LA Weekly, By Simone Wilson, June 25, 2012. Every time plans for a new L.A.-area Walmart leak to the public -- recent targets include Burbank, Chinatown and Altadena -- we see a familiar wave of outrage and picket signs and union pressers.
The Paramus Post, By Mel Fabrikant, June 22, 2012. Communications Workers and their allies call on CEOs of Darden Restaurants and Banco Popular to act in support of a fair contract at Verizon and to improve business practices in their own companies
The Nation, By Sharon Lerner, June 12, 2012. In her twenty-two years of working as a nanny, Jennifer Bernard has seen her share of humiliations—sixty-plus-hour weeks, low pay with no overtime, last-minute schedule changes. “Sometimes they’d call at the end of the day and say ‘We have to have a late dinner,’ ” she says. Even when Bernard had her own young son at home, she felt like she couldn’t say no. But that sense of powerlessness has all but vanished since the New York Domestic Workers’ Bill of Rights went into effect in 2010.
Hundreds of seniors, people with disabilities, care workers, faith leaders, advocates, and friends and family of people who rely on care services came together to share their experiences and discuss strategies for improving home care nationally and locally.
WBAI, June 3, 2012. Today the first ever New York City Care Congress was held at Pace University in downtown Manhattan. Care givers, recipients, seniors, faith leaders, advocacy groups, and concerned citizens met to discuss ways to improve the home care industry.