Laundry biz that serves most NYC hospitals is putting employees at COVID risk, union says Shant Shahrigian
Employees of a huge commercial laundry company say they have faced lack of personal protective equipment, close-quarters conditions and allegedly callous management as they’ve cleaned linens for all of New York City’s publicly run hospitals and several big private ones.
At at least one of the company’s six sites in the metropolitan area, workers have even had to scrounge for used gloves that came in soiled laundry shipments from hospitals, employee Maritza Garcia told the Daily News.
“It has been very difficult for all of us,” Garcia, 34, said through a translator. “There was a deep disrespect. We are essential workers and they have to get essential equipment for us.”
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Georgia and Ralph Pabst knew that Latinos had a rich history in Wisconsin. But they wanted to explore what life for them is like today. This photo captures a Voces de la Frontera march. Photo provided by Ralph Pabst/NNS.
Georgia Pabst’s interest in Wisconsin’s diverse Latino communities is both personal and professional.
After all, she’s a fourth generation Mexican American, and as a former reporter at The Milwaukee Journal and the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, she spent over 30 years covering Latino affairs.
Boardman police activity reported Nov. 5-Dec. 8:
Dec. 8, 11:14 a.m. Angela M. Orr, 58, 556 New Court St., Youngstown, was arrested on charges of theft and possession of criminal tools following a shoplifting call at Ollie’s, 385 Boardman-Canfield Road.
Dec. 7, 8:10 p.m. Brittany N. Robbins, 23, 5247 Old Oxford Lane, Boardman, was arrested on a charge of theft following a shoplifting call at Walmart, 1300 Doral Drive.
Dec. 6, 5:09 p.m. Following a call to a Spartan Drive residence regarding a runaway youth, a 16-year-old Boardman boy was charged with unruly juvenile.
2:15 p.m. Andre K. Williams, 27, and Tanyce C. M. Johnson, 23, both of 1553 Florencedale Ave., Youngstown, were each arrested on a charge of theft following a shoplifting call at Walmart, 1300 Doral Drive.