Pack Sick Time Bill introduced in New York City
Leave your thoughtsPaid Sick Time Campaign Launched at City Hall on July 29 Three weeks after Councilwoman Gale Brewer and others announced…
Archives
Paid Sick Leave Draws Closer for City Workers
Leave your thoughtsNew York City could soon join San Francisco and Washington in requiring paid sick days for employees a move…
VICTORY! Rx FOR HEALTHY NEW YORK
Leave your thoughtsJust months after winning landmark civil rights complaints against New York States largest pharmacy chains requiring comprehensive new translation and…
Proyecto para evitar caseros fantasmas
Leave your thoughtsNueva York Ante la dificultad que se presenta a muchos inquilinos en determinar quiénes son exactamente los dueños de…
Healthy outlook for paid sick days
Leave your thoughtsSome 30 City Council members, led by Gale Brewer, D-Manhattan, plan to introduce a bill tomorrow that would require employers…
Candidates woo immigrants
Leave your thoughtsOne might have thought all the candidates for the District 26 City Council seat were running together rather than against…
Winning the Fight Against Wage Theft
Leave your thoughtsThree years after initiating a community boycott, and filing a complaint with the New York State Attorney General’s Office, Make…
Getting the Lead Out: Paint Still a Concern
Leave your thoughtsOver the past 15 years, New York City has made extraordinary progress in reducing lead poisoning among children. According to…
Hate Crime Killing of an Immigrant Becomes Symbol of Hope in New York
Leave your thoughtsThe death of José Sucuzhañay, an Ecuadorian immigrant, who last December became the victim of a hate crime aimed at…