Delivery workers who ride e-bikes need NYPD to stop ticketing, transit advocates say
Leave your thoughtsE-bike rules unfairly target low-income, immigrant delivery workers, and the city should instead support their efforts to legally comply with…
Category: Workplace Justice
Hearing on raising minimum wage for tipped workers draws 500
Leave your thoughtsAbout 500 people attended a contentious, day-long hearing in Farmingdale on Friday about Gov. Andrew M. Cuomo’s proposal to raise…
NYC estudia endurecer las medidas contra el robo de salario
Leave your thoughtsEl pasado 5 de abril la oficina del Fiscal del Distrito de Manhattan, Cyrus R. Vance Jr. anunció la declaración…
De Blasio Moves to Permit Pedal-Assist Electric Bikes on NYC Streets
Leave your thoughtsAdvocates welcomed the announcement while pointing out that more needs to be done to prevent harassment of delivery workers by…
Denuncian aumento de robo de salarios por subcontratistas
Leave your thoughts“La otra semana le pago”. “Deje de molestar tanto”. “Qué quiere que haga si a mí no me han pagado”.…
California Helps Workers Sue Their Bosses. New York Has Noticed
Leave your thoughtsNext week, the U.S. Supreme Court will consider whether employees have the right to bring class actions against their bosses. With the…
Denuncian auge de certificados falsos entre obreros de la construcción
Leave your thoughtsTrabajadores de la construcción siguen poniendo en riesgo sus vidas, debido a la falta de entrenamiento adecuado y al creciente mercado…
Sorry: You Still Can’t Sue Your Employer
Leave your thoughtsOn Monday, a federal consumer watchdog agency announced a new rule that prohibits companies from adding clauses to consumer contracts…
Americas Massive Retail Workforce Is Tired of Being Ignored
Leave your thoughtsAn April 2017 rally held by unionized Bloomingdale’s workers in New York City. Photo: Drew Angerer/Getty Images Francisco Aguilera has…
Carwasheros strike for living wages in Flushing
Leave your thoughtsFlushing car wash workers, frustrated with the owners’ refusal to negotiate a new contract, went on strike Sunday. The workers,…