Essential Workers

Blood Pressure: Workers Say NYC Lab Firm Discriminated Against Chinese Employees

July 11, 2021, 8:38 p.m.June 10, 2024, 1:20 p.m.

Six Chinese phlebotomists employed by BioReference Laboratories are alleging years of unequal pay and work conditions. They’ve filed complaints with the federal Equal Employment Opportunity Commission while preparing a lawsuit.

Life

NYC Celebrates Hope and Perseverance With ‘Hometown Heroes’ Parade

July 7, 2021, 7:23 p.m.July 7, 2021, 8:01 p.m.

The Canyon of Heroes march from the Battery to City Hall honored health care workers, transit workers, food deliverers and other essential workers who kept the city going during the pandemic. It marked New York’s first ticker-tape salute since 2019.

Essential Workers

De Blasio’s Pandemic Heroes Parade Could Use a Clear Invite List ‘Honorees’ Say

June 21, 2021, 9:44 p.m.April 3, 2025, 2:21 p.m.

With just over two weeks until City Hall’s “Canyon of Heroes” salute to essential workers, many essential workers say they’re still unclear on their place in the parade.

Deliveristas

Gig Workers Inch Toward Right to Unionize in New York — But There’s a Catch

May 19, 2021, 6:40 p.m.Oct. 15, 2023, 4:24 p.m.

Lawmakers, labor unions and tech companies are nearing a deal on a bill to allow workers for Uber, DoorDash and other app-based outfits to unionize. But they still wouldn’t be considered employees.

Vaccinations

Workers’ Vaccination Rights: Here’s What You Need to Know

April 15, 2021, 1:40 p.m.April 15, 2021, 1:40 p.m.

Can you use sick leave to get your shots? Do you have to pay to get vaccinated? Do non-citizens need to show proof of immigration status? Good questions. We’ve got some answers.

Missing Them

‘Gateway to Poverty’: Calls Rise for a National Relief Fund for COVID-19 Victims’ Families

April 8, 2021, 8:39 p.m.March 14, 2024, 2:23 p.m.

Thousands of working-age Americans have died from the virus, underscoring the often-crushing financial fallout of losing a loved one to the pandemic. Some are seeking a compensation fund modeled on aid for 9/11 victims’ kin.

Work

How New Yorkers Cut Out of Unemployment and Stimulus Checks Can Tap $2.1B Fund

April 8, 2021, 5:44 p.m.April 8, 2021, 6:52 p.m.

Some 300,000 undocumented New Yorkers are now eligible for help under the historic Excluded Workers Fund established in the state budget. But there are still some more hurdles to get the cash. Here’s a breakdown.

Vaccinations

Unions and City Hall Lining Up Vaccinations for Municipal Workers as NYC Death Toll es 30,000

March 11, 2021, 6:59 p.m.March 11, 2021, 6:59 p.m.

Meanwhile, union are reeling from COVID clusters and deaths — including the recent loss of a beloved sanitation workers.

Subway

Memorial Ride Planned for Subway Motorman Killed in the Line of Duty

March 7, 2021, 7:30 p.m.March 7, 2021, 7:07 p.m.

Family and friends will complete Garrett Goble’s final Brooklyn-to-The Bronx subway run on March 27, a year to the day he died in an train fire in Manhattan. “He didn’t die in vain,” one coworker said.

Worker Safety

COVID Clusters Hit City Workplaces as Frontline Employees Wait for Vaccines

March 4, 2021, 8:08 p.m.March 4, 2021, 8:27 p.m.

A Sanitation garage in Brooklyn and Flushing Meadows Corona Park locker room are among recent virus breakout sites. Union officials are calling for shots for thousands more municipal employees: “We can’t work from home.”

Essential Workers

Blood Pressure: Workers Say NYC Lab Firm Discriminated Against Chinese Employees

NYC Celebrates Hope and Perseverance With ‘Hometown Heroes’ Parade

De Blasio’s Pandemic Heroes Parade Could Use a Clear Invite List ‘Honorees’ Say

Gig Workers Inch Toward Right to Unionize in New York — But There’s a Catch

Workers’ Vaccination Rights: Here’s What You Need to Know

‘Gateway to Poverty’: Calls Rise for a National Relief Fund for COVID-19 Victims’ Families

How New Yorkers Cut Out of Unemployment and Stimulus Checks Can Tap $2.1B Fund

Unions and City Hall Lining Up Vaccinations for Municipal Workers as NYC Death Toll es 30,000

Memorial Ride Planned for Subway Motorman Killed in the Line of Duty

COVID Clusters Hit City Workplaces as Frontline Employees Wait for Vaccines

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