Applying to College Was Never Easy for Most Students. The Pandemic Made It Nearly Impossible
Leave your thoughtsThe first sign that Twyla Joseph’s college application process was not going to go as planned came on March 13,…
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Hunger strike draws attention to workers excluded from COVID-19 relief
Leave your thoughtsBy the morning of March 19, when Tony Romero arrived at the Church of the Ascension on Fifth Avenue in…
Exclusive: Queens Man, Held by ICE Despite Not Meeting Biden’s Priorities For Removal, Is Released
Leave your thoughtsEdward Alonso Castillo spent nearly two months in jail, even though he didn’t meet the priorities set by President Biden…
Immigration advocates thrilled by bill that would create pathway to citizenship for DACA recipients
Leave your thoughtsNew help for Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals recipients could be on the way after the House passed a bill…
Domestic workers call on leaders to help
Leave your thoughtsDomestic workers have been on the front lines since the beginning of the pandemic, and they’re making a plea for help. Having…
The Toll of Household Cleaning Work Report
Leave your thoughtsDOWNLOAD HERE Executive Summary Household cleaners face many challenges to their health and well-being at work including insecure employment, low…
Jackson Heights ‘excluded worker’ participates in hunger striker demanding COVID-19 economic relief
Leave your thoughtsA Jackson Heights woman was among the half dozen “excluded workers” from Queens to go on a hunger strike Tuesday,…
Denied COVID economic relief, N.Y.-based immigrant and excluded workers plan hunger strike
Leave your thoughtsThese workers are starving for some relief. A coalition of immigrants and supporters will take part in a hunger strike…
‘Fast for the forgotten:’ Workers in Manhattan go on hunger strike for more state aid
Leave your thoughtsWorkers excluded from the state’s pandemic relief programs are demanding funding from Albany — and going on a hunger strike…
NY hunger strike to raise awareness for workers denied COVID-19 relief
Leave your thoughtsWorkers who have been left out of federal and state pandemic relief launched a hunger strike Tuesday to demand $3.5…