Live Breaking News & Updates on சலவை தொழிலாளர்கள் மையம்
Stay updated with breaking news from சலவை தொழிலாளர்கள் மையம். Get real-time updates on events, politics, business, and more. Visit us for reliable news and exclusive interviews.
Advocates Urge NY to Boost $2B Fund for Undocumented Workers nbcnewyork.com - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from nbcnewyork.com Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.
Credit: (Laundry Workers Center) The days at the laundromat in Edison were long and busy for Gaudencia Ramirez. During an eight-hour shift, Ramirez said she would wash about 200 pounds of laundry, clean bathrooms, sweep floors and attend to the needs of customers. When she picked up an overnight shift with no overtime pay, Ramirez sometimes had to contend with unruly customers who were drunk and belligerent. When Ramirez, who emigrated from Mexico 29 years ago, lost her job two years ago, she said she was not given notice or a severance package after 11 years at the same laundromat. “It hurt me, and I feel bad, because I just don’t think it was fair,‘’ said Ramirez, who now works at another laundromat. “As immigrants, we feel like we can’t say anything, and we just swallow the anger.” ....
2:00PM Water Cooler 7/23/2021 | naked capitalism nakedcapitalism.com - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from nakedcapitalism.com Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.
Evictions, hunger, wage theft: pandemic triple threat to workers By G. Dunkel posted on May 11, 2021 It’s hard to put food on the table when you don’t have a home where you can put the table. The poorest workers in the United States disproportionately people of color rent their homes. During the current COVID pandemic, millions of them are at risk of losing their housing. On May Day, the Laundry Workers Center protests wage theft, New York City. Estimates on the amount of back rent currently owed range from $8.4 billion owed by 1.4 million households, from the Federal Reserve Bank of Philadelphia; to $24.4 billion owed by 14.2 million households, from the U.S. Census Bureau; to $52.6 billion owed by 9.4 million households, from Moody’s Analytics. ....