On Tuesday, 1/7, NMASS members joined members of the Coalition for a Real Minimum-Wage at a press conference in Albany to deliver our own “People’s State of the State,” a day before Cuomo’s speech. Time Warner News NBC 13 CBS 6 NPR Capital Confidential Blog Politics on the Hudson Capitol Tonight Democrat and Chronicle (Rochester) Troy… Continue Reading
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Daily News: Memo to Cuomo
Worker advocates stress that the new law raising the minimum wage to $8 an hour leaves out hundreds of thousands of workers who still receive minimum wages of as little as $5 an hour Read the whole article
Silver wants pay timeline pushed up
From Times Union: ALBANY–Assembly Speaker Sheldon Silver wants to see the timeline for boosting the state’s minimum wage to $9 an hour moved up by a year, and hopes to act on that desire in the legislative session that begins next week. Read the whole article
14,000 Wage Theft Cases Pending in NYS
From Voices of New York: The Coalition for a Real Minimum-Wage Increase held a rally to reveal that its Freedom of Information Act request found that there are 14,000 open cases of unpaid wages at the New York State Department of Labor. Read the whole article
Workers call on Cuomo to fight wage-theft with more resources
ALBANY–“About two dozen people, mostly Latino immigrants, are packing an Assembly hearing to highlight another deleterious effect of tight state budgets: lackluster enforcement of wage theft prevention laws.” Read the whole article
Press Conference Tomorrow: Shocking Data Reveals Weak Labor Law Enforcement
Gov. Cuomo: Take Action on Labor Law Enforcement! Join us tomorrow to reveal data on weak labor law enforcement by the NYS Department of Labor Wednesday, 11/13, 11:30am In front of NYS Dept. of Labor, 75 Varick St. The Coalition recently filed a Freedom of Information request with the Department of Labor after they denied that there… Continue Reading
NYT: Exhausted Workers Recall Minimal Efforts to Enforce a Minimum Wage Law
“Complaints with the state Department of Labor about wage and hour violations were stacked 14,000 high at the end of July.” Read the whole article
Workers Speak Out v. Cuomo’s Bill
Thanks to everyone who came out to last Tuesday’s Town Hall meeting, sponsored by Coalition for a Real Minimum Wage Increase and the Cardozo Labor & Employment Law Society! We were joined by over 200 workers and supporters, including NMASS members, Coalition members, students, organizations and churches. Assemblymember Linda Rosenthal spoke that night about her recently… Continue Reading
From the Town Hall Meeting
“I worked preparing food in restaurant for 5 years. I currently earn the minimum wage but its not enough so I have to work double shift to make ends meet. To survive with this wage, its very difficult to pay rent, bills, food and day care. Its almost impossible to survive, especially as a single… Continue Reading
Workers’ Town Hall Meeting, 10/22, 6pm
Cardozo Law School, 55 5th Ave, btwn 12th & 13th St, Manhattan Come share your ideas on how we can win a real increase for all workers! Working people in this country are being squeezed more than ever, while corporate profits soar. Cuomo raised the minimum wage earlier this year but at 9$/hr by 2016, it is too… Continue Reading