Essential workers, union leaders and elected officials are pushing for legislation that would mandate workplace safety standards for Covid-19 and establish industry-specific worker committees to determine what those standards will be.…
NEW YORK, N.Y.—New York State should enact a law giving workers a voice in setting contagious-disease safety standards for their industries, several city unions urged at a rally in Greenwich Village Oct.…
For Immediate Release – October 7, 2020
Contact:
Jake Streich-Kest (ALIGN NY), jake@alignny.org, 917-951-6124
As Covid-19 Hotspots Forewarn a Second Wave in New York, NYC Workers Call for State Legislation to Protect Workplaces and Control the Virus
NEW YORK – Essential workers who survived the first wave of Covid-19 rallied today urging state leaders to pass legislation that will keep workers safe as Covid-19 rates are spiking and lockdowns are being reinstated across parts of New York.…
New York State Senator Michael Gianaris (D, WF) on Wednesday, stood with public and private sector workers to announce a new bill that will set up enforceable standards for workplace safety and carry penalties for employers who violate the standards.…
A rally is getting underway outside Bellevue Hospital with workers from across many sectors demanding better workplace protections during the pandemic.…
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