According to the New York Committee for Occupational Safety and Health, the number of construction worker deaths on the job increased 9% from 2020 to 2021. And 61 workers lost
New York, NY – Despite work stoppages during the COVID-19 pandemic, New York’s construction industry remained one of the most dangerous in the country in 2020. In fact, a report
New York, NY – A new report from the Center for Migration Studies [CMS] examining the exploitation of immigrant workers in New York City’s construction industry has a number of
NEW YORK, N.Y.— Francisco Villalba, 29, deliverista. Aidan Shaw, 37, Con Ed gas inspector. Fire Lieutenant Joseph Maiello, 53. Salah Uddin Bablu, 51, deliverista. Police Officer Jason Rivera, 22. Those
New York, NY – In 2020, the pandemic shutdown dramatically curtailed building across the city and state. Fifty-four construction workers — a figure that would spark hair-on-fire outrage and shrieks
New York, NY – One of the very best safety and health resources available to workers and unions is the New York Committee for Occupational Safety & Health. NYCOSH’s singular
NEW YORK, N.Y.—Spurred by the deaths of three construction workers within eight days in May, the city Department of Buildings has begun “zero-tolerance sweeps” of the city’s larger construction sites.
New York, NY – Governor Andrew Cuomo, once celebrated by corporate-owned media outlets for his handling of the coronavirus pandemic, is letting Workers Memorial Week slip away without enacting legislation
New York, NY – Labor leaders, workers, and elected officials gathered on Wednesday, April 28, across the street from Elmhurst Hospital in Queens — once the “epicenter of the epicenter” during
New York, NY – Millions of Americans across the U.S. have been forced to work from home because of the coronavirus pandemic — and while this shift in the workplace
