Laundromat Campaign

Laundromat Worker

The Laundromat Campaign is a multifaceted, women-led campaign to transform the retail laundromat industry for the better.  Coin and card-operated laundromats have long flown under the radar of organizers and city representatives alike. They employ a minimum-wage workforce predominately of women of color. Through member-based participatory research, worker outreach, and member organizing, the Laundromat Campaign is exposing the working environment of New York City’s laundromats and organizing laundry workers to transform their conditions. 

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7/19/2021 Washing for Dignity and Safety on The Job
11/15/2019 New York Times: $7 and hour, 72 Hours a Week
11/15/2019 Univision: Trabajadores de lavanderías en Nueva York protestan contra robos de salario y represalias
11/15/2019 El Diario: Reporte denuncia explotación laboral en negocios de lavanderías en Nueva York
6/21/2019 WOMEN, IMMIGRANT WORKERS FIRED FOR DENOUNCING WAGE THEFT AND PHYSICAL ABUSE
2/21/2019 Cleaning the Violations: Launch of Labor Campaign in Brooklyn
10/29/2018 RT: Campaign to fight exploitation of workers in retail laundry industry
10/29/2018 NY1: Trabajadores de lavanderías piden mejores condiciones laborales
10/29/2018 MentalFloss: 11 Secrets of Laundromat Workers
10/29/2018 Indypendent: Rinse & Repeat: Laundry Workers Fight Dirty Labor Practices
10/29/2018 Liberation News: Bosses: Clean Up Your Act! Laundry Workers Center fights for worker power
6/27/2018 Report on Working Conditions in the Retail Laundromat Industry
6/27/2018 Retail Laundromat Workers Stand Up Against Abuse
6/27/2018 New Report Shows Widespread Hazards, Low Pay, Abuses