 2023

Economy Government Housing and Homelessness Justice

As Relocated Asylum Seekers Adjust to Life in Albany, Advocates Call for More Resources

Mayor Eric Adams’ administration has embarked on a decompression strategy to free up space in the city’s local shelters by sending immigrants to other New York State localities. In Albany,…

ByDaniel Parra 0Comments

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Apr 2022

Economy Government Opinion

Opinion: Make New York City a National Leader in Employment for People With Disabilities

“In 2021, nearly 17 percent of all working-age New Yorkers with a disability were unemployed—more than double the pre-pandemic level. These disproportionately steep economic losses compound with structural inequities that…

ByMelissa Lent

ByEli Dvorkin 1Comment

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Oct 2014

Economy

Details Murky in Cuomo's Goal for Minority Contracts

The governor has set an ambitious goal for directing state contracts to businesses owned by women and minorities. But why did it take so long? And who is really benefiting?

ByAdam Wisnieski 1Comment

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Oct 2014

Economy Opinion

Good News Mixed With Danger Signs for NYC's Job Market

The overall employment picture is improving. But the economy is still plagued by trouble for young workers, a lack of middle-skill jobs and lingering effects from the years of deep…

ByBenjamin Mandel and Joe Seydl 0Comments

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Sep 2014

Investigations Justice

Labor Trafficking Persists Amid Outrage Over Sex Trade

Sex trafficking is the target of increased awareness and enforcement. But other forms of the human trade—which might be more common—are proving hard to publicize or prosecute.

ByHayley Camacho 0Comments

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Jul 2014

Economy Opinion

Policy Must Shift from Managing Inequality to Challenging It

“It’s not enough to help people meet their basic needs. There must be a full-scale effort to develop policies and programs that materially improve wages and earnings, educational experiences and…

ByJennifer Jones Austin 0Comments

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Jun 2014

Economy Government

Help Wanted: 10,000 More Summer Youth Job Slots

A rally today will call on the de Blasio administration to add money to the budget for summer youth employment, which has shrunk even as teen unemployment remains startling high.

ByJarrett Murphy 0Comments

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Mar 2014

Economy Government In Depth Justice Opinion

Budget Must Address Low Wages of Social Service Workers

For six years, the lowest paid human-service workers in New York State have not had a cost of living adjustment, meaning their real wages have shrunk by nearly 12 percent.…

ByJeff Foreman 1Comment

Opinion: ‘Women Forward NYC’ Can’t Succeed While the Mayor Cuts Child Care