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Don’t have healthcare? Healthcare you have too expensive? Can’t get the care you need?
Homecare workers are mobilizing to pass the NY Health Act! Whether we’re uninsured, or on employer or union insurance, Medicaid, or marketplace insurance, all of us are trapped in worsening working conditions—longer hours that destroy health and decrease wages. Join the WorkingPeople4Health Campaign!
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NMASS demands more than what special interests say is possible — and wins.
Just two years ago, people said that our Ain’t I A Woman coalition would never end the 24-hour workday.
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Court Orders Hochul’s Dept. of Labor to Reopen Home Care Workers’ Wage Theft Complaints
Home care workers celebrated a court victory this month requiring the NY State Department of Labor to re-open wage theft cases it illegally dropped, and to enforce the labor law. In an article on the decision, Documented NY reported that, in 2019, in response to “widespread noncompliance with the law, the New York Court of Appeals ruled that…
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Governor Hochul, Enforce the Law, or Resign!
Workers protested outside @govkathyhochul‘s office in Manhattan Dec. 17th to condemn her collusion with insurance and home care companies, and to demand billions of dollars in back wages. Their chant? “Governor Hochul, Enforce the Law, or Resign!” Antonio Delgado @delgadoforny, Lieutenant Governor of New York State, sent his statement of support. “Home care workers – overwhelmingly women-of-color…
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Join Us to Protest Governor Hochul on Wednesday, October 8
Does Gov. Hochul protect immigrants from Trump’s deportation machine only to exploit them?! Home care workers, most of whom are immigrants, are rallying with workers across all industries on Wednesday, October 8 to protest Governor Kathy Hochul’s upholding of violent 24-hour workdays and rampant wage theft. Hochul’s promotion of these exploitative conditions in home care has destroyed the…
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End the criminalization of working people!
Join us to write to Gov. Gavin Newsom, applauding his resistance to Trump’s deployment of the National Guard and the violent ICE raids and urge him to further call on Trump to end the criminalization of working people! Trump’s latest policies, such as deportations of green card holders and revocation of birthright citizenship, threaten both immigrants and…
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Testimony Submitted to New York State Community Commission on Reparations
Home care worker and NMASS member Margarita Benedict gave testimony this month to The New York State Community Commission on Reparations Remedies. Established by legislation, the Commission examines the history of slavery in New York and its lasting effects, as well as patterns of racial discrimination against people of African descent. It reports findings and…
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Coalition to Fight for Our Health & Lives
On May Day, hundreds of workers across age, race, industry, and immigration status came together at City Hall to launch a people-first agenda. Alberto Neri spoke, describing the sources of the Coalition to Fight for Our Health & Lives. I’m Alberto and I’m a working artist here in New York City. I’m here today representing…
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Reina Caba Speaks Out: Why I am Joining the Citywide Fight for People-First Demands
NMASS member Reina Caba spoke out on May Day at City Hall about why she is fighting for people-first demands: “I worked 24-hour shifts for six years. 24-hour shifts destroyed my health. They are a form of torture. This is why we are fighting to end 24-hour shifts. I am retired, but I don’t want…
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May Day Rally!
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