Chief Judge Wilson was #SeenIn13 today! Senator Liu & I had the privilege of hosting fireside chats with the students of Newtown & John Bowne High School today.

The students asked great questions. Thank you Chief Judge, for sharing your time & mentorship with our young leaders.

I was at City College Tuesday night, reporting for the The New York Times

Two sets of protesters were arrested that night.

The first set was a crowd outside City College’s locked gates. NYPD arrested this group on two separate occasions that evening at different locations.

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NELP’s new report, out today, highlights Amazon’s outsized role in the warehouse injury crisis. Read it here: bit.ly/Amazon-Injury

In an initial survey of RWDSU members, over 50% of workers surveyed received no training on how to deal with shoplifters. The #RetailWorkerSafety Act will require employers to provide de-escalation trainings and a safety plan.
Contact NYS legislators: bit.ly/RSAFETY

SCOOP: An NYPD officer fired their gun inside Hamilton Hall during the Columbia raid on Tuesday, Manhattan DA confirms.

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Thank you Ed Markey! 'We fully support Senator Markey’s groundbreaking national legislation,' said Stuart Appelbaum. 'We look forward to a future where warehouse workers don’t have to choose between having a job or being injured.' #WorkShouldntHurt

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Nail salon workers who are pregnant have a higher rate of miscarriages and birth defects due to the chemicals used in their workplaces.

✍️ Amir Khafagy
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NEW: amazon says its injury rates are down. analysis from National Employment Law Project of the latest OSHA data shows they're still the highest in the industry. in The Nation today:

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Reminder that the final budget didn't include a proposal backed by the legislature that would give money to new mothers, which presumably would be a boon to maternal and infant health.

We covered the issue with Sen. @JessicaRamosQNS➡️capitolpressroom.org/2024/03/21/com…

✊Ed Markey's Warehouse Worker Protection Act is part of a growing national movement for stronger protection for warehouse workers.

It builds off the statewide laws we won in New York, alongside bills in California, Minnesota. #WorkShouldntHurt
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HAPPENING NOW: #Teamsters General President Sean M. O’Brien, Warehouse Division Director Tom Erickson, Sen. Ed Markey (D-MA), Sen. Tina Smith (D-MN), and warehouse workers are live outside the U.S. Capitol to announce the introduction of the Warehouse Worker Protection Act,…

“A 2022 nationwide study showed that the majority of retail fatalities were actually customers simply running errands. Creating a safe workplace for workers makes everyone in our community safer.” Stuart Appelbaum on why we’re fighting for the #RetailWorkerSafety Act in New York!

Today Ed Markey is introducing a federal version of the Warehouse Worker Protection Act, which states like NY & CA have already enacted. Jessica Ramos & Harry B. Bronson are now working on the next iteration - the Warehouse Injury Reduction Act twitter.com/i/broadcasts/1…

Senator Jessica Ramos is speaking out against attacks on teachers and higher education. “Education is essential to democracy, and that begins with a fair contract for our teachers, professors and educators. But we need the chancellor to agree, and put it in ink!” #APeoplesCuny

Honor the dead and fight like hell for the living.

I’m appalled at the way the NYPD and our leaders treated students last night at CUNY and Columbia. My full statement:

If you're a Columbia Journalism or a Newmark J-School student and would like to be added to my press list, please feel free to DM me your preferred email.

Attn: Transit Twitter

Columbia Gaza Protest Response by University Repeats 1968 Mistakes - Bloomberg bloomberg.com/news/newslette…

Happy May Day ✊🏼

Rates of worker injury & fatality are increasing in NY at an alarming rate.

For the remaining days of session, I am focused on passing our worker safety agenda. We’re fighting for an economy where every worker returns home to their family whole.