Gov’t Will Continue to Champion the Rights of Workers – PM Phillips

Gov’t Will Continue to Champion the Rights of Workers – PM Phillips

Photo: Prime Minister Mark Phillips at the ceremony at Enmore, East Coast Demerara on Sunday. Photo courtesy: Department of Public Information. By Department of Public Information Prime Minister, Brigadier (Ret’d) Mark Phillips has underscored the steadfast commitment of the PPP/C Government in advocating for the rights of workers nationwide, ensuring they are treated with the […]

Protecting Workers: DCWP Settles with Six Major Companies Over Workplace Violations

Protecting Workers: DCWP Settles with Six Major Companies Over Workplace Violations

Editorial credit: Tada Images / Shutterstock.com NEW YORK, NY – Department of Consumer and Worker Protection (DCWP) Commissioner Vilda Vera Mayuga today announced nearly $3 million in relief secured for workers from six major businesses to resolve violations of the City’s workplace laws: White Castle, Taco Bell, Domino’s Pizza, Amazon, Farm Country grocery store, and Public Preparatory […]

NYC and NYS Comptrollers Lander & DiNapoli Call on eBay to Reaffirm Commitment to Workers Rights After Removal of Critical Language in Human Rights Policy

NYC and NYS Comptrollers Lander & DiNapoli Call on eBay to Reaffirm Commitment to Workers Rights After Removal of Critical Language in Human Rights Policy

Editorial credit: Diego Thomazini / Shutterstock.com Changes to language follow vote to unionize at subsidiary TCGPlayer Comptrollers: Changes set dangerous tone, may lead employees & shareholders to question company’s commitment to respecting worker rights New York, NY – New York City Comptroller Brad Lander and New York State Comptroller Thomas P. DiNapoli penned a joint letter to eBay’s […]

Mayor Adams Announces Mediation Program to Help Domestic Workers and Employers Resolve Workplace Disputes

Mayor Adams Announces Mediation Program to Help Domestic Workers and Employers Resolve Workplace Disputes

New York City, NY USA November 21, 2022. NYC Mayor Eric Adams signs two legislative bills to help victims of domestic violence. (Shutterstock) Domestic Worker Mediation Program Fulfills Mayor’s “Blueprint for Economic Recovery” Proposal  Furthers Administration’s Commitment to Raising Labor Standards in Industry Predominantly Made Up of Immigrants and Women of Color NEW YORK, NY — New York City […]

Attorney General James Leads Coalition to Support Fast-Food Restaurant Workers

AG James Leads Coalition Pushing to Protect NYC Law Requiring Just Cause to Fire Workers at Fast-Food Restaurants

Attorney General James Leads Coalition to Support Fast-Food Restaurant Workers

New York, NY – August 23, 2022: New York State AG Letitia James casts her vote in Democratic primaries at P.S. 11 School. (Shutterstock) NEW YORK – New York Attorney General Letitia James continued her efforts to stand up for workers’ rights, leading a coalition of 15 attorneys general in filing an amicus brief to […]

‘We are not Slaves!’: Haitian Garment Workers Strike for a Fair Wage

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.

‘We are not Slaves!’: Haitian Garment Workers Strike for a Fair Wage

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, […]

Manhattan, BK Bridges Shut Down By Protest For ‘Excluded Workers’

Manhattan, BK Bridges Shut Down By Protest For ‘Excluded Workers’

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 […]

Support Nail Salon Workers and the New York Healthy Nail Salons Coalition

Support Nail Salon Workers and the New York Healthy Nail Salons Coalition

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 […]