Op-Ed | The excluded workers fund is changing lives
Leave your thoughtsI’ve faced a lot of challenges in my life, but the pandemic was the first time that I felt like…
Category: Workplace Justice
La larga espera de algunos solicitantes al fondo de trabajadores excluidos de Nueva York
Leave your thoughtsCuando se le preguntó al DOL si era posible que solicitantes aún no tuviera respuesta de su solicitud luego de…
A $2.1 Billion Pandemic Lifeline for Undocumented Workers Runs Out
Leave your thoughts“Those folks did all they could,” said Bianca Guerrero of the community organization Make the Road New York, who was…
Protesters urge Gov. Hochul, lawmakers to add more money to Excluded Workers Fund
Leave your thoughts“For more than a year we fought for the EWF,” said Angeles Solis, lead organizer at Make the Road New…
Undocumented Workers Who Power New York’s Economy Finally Get Pandemic Aid
Leave your thoughtsApplications are more straightforward than the Emergency Rental Assistance Program, which only approved about $680 million of $2.7 billion in…
Coalition rallies to make Excluded Workers Fund Program more accessible
Leave your thoughtsMake the Road New York (MRNY) and other activists from across the state rallied outside of Gov. Kathy Hochul’s Manhattan…
How New York City Must Support Low-Wage Essential Workers as They Support Everyone Else
Leave your thoughtsFor many low-wage workers like Luz and her colleagues, obtaining private counsel is prohibitively expensive. Often, the worker’s damages from…
NY’s Excluded Workers Fund Excludes Many It Was Supposed to Help, Advocates Say
Leave your thoughtsWhile there is the option of submitting a letter from a charity registered with the New York State Attorney General…
Large Turnout at Maria Hernandez Park to Celebrate $2.1 Billion Excluded Workers Fund
Leave your thoughtsBrayan Pagoada, youth organizer for Churches United For Fair Housing (CUFFH) and Make the Road New York member Sonia Castrejón, stage name Estrella Norteña,…
Excluded Workers Fund Launch Fair at Maria Hernandez Park This Saturday, August 14
Leave your thoughtsHowever, the FEW Coalition and members of Make the Road New York have voiced their concerns over the regulations to determine relief eligibility set…