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May 19, 2021
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Met Opera Workers Denounce Lockout, Pay-Cut and Outsourcing
Steve Wishnia
May 14, 2021
…agent for International Alliance of Theatrical Stage Employees USA 829NEW YORK, N.Y.— “To be a good man? Sure, who wouldn’t want to be one?… But circumstances just aren’t so,” Herr…
Sweatshop Boss Buys More Time and Sympathy Amid Public Outcries Against 24-hour Workdays
Yolanda Zhang
May 14, 2021
…progressive organization Chinese-American Planning Council’s (CPC) president Wayne Ho has recently paid lip service to ending the 24-hour workday, deflecting the agency’s responsibility in maintaining the extreme exploitation of its…
Veteran Brooklyn Nurse to NYC: ‘Get Vaccinated!’
Steve Wishnia
May 14, 2021
…longevity in the community means people trust her word. With the vaccine, the clinic is gradually going back to normal. Patients are resuming in-person visits, although they alternate those with…
It’s Time to End the 24-Hour Rule for Home Care Workers: We All Have a Role to Play
Wayne Ho
May 11, 2021
…populations, however, many workers across the industry are actually undertaking 24-hour live-in shifts to support patients. Yet, home care agencies cannot compensate their workers adequately under current Medicaid rules. This…
NYC Building Trades Tell Schumer: Get the PRO Act Passed!
Steve Wishnia
May 4, 2021
…that turned out for pickets and protests, the unions couldn’t legally shut the job down. In July 2018, the National Labor Relations Board ruled that Steamfitters Local 638 had violated…
APWU Hopes Biden Nominees Will Help Restore the Postal Service; Calls for DeJoy’s Ouster
Naeisha Rose
May 3, 2021
…legislative and political director of communications for the American Postal Workers Union’s New York Metro Area.New York, NY – From COVID-19 to Postmaster Louis DeJoy purposely slowing down mail delivery…
Workers’ Memorial Week Slips Away While Gov. Cuomo Continues to Sit on HERO Act
Joe Maniscalco
April 29, 2021
…beat. We need to protect workers and we need to do it now. Right now, there is a devastating second wave going on at the other end of the world…
Call for Immediate Action As 4 Million New Yorkers Face Loss of Healthcare
Silver Krieger
April 27, 2021
…bailout from the CARES Act and an untold amount from the American Recovery Act. Reigning in their inflated costs could save the city billions of dollars that could be spent…
Michigan Moms Try to Revive ‘Gutted’ Sick-Leave Law
Steve Wishnia
April 26, 2021
…2018. “We are in a pandemic, and we are still talking about whether people should have paid sick time,” Danielle Atkinson of Mothering Justice said in an online town hall…