[UFT]
UFT President Michael Mulgrew said: “We can’t afford to send students and staff back into any buildings until we have done everything possible — including a rigorous virus testing program — to see that they are safe.”
Photo: Twitter
New York Immigration Coalition
NYC Comptroller Announces Return of $2 Million in Stolen Wages
[Labor Rights Week\”Know Your Rights” Virtual Events]
Stringer: “I always say that in my office, every week is Labor Rights Week…”My office is as committed to the enforcement of prevailing wages as we are in connecting workers with the pay they are rightfully owed.”
Photo: Office of NYC Comptroller
NYC COMPTROLLER LAUNCHES PHONE BANK TO CONNECT WORKERS WITH $2.5 MILLION IN UNCLAIMED WAGES
[Stolen Wages\NYC Comptroller Scott M. Stringer]
32BJ SEIU’s Kyle Bragg: “We strongly support the Comptroller’s proactive efforts to get $2.5 million in stolen wages back in the hands of families that need them, and urge our members to respond to calls from the Comptroller’s office.”
Photo: Susan Watts/Office of the NYC Comptroller
TRANSPORTATION ADVOCACY GROUP RIDERS ALLIANCE ANNOUNCES NEW EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR
[The Riders Alliance\Betsy Plum]
The Riders Alliance announced today that the organization has selected Betsy Plum as its next Executive Director…In her prior roles, Betsy Plum led the New York Immigration Coalition’s policy strategy and campaign development, rapid response initiatives, and played a key leadership role in the organization’s growth.
Photo: John Raskin\Riders Alliance
CITY COUNCIL SPEAKER JOHNSON ANNOUNCES FUNDING TO COMMUNITY ORGANIZATIONS TO ENSURE CORRECT 2020 CENSUS COUNT
[City Hall\Census 2020]
NYC Council Speaker Corey Johnson on funding community groups to get a correct 2020 Census count: “A complete count will send a strong message to the Trump Administration that New York is not invisible and not intimidated by the president’s attacks on our diverse communities.”
Photo: Wikimedia Commons
NEW YORK’S DIGITAL DIVIDE MAY HELP TRUMP UNDERCOUNT IN U.S. CENSUS
[New York City’s Digital Divide]
NYC Comptroller Stringer: “We can’t allow the digital divide to contribute to the President’s heinous efforts to undercount communities of color and compromise the Census.”
Photo: Susan Watts, Comptroller’s office
