According to interviews and internal documents obtained by Prism, some Black and trans former workers said they faced retaliation and emotional harm after speaking up about discrimination
In the largest nurses’ strike in city history, the union’s demands include secure and fair health care benefits, safe staffing numbers, and better workplace safety protections
Save PPSE campaign alleges that independent investigation did not speak to any former or current workers
Headed into the holidays, union workers at PushBlack, one of the nation’s few Black-led nonprofit media organizations, laid off six of its workers
The handmade leather shoe brand was a darling of ethical fashion. Then it all came crashing down, and workers were left without severance payments
Faculty and labor leaders say the governor’s rhetoric targets legally authorized workers, promotes xenophobia, and ignores how academic hiring actually works
Mairo Akposé went from HR consultant to interim CEO of PPSE. Workers allege that she hired former colleagues and fired the entire policy and organizing teams
For over a decade, New York City has failed to issue permits that street vendors need. A reform package promises to change that, but it’s not without controversy
A complex matrix of poverty and punishment fuels the trans unemployment crisis, as community members experience roughly twice the rates of joblessness as cisgender people
A Prism investigation reveals that women are routinely shut out of the H-2A program, and when they are granted visas, they report being funneled into non-agricultural labor where they face sexual violence and trafficking
While the cost of living in New York has soared, the deposit on a bottle remains just 5 cents. The “Bottle Bill” could change that—and reshape conditions for canners, many of whom are immigrants and people of color
The letter comes after mounting accusations of slavery and child labor within Starbucks’ international supply chains, as well as widespread union-busting complaints in the U.S.
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