As worker injuries increase, advocates push Hochul to sign warehouse safety bill
New numbers from the Bureau of Labor Statistics show that warehouse injuries are on the rise in New York, as advocates await action from Gov.…
James, other AGs call for national ban on price gouging
Americans have seen natural disasters hit every corner of the country over the last year. In the wake of the catastrophic events, there’s always the warning of price gouging on what could be essential items.…
Another Superstorm Sandy Would be an Economic Disaster for Working Families
This fall, Hurricanes Helene and Milton took America by surprise. Areas once thought safe from hurricanes, like landlocked western North Carolina and sheltered Tampa, were suddenly thrust into chaos as record-breaking storms barrelled toward them.…
NYC is slowly fixing its commercial waste industry. Advocates want them to speed it up.
As New York City slowly implements a long-delayed reform of the private waste hauling industry, pedestrians and workers keep getting injured or killed at an alarming rate, according to a new report.…
Op-ed: Hochul must protect transit before it’s too late
This week’s anniversary of Superstorm Sandy reminds us that New Yorkers need our leaders to protect us from a rapidly heating world.…
Op-ed: For warehouse workers, Amazon’s Prime Day isn’t such a great deal
This week, Amazon is rolling out the discounts for its Prime Big Deal Days, a biannual event promising deals on everything from electronics to appliances, with its signature two-day shipping.…
Op-ed: Climate Week and New York: The People’s Climate March, 10 years later
This week marks 10 years since the People’s Climate March, then the largest climate march in history. Hundreds of thousands of people, led by Indigenous and environmental justice groups most impacted by climate change, marched in the streets of New York City on the eve of the UN Climate Summit.…
Tal Frieden in City and State’s 2024 Albany 40 Under 40
For Tal Frieden, raising New York state’s minimum wage – and indexing it to inflation – is an essential component of a larger crusade against American capitalist inequity.…
Some Tompkins County officials support minimum wage increases. They’ll vote on Tuesday
According to a 2023 Cornell living wage study, roughly 19,000, or about 40%, of Tompkins County workers earn less than the living wage, with two of five women and three of five black workers in the county not receiving enough funds to account for sky-high food, travel, childcare and rent prices.…
Tompkins County Eyes Minimum Wage Increase
On July 8, the Tompkins County Legislature’s Housing and Economic Development Committee voted unanimously to pass a resolution that could potentially increase the county’s minimum wage, inching it closer to the living wage, which is expected to spike again later this year. …