"During my employment, I had to wash, dry and fold 80 pounds of clothing per hour. I worked 6 days a week and was paid only $10 per hour, without payment of overtime or meal break, a clear violation of the wage and hour law" –Sandra Mejia.@jessicaramos Flushing Workers Center NMASS Workers Center

At today's NYS Senate hearing, Asian American Legal Defense and Education Fund's Bethany Li describes how Kum Gang San hid its assets to avoid paying $2.7 million judgment that we secured in wage theft case for Asian and Latino workers. The #SWEATAct is needed to hold employers responsible for labor law violations.

If you want to see an inspiring example about workers fighting racist violence, not settling for crumbs, watch Zishun Ning Ain't I A Woman!? film “For Whom the Alarm Sounds” online at the Houston AAPI Film Festival Sat, June 10 7-9pm. Tickets here: ocahouston.org/haapifest-tick…

A group of NYC home health aides is suing the state Department of Labor in an attempt to force the agency to resume an investigation of their allegations that they were not fully compensated for their time during 24-hour shifts. buff.ly/47GYBWh

.NYS Department of Labor sent letters to 100s of home attendants w/ calculations of $100,000s in stolen wages from 24hr workdays.. but then closed their cases, to help sweatshops & insurance companies continue the violence! Workers are suing & PROTESTING: WED AUG 30, 11AM DOL (199 Church St)

Workers rights org NMASS Workers Center says filing a wage theft claim in New York is a "waste of time". "I've seen so many workers file claims, and they’re told that they’re owed so much in back wages — and then nothing happens.” Investigation with ProPublica documentedny.com/2023/08/21/nys…

Department of Labor Colludes with Insurance Companies to Steal Millions of Dollars of Wages from Home Care Workers; Workers Demand an End to the Agency’s Corruption When: Wednesday, August 30 11AM Where: 199 Church Street, Manhattan Who: Home care workers, supporters & advocates

Today, we joined Flushing Workers Center, NMASS Workers Center & Chinese Staff & Workers Association, to support home care workers. Pictured is Council Member Christopher Marte, co-sponsor of the No More 24 Act, speaking out against this injustice & demanding U.S. Department of Labor investigate all workers' cases.

Yesterday, workers protested Roberta Reardon Roberta Reardon, demanding she enforce the law! Why is she colluding w/insurance companies & sweatshops to rob & abuse us?! Governor Kathy Hochul must stop the corruption & support City Council's No More 24 Act to end NYC’s 24-hour workday!

Thank you NYS Assembly Members Ron T. Kim, Andrew Hevesi, Zohran Kwame Mamdani, Marcela Mitaynes 瑪切拉 米坦斯, Emily Gallagher, Amanda Septimo, Jessica González-Rojas (votejgr.bsky.social) for letter to Roberta Reardon Reardon. NYS Department of Labor must enforce the law & stop home care & insurance companies from stealing home care workers' wages!

“Wage theft is not taken seriously as a crime by this system,” says National Mobilization Against Sweatshops NMASS Workers Center. “How are working people who are working so hard expected to survive if it’s OK to have their wages stolen?” documentedny.com/2023/08/22/wag…

See this Instagram post by Ain't I A Woman!? instagram.com/p/DIRcTyrpAbe/…