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Domestic Workers' Rights Legislation Passed |
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 By Neal Tepel
September 6, 2010
New York Governor Patterson signed into law the first-ever U.S. law that upholds domestic workers’ rights. Nannies, housekeepers, and caregivers in New York are covered under this legislation. The bill includes guaranteed sick days, overtime pay, protection from discrimination, and notice before termination. Six years of campaigning by Domestic Workers United and many advocates organization paid off by the passage of this landmark legislation.
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Hanley Fundraiser Adds City Sizzle |
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 The Amalgamated Transit Union's Larry Hanley raised thousands of dollars in a mid-Manhattan fundraiser highlighted by a who's who of NYC labor leaders and politicians. The event, at an Irish pub on 48th and Tenth Avenue, drew a crowd that pressed back against the regulars at the bar, nursing pints of Guiness Stout. The dapper David Dinkins, a former Mayor of the City, was first to praise Hanley. He was followed by New York's third highest-ranking public official Bill DiBlasio, the public advocate. John Liu, the City Comptroller, sent a representative.
 Jackie Jeter, President of ATU Local 689, representing transit workers in Washington, DC, brought a number of her Executive Board members to the event, and gave a ringing endorsement of Hanley's candidacy for the top job in her international union. As Hanley stood with his wife and adult children, she said in part: "Larry Hanley is someone who can move us forward and step up to the plate to make the unpopular decisions when they have to be made. Right now, the ATU is in need of your leadership, and we want you to lead us forward. In Larry, I have found a friend I could look up to, who has the integrity to run the ATU."
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MTA Refuses Federal Safety Grant |
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 LaborPress has obtained a copy of a letter from New York City Transit President Thomas Prendergast refusing a $1 million program grant offer from the National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH), a federal agency charged with conducting research and making recommendations for the prevention of work-related injury and illness. The $1 million grant would have “focused on the health and wellness of transit workers in New York City,” according to a letter to Prendergast sent on June 10 from two doctors at NIOSH, Matthew Groenewold and Sherry Baron. |
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NYS Assemblyman Nelson Castro Announces the Endorsement of the International Union of Painters & Allied Trades (IUPAT) DC 9 |
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 Bronx NY August 4, 2010
"Our endorsement process would usually have a debate, but this one was easy. We are proud to endorse Nelson Castro for re-election to the New York State Assembly, said Jack Kittle, Political Director for New York IUPAT, DC 9, "Nelson's record of progressive leadership on issues our members care deeply about demonstrates his ability to bring positive change and achieve real results. We need strong leadership in Albany and we are confident that Nelson will continue to be a voice for our members and will fight to expand and protect jobs for the people of New York State."
In accepting the endorsement, Assemblyman Castro said he was, "humbled to receive the backing of the hard working men and women of DC 9. The leadership of this union has always been at the forefront of the struggle to protect their members and a champion for the thousands of hard-working New Yorkers they serve. As Assemblyman, I will continue to fight for you - I thank the members of DC 9 for their support - you can rest assured that I will fight every single day to protect the working men and women in my district and throughout New York State." |
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