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NYC Yellow Taxi Medallion Crisis, Explained

What is medallion debt and why were taxi drivers on strike? Here is how New York City manufactured the taxi medallion crisis.

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Ecuatorianos en Nueva York recurren a trabajos de jornaleros para pagar altas deudas

By Sara Herschander Español Primary category in which blog post is published

Day Laborer Hot Spots Swell as People Escape Ecuador at Record Rate

By Sara Herschander Labor Primary category in which blog post is published

NYC Taxi Drivers Celebrate Medallion Debt Relief at City Hall

By Amir Khafagy Taxicab Industry Primary category in which blog post is published

New York Taxi Drivers Win Their Fight Against Medallion Debt

By Amir Khafagy Taxicab Industry Primary category in which blog post is published

12 Workers Make History Forming New York’s First Farmworkers Union

By Clara McMichael Farmworkers Primary category in which blog post is published

First Farmworker Union Forms in New York State

By Giulia McDonnell Nieto del Rio Farmworkers Primary category in which blog post is published
Labor Primary category in which blog post is published

Immigrant New Yorkers Unite to Save Chinatown Institutions and Demand Better Labor Standards

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Home Health Workers Protest 24-Hour Shifts with Unpaid “Sleep Breaks”

Chinese Planning Council home health attendants say that receiving only 13 hours of pay for 24-hour shifts is unfair, and detrimental to their health.

Chinese Planning Council home health attendants say that receiving only 13 hours of pay for 24-hour shifts is unfair and detrimental to them.
Labor Primary category in which blog post is published

Developers Want to Make One Of NYC’s Most Dangerous Jobs Even Riskier

The Scaffold Law is a protection for immigrants who "feel pressured by the employers to do things that we know are dangerous."
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NYC Enforcement Against Street Vendors Picks Up Again After Pandemic Lull

Since June, the city’s Department of Consumer and Worker Protection (DCWP), which took over inspecting duties from the police this year, has conducted 1,508 street vending inspections and issued 424 tickets, slightly surpassing NYPD’s three-month average number of civil citations prior to the pandemic.

Labor Primary category in which blog post is published

The Secret Price of a Life

A construction worker died building a $10,000 per square foot development. His death went unacknowledged and the developer was only charged a $12,500 fine

Labor Primary category in which blog post is published

Undocumented Construction Worker Falls to His Death and Developers Deny It

How the death of a construction worker, publicized in the local media, upended the life of a Mexican immigrant family in Queens.

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New Limitation Makes Excluded Workers Fund “Nearly Impossible” to Access

A week before the Excluded Workers Fund started accepting applications, Immigrants, advocates and elected officials gathered to protest against the new requirements, what they say are burdensome, to access the fund.

Immigration advocates, immigrants, and elected officials gathered in front of Gov. Andrew Cuomo’s office in the City to rally against the regulations for the Excluded Workers Fund (EWF).
Street Vendors Primary category in which blog post is published

Street Vendors Protest Exorbitant Fines as City Reopens

New Yorkers relied on street vendors during the pandemic, but as the city reopens, those essential workers are once again being fined.

Street vendors hold signs in Spanish, English and other languages in a protest against undue fines in the Bronx.
Labor Primary category in which blog post is published

Hundreds Turned to Street Vending After Losing Their Jobs. Now, They Face $1,000 Fines.

Lucio, an undocumented immigrant from Mexico, was fined $2,050 for selling tacos without a permit or a license. A vendor association and elected officials say fines have increased as the City has reopened