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May Day protesters demand stronger union laws, spotlight union-busting

original article by Gabriele Holtermann for the villager on amny.com

Laundry workers and allies demand the right to unionize on May Day. (Photo by Gabriele Holtermann)

November 26, 2022
Ready for a Fresh Start: NY Laundry Workers are Fighting to Clean Up the Industry

Immigrant workers and their allies are cleaning up an industry rife with wage theft and abusive working conditions.

Original article on indypendent.org by LACHLAN HYATT

On March 2020, at the height of the pandemic, Beatrice Ramirez tried to make a face mask out of paper because her employer would not provide her with one.

October 25, 2022
The Latinos and Immigrants Who Occupied Wall Street, 10 Years Later

Original article By Daniel Parra on citylimits.org

What was the role of Latinos and immigrants during Occupy Wall Street? What role did immigration issues play as part of the demands of the occupiers? Participants, scholars, and journalists reconstruct the influence of Latinos and immigrants on Occupy.

Rosanna Rodríguez, co-executive director of the Laundry Workers Center. (photo by Adi Talwar)

October 06, 2022
"At Any Moment Anybody Can Die”: Immigrant Construction Workers Fight for Safety

Because Best Cleaning Services did not provide harnesses, immigrant workers would tie each other with rope and hold each other up with their bare hands.

Original article by Amir Khafagy on documented.ny

Former Best Super Cleaning Workers And The Laundry Workers Center Protest Outside A Williamsburg Best Super Cleaning Construction Site. Photo: Amir Khafagy For Documented

October 05, 2022
Laundry workers essential in pandemic but shut out from benefits

Original article by Monsy Alvarado on njspotlightnews.org

Study finds poor conditions, low pay for workers who are often immigrants

July 23, 2022
¡Todos parejos! Equal for All!

By Trabajadores Internacionales Clasistas / Class Struggle International Workers
Original article on internationalist.org

Launch of organizing drive of indigenous immigrant construction workers in New York City, May 2. (Internationalist photo)

July 05, 2022