They worked low-paid jobs in restaurants, stores and theaters. Now they are filing for unemployment at higher rates than before the pandemic. Source: New York Times
Posts published in “Labor and Jobs”
CDC Panel Says Frontline Workers and People Over 74 Should Get Vaccine Next
By Gotham Rex on December 20, 2020
The recommendation was a compromise aimed at getting the coronavirus vaccine to the most vulnerable of two high-risk groups. Source: New York Times
The Elderly vs. Essential Workers: Who Should Get the Coronavirus Vaccine First?
By Gotham Rex on December 5, 2020
The C.D.C. will soon decide which group to recommend next, and the debate over the trade-offs is growing heated. Ultimately, states will decide whom to include. Source: New York Times
Food Delivery Apps Are Booming. Their Workers Are Often Struggling.
By Gotham Rex on November 30, 2020
Delivery drivers have been essential to feeding New York, while boosting sales for companies like DoorDash and Uber. But they say work conditions have gotten worse. Source: New York Times
Pushed by Pandemic, Amazon Goes on a Hiring Spree Without Equal
By Gotham Rex on November 27, 2020
The company has added 427,300 employees in 10 months, bringing its global work force to more than 1.2 million. Source: New York Times
The Perilous State of the Subways: 5 Takeaways
By Gotham Rex on November 20, 2020
A doomsday plan could slash subway service by 40 percent, eliminate bus routes and cut jobs if the M.T.A. doesn’t get billions in federal aid. Source: New York Times
Helen Lachs Ginsburg, Who Saw a Living Wage as a Right, Dies at 91
By Gotham Rex on November 4, 2020
A top authority on full employment, she said a job for all may seem unrealistic, but at one time so did the right of women to vote. Source: New York Times
The Strand Calls for Help, and Book Lovers Answer
By Gotham Rex on October 26, 2020
“It’s awkward because the track record for the ownership here is not great,” one customer said. “But it’s also an institution. My parents shopped here.” Source: New York Times
Why N.Y.C.’s Economic Recovery May Lag the Rest of the Country’s
By Gotham Rex on October 26, 2020
More than one million residents are out of work, and the unemployment rate is nearly double the national average. Source: New York Times
Manhattan Emptied Out During the Pandemic. But Big Tech Is Moving In.
By Gotham Rex on October 13, 2020
The four companies known as Big Tech — Amazon, Apple, Facebook and Google — now have more than 22,000 employees in the city, with thousands added just this year. Source: New York Times
It’s Time for Diners to Ask the Servers: How Are You Doing?
By Gotham Rex on October 2, 2020
As indoor dining returns to New York, the danger to restaurant workers increases. So does the need to protect them. Source: New York Times
Pandemic Puts N.Y.C. Hotels on the Brink: ‘A Complete Washout’
By Gotham Rex on September 21, 2020
Several big hotels in the city have announced that they are closed for good, and some experts say that more shutdowns are coming. Source: New York Times
Overlooked No More: Leonora O’Reilly, Suffragist Who Fought for Working Women
By Gotham Rex on August 21, 2020
She was a charismatic and powerful public speaker who pushed for equal pay for equal work, better labor standards and overall empowerment for women. Source: New York Times
Uber and Lyft Consider Franchise-Like Model in California
By Gotham Rex on August 19, 2020
Under pressure to classify their freelance drivers as employees, the ride-hailing companies are discussing another option. Source: New York Times
City Praises Contact-Tracing Program. Workers Call Rollout a ‘Disaster.’
By Gotham Rex on July 29, 2020
The contact tracers said the program was confusing and disorganized in its first six weeks, leaving them fearful that their work would not have an impact on the virus. Source: New York Times