Her work on behalf of garment workers helped prod organized labor to rethink its approach to an increasingly immigrant-based work force. Source: New York Times
Posts published in “Labor and Jobs”
A Renewal for IBM Campuses Once Home to Punch Cards and Circuit Boards
By Gotham Rex on July 20, 2021
When Big Blue left upstate New York, economic pain ensued. But the large complexes left behind are ideally suited for large-scale production and shipping, local officials say. Source: New York Times
Restaurant Week Makes a Comeback
By Gotham Rex on July 20, 2021
The industry has started to recover, but many businesses are still struggling. It is hoped the promotion, through Aug. 22, will help. Source: New York Times
How New York Waiters Got the Upper Hand
By Gotham Rex on July 16, 2021
Chronically underpaid and undervalued, restaurant workers are now in high demand, and the power balance may be shifting for good. Source: New York Times
They Risked Their Lives During Covid. They Still Don’t Earn Minimum Wage.
By Gotham Rex on July 15, 2021
Surveys of food deliverers and others who work for app-based services illustrate the hazards they have faced during the pandemic. Source: New York Times
Why Some of N.Y.C.’s Essential Workers Skipped a Parade to Honor Them
By Gotham Rex on July 7, 2021
The Lower Manhattan celebration honored workers’ service during the pandemic, but several unions said they would not participate, citing low pay among other complaints. Source: New York Times
How Times Reporters Investigated Amazon Employment Practices
By Gotham Rex on July 4, 2021
A recent Times project that examined how the tech giant manages its workers took months of reporting and hundreds of interviews. Source: New York Times
There Are Jobs in the Hamptons. If Only Workers Could Afford The Rent.
By Gotham Rex on June 26, 2021
Unable to staff shifts, some restaurants and shops, already reeling from lockdown closures, are suspending service during the lucrative summer season. Source: New York Times
New York Faces Lasting Economic Toll Even as Pandemic Passes
By Gotham Rex on June 20, 2021
The city’s prosperity is heavily dependent on patterns of work and travel that may be irreversibly altered. Source: New York Times
New York Is Getting $22 Billion in Federal Aid. How Should It Be Spent?
By Gotham Rex on June 16, 2021
Business leaders warn the mayor that an influx of aid could be squandered on short-term programs that won’t help the unemployed. Source: New York Times
Uber and Lyft Surges: What to Know
By Gotham Rex on May 30, 2021
The companies say they are charging extra because they don’t have enough drivers to match rebounding customer demand. Source: New York Times
Brooklyn Museum Employees Take Steps Toward a Union
By Gotham Rex on May 25, 2021
The new union would include curators, conservators, gift shop workers and others, as part of the U.A.W. Source: New York Times
New York City's Reopening Spurs Hiring Push
By Gotham Rex on May 21, 2021
With restaurants leading the way, the New York job market is beginning to recover, but the pace is modest. Source: New York Times
Hindu Sect Is Accused of Using Forced Labor to Build N.J. Temple
By Gotham Rex on May 11, 2021
Federal agents descended on the massive temple in Robbinsville, N.J., as a lawsuit claimed low-caste men had been lured from India to work for about $1 an hour. Source: New York Times
NYC Plans $25 Million Program to Put Artists Back to Work
By Gotham Rex on May 6, 2021
The move is intended to support artists whose income plummeted during the pandemic and who have clamored for government relief. Source: New York Times