Summer is officially a few weeks away, the time of year when people get out of the house and bask outside with friends and family. The United States celebrates the last Monday in May as Memorial Day. It is considered the unofficial start to summer. It is a time filled with travels and leisure, with […]
Buoyed by international union solidarity and hearkening to the revolutionary legacy of Jean-Jacque Dessalines, Haitian strikers facing state violence and lowball concessions remain undeterred.
By Frances Madeson, The Real News Unless you’re buck naked as you read this, chances are that you’re wearing at least one garment manufactured in the Haitian apparel factories of Port-au-Prince, Caracol, and Ouanaminthe. Those Hanes or Fruit-of-the-Loom briefs in your dresser drawer, the classic Levi’s denim jacket hanging in your closet, or that cheapo, […]
By Anna Quinn, Patch BROOKLYN, NY — A massive protest asking for more funding for workers excluded from coronavirus relief packages shut down the Brooklyn and Manhattan bridges on Tuesday morning. The stream of “excluded workers” and their supporters took to the streets in Brooklyn before marching and driving across the bridges, shutting down traffic […]
Nail salon technicians experience harrowing conditions on the job: labor rights violations at their workplace, wage theft, health and safety concerns which have worsened during the COVID-19 pandemic. With no proper ventilation and little personal protective equipment, nail salon workers are risking their lives to barely earn a minimum wage. Now, nail salon workers are […]
By Jessica Ramos, Teen Vogue On day four of his tenure as mayor of New York City, Eric Adams made a gaffe that drew the ire of many who know the lie of “low-skill” labor. Advocating for the return of workers to their midtown offices, he said, “My low-skill workers, my cooks, my dishwashers, my […]
By Maurizio Guerrero, Documented NY Janusz Zdybel, a 33-year-old immigrant from Poland, died while working inside a church a decade ago. Zdybel was installing a safety net under the ceiling of the St. Paul the Apostle church on the Upper West Side in Manhattan in October 2011 when he plunged 12 stories to his death […]
Sign reads “This area is temporarily closed”, as Morningside Park is flooded the morning after Hurricane Ida. – Morningside Park, Manhattan, NY, USA – September 2, 2021 (Shutterstock) By Claudia Irizarry Aponte, THE CITY As the remnants of Hurricane Ida barreled down on New York City Wednesday night, stranding vehicles on highways and bringing mass […]
By Phillip Barker, Newsweek I’ve been farming in North Carolina for over 40 years. Despite decades of hard work and strong support from fellow farmers and loyal customers, my business has often struggled to make ends meet while neighboring farms turn profits. Why is my experience different? I’m a Black farmer in an industry with […]
Participants of hunger strike, advocates and local politicians attend excluded workers rally on 3rd avenue in front of Governor office. – New York, NY – April 4, 2021 (Shutterstock) By Rebecca C. Lewis, City and State NY As lawmakers and Gov. Andrew Cuomo draw closer to a budget deal, a controversial fund to provide aid […]
By Alyssa Paolicelli, NY1 QUEENS — Russell is an undocumented immigrant, and for most of the last year he’s has been out of work because of the pandemic. He asked we refer to him only by his American nickname because of his immigration status. “It is very scary,” Russell said. “Now we are living completely […]