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Transit Workers Speak Out About Ongoing Threats to Personal Safety
…slapped, verbally abused on a daily basis. We’re basically the face of an organization — all we do is what they tell us to do. We follow orders, but people…
…slapped, verbally abused on a daily basis. We’re basically the face of an organization — all we do is what they tell us to do. We follow orders, but people…
…New York City saw a 15.8% drop in homicides compared to March 2021, the overall crime index, according to the NYPD, increased by 36.5% in March 2022. Ben Kimmel. Other…
…day of the strike, told the rally. Catsimatidis, a billionaire supermarket magnate, could’ve easily ended the strike by paying workers a few extra dollars, said Assemblymember Emily Gallagher (D-Brooklyn). “It…
…and was extended until May 3rd. The United States is currently closing in on one million deaths and tens of millions of infections with an undetermined on individuals currently suffering…
…also documented in the healthcare, air travel, and retail sectors. “I am thankful that no transit workers were physically injured in that attack but it absolutely helps make the case…
…home would be, she said a staff-to-patients ratio adequate to give personal care, especially on weekends; workers having a voice in the process; and management held accountable. CEOs “save money…
…interview before the rally with LaborPress, Dr. Kelly confirmed the union had lost at least 600 members during COVID, many through their occupational exposure to the often deadly virus. Union…
…ruled that Amazon illegally interfered with workers’ rights during the first vote early last year, which the RWDSU lost a margin of more than 2-1. It said Amazon had illegally…
…and 1199 President George Gresham outline the crisis inside New York’s nursing homes. “If there’s a lesson out of this pandemic, it’s that we finally put our priorities where they…
…virtual commemoration marking the anniversary of the Triangle Shirtwaist Factory fire March 25, 1911. The infamous lower Manhattan blaze took the lives of 146 mostly young immigrant women workers, and…