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fromenglish.elpais.com
1 week ago

The driver always loses out': This is how immigrants who work for apps survive

Elias, a Cuban immigrant, drives for Lyft, earning uncertain wages while facing the threat of arrest by immigration officials without legal status or protections.
US politics
#nypd
fromStreetsblog
3 weeks ago
NYC politics

Lower East Side Panel Joins Growing Chorus Against Tisch's E-Bike Criminalization - Streetsblog New York City

NYC politics
fromStreetsblog
3 months ago

NYPD's Push To Criminalize Cycling Spells Trouble For Immigrant Workers - Streetsblog New York City

NYPD's new cycling policy threatens immigrant delivery workers with criminal charges for minor traffic violations.
fromStreetsblog
3 weeks ago
NYC politics

Lower East Side Panel Joins Growing Chorus Against Tisch's E-Bike Criminalization - Streetsblog New York City

NYC politics
fromnyc.streetsblog.org
2 months ago

Council Outrage Over NYPD Bike Criminalization Grows, But Speaker Adams Is In No Rush - Streetsblog New York City

The NYPD's new cycling policy has sparked backlash among progressives who argue it disproportionately affects immigrant workers.
NYC politics
fromStreetsblog
3 months ago

NYPD's Push To Criminalize Cycling Spells Trouble For Immigrant Workers - Streetsblog New York City

NYPD's new cycling policy threatens immigrant delivery workers with criminal charges for minor traffic violations.
more#nypd
NYC parents
fromPrism
1 month ago

For New York canners, a dime could make all the difference

Canners like Josefa Marín play a critical role in recycling yet face economic challenges that affect their livelihoods.
fromComputerworld
1 month ago

How US employers can protect immigrant tech workers

Deportation threats to immigrant workers necessitate employer support and legal protections for H-1B visa holders in the tech industry.
fromLos Angeles Times
2 months ago

At a troubled fashion company, workers found community. Then ICE came

Saraí Ortiz reflected on the stark reality of her father's arrest, noting, 'You know this is a possibility all your life, but then when it happens, it plays out differently than what you think.'
Black Lives Matter
fromwww.theguardian.com
3 months ago

Exploitative' contracts and hazardous conditions: life for some of the immigrants cleaning up wildfire-stricken LA

In Los Angeles, it's often immigrant workers who clean up and rebuild communities after climate disasters such as fires, floods, and hurricanes.
Los Angeles
fromTruthout
3 months ago

Buffalo Is a Union Town - But for Hotel Workers, Union-Busting Runs Rampant

"They're mistreating the workers, especially the immigrants. They should respect the workers that are making the hotel look clean."
NYC politics
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