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Farmworkers Continue to Work With Little Protection

Confirmed cases of COVID-19 among farmworkers grows.

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For Day Laborers in Williamsburg, No Choice but to Continue Working

By Olivia Heffernan Coronavirus Primary category in which blog post is published

Taxi Drivers are Hoping for a Bailout as Business Stalls Amid the Coronavirus Pandemic

By Amir Khafagy Coronavirus Primary category in which blog post is published

Immigrant Workers on the Frontlines of COVID-19 Crisis

By Olivia Heffernan Coronavirus Primary category in which blog post is published

Contractor Charged With Manslaughter for the Death of Undocumented Construction Worker

By Hannah Critchfield Construction Primary category in which blog post is published

After Eight Years, Car Wash Workers Can Cash Their Final Paychecks

By Oscar Montenegro Labor Primary category in which blog post is published

In The City’s Deadliest Industry, Oversight Falls Short

By Liz Donovan Labor Primary category in which blog post is published
Labor Primary category in which blog post is published

One Year on From Yang Song’s Death, Asian Sex Worker Advocates Call for Reduced Policing

Arrests of Asian sex workers have declined in 2018 but advocates call for a decrease in the policing of immigrant communities in Queens.

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The Last Harvest

As farmers in the Hudson Valley turn to seasonal workers with H-2A visas, their undocumented counterparts worry about their future.

Undocumented Entrepreneurs: How They Started Businesses Without Papers

The difficulties of navigating immigration policies and running a business.

Labor Primary category in which blog post is published

ICE Workplace Audits Force Out Immigrant Farmworkers Upstate

The spike in worksite enforcement by ICE hits upstate New York.

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Credit Union Holding Taxi Medallion Loans Shutters, Leaving Drivers in Limbo

Melrose Credit Union, which held as much as $833 million in taxi medallion loans, was liquidated last month.

Farmworkers Primary category in which blog post is published

Los Trabajadores Agrícolas No Se Pueden Sindicalizar en Nueva York. Crispin Hernández Podría Cambiar Eso

Crispin Hernández y la NYCLU se están enfrentando al Departamento de Granjas.

Labor Primary category in which blog post is published

Language Gap Drives Growing Asian American Poverty in NYC

A study found that Asian Americans have the starkest wealth divide of any other group

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Farmworkers Struggle to Unionize in New York. Crispin Hernandez May Change That

Crispin Hernandez and the NYCLU are taking on the New York Farm Bureau

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City Council Passes Cap on For-Hire Vehicles

Cab drivers rejoice as Uber condemns the measure.