Category: End 24-hour Workday

https://gothamist.com/news/home-care-workers-file-federal-complaint-against-new-york-over-discriminatory-24-hour-shifts Pursuant to Title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, 42 U.S.C. § 2000d et seq., and theimplementing regulations of the United States Department of Health and Human Services (“HHS”) and the United States Department of Labor (“DOL”), Chinese Staff and Workers’ Association (“CSWA”), National Mobilization Against Sweatshops (“NMASS”) and Flushing Workers’ Center…

For immediate release: When: Wednesday, January 12, 2:30PM Where: Queens Public Library at Flushing (41-17 Main St, Flushing, NY 11355) In light of Assemblymember Ron Kim’s 103-page groundbreaking report on CPC published on January 4, 2022, CPC home attendant workers and their supporters will gather in front of Flushing Library to applaud Assemblymember Kim’s investigation…

For immediate release: January 3, 2022 As Ain’t I a Woman?! Campaign enters 2022, we look back to 2021 and highlight the recent unprecedented victory of six home care workers of the agency Scharome Cares: a settlement of $600,000 for unpaid minimum wages and overtime wages. This is a step forward in justice, and we…

For immediate release: December 16, 2021 When: Thursday, December 16, 11AM Where: in front of United Jewish Council, 500A Grand Street, NY, NY New York – Contrary to United Jewish Council’s “stated mission to preserve and service the community”, UJC forces home care workers to work 24-hour work shifts for days on end, destroying the…

For immediate release: WHEN: Wednesday, 9/15 at 11am WHERE: 150 Elizabeth St, in front of CPC New York – Recently, several home care agencies have started to pay back the owed wages for home attendants who have worked illegal 24-hour workdays with only 13 hours of pay. This is a significant step forward not just…