NYC politics
fromNew York Amsterdam News
1 month agoQ&A with mayoral candidate State Sen. Jessica Ramos
Jessica Ramos is a prominent candidate in the New York mayoral race, advocating for affordability and strong labor rights.
"As a person and board member he unabashedly and deeply cared about everyday transit riders, transit workers and the MTA as a fabulous public resource," said Reinvent Albany Executive Director John Kaehny.
A collective of 12 organizations, including trade unions and NGOs, are urging delivery platforms like Deliveroo and Uber to enhance the transparency of their workforce management algorithms. They argue that currently, workers face immense challenges in understanding how critical employment decisions, from account creation to payment rates, are determined by these opaque algorithms.