October 26, 2016
Last week, federal agents raided four popular Mexican restaurants in Buffalo, NY. In this latest example of how our country’s immigration enforcement strategies run counter to the enforcement of our nation’s labor and employment laws, 25 employees were arrested and at least seven of them are now facing deportation, all… Read More»
Tags: Buffalo25, Coalition for Economic Justice, Cosecha, Department of Homeland Security, ICE, immigrant workers, immigration, Undocumented workers
December 10, 2015
The Changing Nature of Work: An Issue Brief on Contingent, Fissured and On-Demand Employment By the Jobs With Justice Education Fund Businesses aren’t just changing the way work is done; they’re increasingly altering the very foundation of work. More women and men are finding themselves in contingent and fissured work… Read More»
Tags: 101, adjunct professors, adjuncts, browning ferris, Coalition for Economic Justice, David Weil, Department of Labor, FedEx, fissured work, GAO, guestworkers, Hyatt, Instacart, McDonald's, on-demand economy, Uber, visas, Walmart
July 22, 2015
Today, the New York Wage Board recommended raising the minimum wage for fast food employees to $15 an hour. The board said this increase should be implemented by 2018 in New York City and by 2021 in the rest of the state. If State Labor Commissioner Mario Musolino accepts its… Read More»
Tags: $15, Andrew Cuomo, Coalition for Economic Justice, fast food, Fight for 15, Mario Musolino, minimum wage, new york, public assistance, Wage Board