In the News
WJCNY Staff on Panel for “Not My Life”
May 13th, 2013
Wednesday, May 15th : Renan Salgado and Gonzalo Martinez of Workers Justice Center of New York discuss migrant labor after 7 p.m. showing. Article from the Democrat & Chronicle: The Little Theatre is showing the film Not My Life, which focuses on human trafficking both internationally and in the United States. The film is the work of [...]
WJCNY Joins Local Allies on Women’s Equality Agenda
April 5th, 2013
WAMC News April 4, 2013 By ALLISON DUNNE Supporters of New York Governor Andrew Cuomo’s Women’s Equality Agenda gathered today in six locations throughout the state. They held events to launch regional coalitions of a statewide Women’s Equality Coalition that formed in March. The Hudson Valley regional chapter kicked off Thursday outside a union hall [...]
Worker Justice Center Files Multi-Million Dollar Suit Against Four Brothers Pizza Chain
April 1st, 2013
Daily Freeman Friday, March 15, 2013 By PATRICIA DOXSEY A multimillion-dollar lawsuit that attorneys expect could become a class action suit with more than 75 workers has been filed against Four Brothers Pizza, a pizza chain with locations in Dutchess and Columbia counties. The lawsuit, which has been brought by Workers Justice Center of New [...]
WJCNY and Coalition Partners Respond to Minimum Wage Deal
March 28th, 2013
New York State Minimum Wage Coalition For Immediate Release: March 28, 2013 Contact: Jack Temple, jtemple@nelp.org, (734) 395-8441 New York State Minimum Wage Coalition Comments on Agreement to Raise New York’s Minimum Wage Praises Path to a Raise for New York’s Tipped Workers, But Condemns Wasteful Tax Give-away to Multi-Billion Dollar Chains New York, NY [...]
The Nation Remembers Jim Schmidt
January 3rd, 2013
Maggie Gray, Assistant Professor of Political Science at Adelphi University, on Jim Schmidt’s life and legacy.
WJCNY Statement in Poughkeepsie Journal on Day Laborers
November 26th, 2012
“Uncertainty alone is not the driving factor behind delayed hiring. Day labor is a field ripe for abuse by employers, said Milan Bhatt, co-executive director of the Worker Justice Center of New York, which has an office in Kingston. “Because of the temporary nature of their work, they tend to be particularly disposed to wage [...]
Kingston Times Article Cites WJCNY’s Community ID Program
November 16th, 2012
Undocumented Kingstonians reluctant to report crimes by Jesse J. Smith on Nov 15, 2012 • 5:25 pm Carlos came to Kingston six months ago, illegally, from El Salvador. He has a job in manufacturing and lives on a gritty street in Midtown Kingston. He says he often goes out of his way to avoid groups [...]
WJCNY’s Community ID Program Launches in Kingston
October 22nd, 2012
Kingston ID card program helps those who lack licenses By PAUL KIRBY A nonprofit group in Kingston has begun issuing photo identification cards to city residents who don’t have access to official IDs. Dozens of “Community Identification Cards” have been distributed at the Kingston Library by the Kingston branch of the Worker Justice Center of [...]