…press conference. The march organizers estimate that nationally there are 140 million poor and low-wealth people, including close to half of all of the nation’s children. SEIU International President Mary…
…country and for the nearly 4,000 employees in our 129 restaurants in the NYC area, the average hourly wage rose 11% to $17.37 per hour, the average hourly manager wages…
…emergencies. “This is long overdue. No one should be working 24-hour shifts,” he told LaborPress May 31, just before a rally near City Hall organized by the Ain’t I A…
…Alvarez he wanted to get off, but she was stopped at a light and had to wait until it was safe. The man eventually exited the bus only only to…
…work overtime and do weekend shifts, which are perennially hard to fill. It’s a hard job physically and emotionally, Short adds, but some employers are “actively working with the union…
…changing that will likely require state action. “We could do it legislatively or administratively,” says Assemblymember Harvey Epstein (D-Manhattan), sponsor of a bill to end 24-hour shifts. Home-care aides protesting…
…family member, went from 22 in 2018 to 126 in 2021. Not captured in this FDNY tracking are incidents like the recent shooting of EMT Richard McMahon, 25, who works…
…the heavily armed suspect. Also mortally wounded was Hayward Patterson, 67, a cab driver. Zaire Goodman, 20, a supermarket employee was wounded as was Christopher Brandon, 55, a store manager….
…union family? MC: Actually, yes. I came from a family of electricians, and that was not my choice — I’m more of an outdoor guy. My brother-in-law’s family was in…
…Crane rigger at 111 West 57th St. in Manhattan, publicly walked off the job to join the Ironworkers union at a protest outside the building, saying he was paid only…
