Essential workers amid COVID-19 pandemic – New York City, New York/USA April 6, 2020 (Shutterstock) By AV Press Releases This week, the Citizenship for Essential Workers Act was introduced in the House by Reps. Castro and Lieu, and in the Senate by Sens. Padilla and Warren. The legislation would put undocumented essential workers on pathways […]
Agricultural seasonal immigrant (migrant) field (farm) workers harvest and package (box) Romaine lettuce in the fields of Salinas Valley of central California. – Salinas, California – USA – July 1, 2015 (Shutterstock) By AV Press Releases, America’s Voice This week brings more evidence that the treatment of “essential workers” during the Trump era has been […]
By Marisa Penaloza, NPR Undocumented workers are holding car caravans in several states Friday to demand dignity and safe working conditions. Latinx and Black immigrant workers are being forced to choose between a paycheck and their health. Norma Morales is a 46-year-old single mother of two girls in New Jersey. She cleans homes. “I started […]
By James A. Parrott and Lina Moe A crisis, either personal or social, can clarify what tasks are important, what choices really matter, and what values are essential. That’s certainly true of the crisis New Yorkers face because of the Covid-19 pandemic. Because on the social and economic front, here’s a paramount challenge we clearly […]