A Hands-Off Labor Department Retreats From Wage Theft Enforcement
Leave your thoughtsDEPARTMENT OF LABOR employees know Commissioner Roberta Reardon for her theatrical flair. In a glossy video newsletter, Reardon periodically sends to her staff,…
Category: Civil Rights
Youth groups rally at NYPD headquarters demanding that cops who killed Kawaski Trawick be fired
Leave your thoughtsAt a rally outside 1 Police Plaza on Thursday, a coalition of youth groups and elected officials demanded that the…
Protesters call on Caban to fire officers in slaying of Kawaski Trawick
Leave your thoughtsYouth activists, their adult mentors, and elected officials marched from New York City Hall over to the headquarters of the…
How Democrats, advocates are mobilizing for Equal Rights Amendment in New York
Leave your thoughtsA coalition of progressive advocates with the backing of prominent Democratic elected officials in New York is launching a multimillion-dollar…
This app is helping workers reclaim millions in lost wages
Leave your thoughtsAs Rodrigo Camarena sees it, you can hail a car and order food on your smartphone; why shouldn’t it also help…
Coalition launching advertisements opposing mayor’s budget cuts to social services
Leave your thoughtsA coalition of community groups is taking aim at Mayor Eric Adams’ proposed cuts to some social services by launching…
Elected officials and local organizations demand cuts to NYPD budget
Leave your thoughtsCommunity organizations and elected officials are calling on the mayor’s office to cut funding from the NYPD and use it…
Inmigrantes de NYC anuncian lucha para que presupuesto municipal no ignore a comunidades vulnerables
Leave your thoughtsEn plena sesión para definir el presupuesto de la Ciudad, la organización Make the Road NY presentó su plataforma “Dignidad,…
Skepticism remains as Mayor Adams insists budget will not reduce services
Leave your thoughtsMayor Eric Adams said he will maintain vital services even while asking many New York City agencies make tough choices…
Leading Immigrant Advocacy Group Releases NYC Agenda, Countering Mayor’s Budget
Leave your thoughtsWith Mayor Eric Adams soon to release his executive budget plan, Make the Road New York, a leading immigrant advocacy…