In Sept. 29, Gabriel Fontes was on his way to teach 10th grade English when he was met with a river of sewage-infested stormwater at an intersection outside his school.…
Newsletter for the Movement for Economic, Climate, and Racial Justice
We started the new year strong by releasing our most ambitious climate and labor agenda ever, extending our commitment to social justice and solidarity across our borders, and continuing to build a team dedicated to a people’s vision of economic, climate, and racial justice.…
Another battle is looming over the minimum wage in New York.
Influential labor union 32BJ is teaming up with the Teamsters and Democratic state lawmakers to seek changes to the minimum wage law less than a year after an overhaul was approved — and as the 213-member state Legislature gears up for reelection.…
Several labor unions want the state Legislature to include $5 million in the next budget to improve warehouse worker safety and curtail negligent abuse, as recent state worker injury data shows warehouse employees suffer injuries four times more than the average New York worker.…