There's no worker justice without climate justice.

In NYS we can pass the TEMP bill to require employers to safeguard their workers from the hazards of extreme weather conditions.

NYCOSH Teamsters JC 16 #PROAct WE ACT for EJ RWDSU

Steve Buckley of REI Union SoHo tells his story & why he supports the #RetailWorkerSafety Act, which would require employers to provide de-escalation trainings to deal with irate customers.
Join us in calling on NYS legislators to pass this important bill: bit.ly/RSAFETY

We're hiring!

The Association of Legal Aid Attorneys - UAW Local 2325 is seeking an organizer to join our team. ALAA combines organizing, legislative, and legal advocacy to effectively represent 3,000 attorneys and staff across the NYC metro area.

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As Floods Beckoned, Many of New York’s Catch-Basin Trucks Were Offline nytimes.com/2024/04/22/nyr…

And a low TDI benefit! Paid sick leave is supposed to be a meaningful wage replacement, but it's been capped at $170/week since 1989.

How is anyone supposed to pay their rent and navigate our hellish healthcare system with that?

The 2024/2025 State budget is officially done! This was one of the most challenging budgets, with some significant wins and challenging compromises.

Scroll through to see some of the highlights for our community #SeenIn13 .

Manual workers build our cities and keep them running, and need to be paid on time. Thanks to Jessica Ramos and Harry B. Bronson for keeping reduced penalties for late wage payments out of the state budget!

.Governor Kathy Hochul wanted to gut penalties on businesses that failed to pay manual workers—many of whom live paycheck to paycheck—on time. We're grateful the legislature fought back & protected our families from yet another attack by corporate interests. Thank you to

UAW LFG

Uber and Lyft Drivers may qualify for settlement money, but there is only one way to get it. Our guide explains how to avoid scams warned against by the New York Attorney General.

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.NY Senator Jessica Ramos bringing the 🔥 on the Senate floor:

“The patriotic thing, the responsible thing, would be for these billionaires to pay their fair share.”

#TaxTheRich #InvestInOurNY

The article cites a 2023 study out of Cornell, which shows that 78% of New Yorkers said childcare workers should be paid on par with elementary school teachers, and 79% said they support public funding for universal childcare. bit.ly/3xOCC1U

Have been feeling low this week, what with our State leaders (again) ignoring the needs of low-income families. But then I met with moms in our advocacy fellowship who reminded me that the fight may be long but there are endless reasons to still feel hopeful & energized.

I’m at Sesame Workshop bargaining with the brilliant and brave negotiating team.

How can YOU help @SesameStreet writers get the deal they deserve?

Click below to send a letter to execs!! It takes two minutes.

Hundreds of letters have already poured in and IT HELPS ✊

Absolutely! The impact of the expanded Child Tax Credit was drastically reducing poverty. Letting it expire pushed millions back into hardship while billionaires' wealth soared. It's time to prioritize families over fortunes.

Passed the New York State Senate ✅

This week, Cornell ILR School’s Wage Atlas Tool issued a staggering report: only half of working NYers earn a living wage.

This bill requires the DOL to collect & share data with the legislature on the true cost of living & scale of poverty in our state.

Trader Joe's, Amazon. Starbux & SpaceX are so angry at the NLRB for accusing them of illegalities that they're pushing to shut down the NLRB

Sadly, these companies have joined a right-wing push that aims to hobble government's ability to regulate business
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“Our clients need us. They depend on our services. And we want to go back to work, but unfortunately, we can't because management is obstructing us going back to work because they [Mobilization for Justice] don't want to give us a fair contract.”—Raquel Namuche Pacheco of MFJ Union On Strike NOLSW/ UAW Local 2320 UAW

I’m sticking with the MFJ Union On Strike ✊🏼
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