Data obtained from the New York Department of Consumer and Worker Protection (NYC Consumer and Worker Protection) shows that the minimum wage law for delivery workers has had transformative results.

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Greed doesn’t get much more clear cut than this: fake certificates and $1 million in deposits. Unfortunately, in this case GREED KILLS 🤑nationalcosh.org/Dirty_Dozen NYCOSH

The CUNY Board of Trustees bypassed normal procedures to okay a $4m contract for a security company that describes student protesters as “engaged in guerrilla warfare.”

Luca Saeed and I are back at it again, this time for Hell Gate *subscribe today!*!

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They thought graduation was near. Instead, several immigrant students were pressured to transfer. A MUST-read from Michael Elsen-Rooney chalkbeat.org/newyork/2024/0…

1199SEIU staff, which includes many immigrant workers, are pushing to form their own union.

Surprisingly, they say they are facing retaliation from their employer, who works to guarantee labor rights for thousands of NYC healthcare workers.

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One of the most powerful unions in NYC is facing an internal revolt.

Staff for 1199SEIU are organizing their own union with Washington-Baltimore News Guild

They say the union is retaliating against workers

My latest for Documented Report for America
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Many folks in Assemblymember Jessica González-Rojas's district who identify as 'MENA' are boxed into the 'White' category on data collection forms. NYC legislative bills S6584-B and A6219-A could change this and #CountMENAIn .

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One of the most powerful unions in NYC is facing an internal revolt.

✍️ Amir Khafagy
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'We strongly support Intro 865, a common sense bill that will provide transparency about workplace deaths that occur in NYC. In the year 2024, we should not be dependent on media reports and word of mouth to know how many workers are dying...' 1/2
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BREAKING: 'Despite working for a union, 1199SEIU staffers are not protected by a collective bargaining contract that would otherwise give them the ability to contest their firing through a grievance procedure.'

Now, we're changing that.✊

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This is old info, but worth re-highlighting:

CUNY has signed an up-to $4m contract with a private security firm, which says it will combat Gaza solidarity demonstations' 'non-permissive asymmetrical guerrilla warfare tactics' (???). The firm brags about training in Israel.

Does excessive heat raise the risk of work-related injuries?

The higher outdoor temperatures climb, the more likely it is that a worker will be injured, according to a recent study from the Workers Compensation Research Institute.

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I investigated the Yellowstone Club, a private resort in Montana where ultra-wealthy business leaders and celebrities own homes. Last summer, I hiked three miles up the Gallatin River where I found wastewater pouring into the river from the club’s golf course. 🧵

All workers have a right to form a safety committee. Workers who participate in the activities or establishment of a workplace safety committee are legally protected from retaliation.

Learn more about this new NY law that protects workers

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A new report reveals the reproductive health crisis among New York’s nail salon workers. Many workers have experienced complications during pregnancy due to toxic chemicals they are routinely exposed to at beauty salons.

✍️ Amir Khafagy Report for America
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Wage theft is rampant across New York. Between 2017 and 2021, federal and state agencies reported that over 127,000 workers across the state have fallen victim to wage theft amounting to $203 million in stolen wages.

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Florida just nullified all local requirements to give workers shade, rest breaks or water.

My latest on the Metropolitan Park campaign: Monday's rally in Jackson Heights.