Labor Studies
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What’s YOUR Story?
By Carey Garrison This Friday, October 23, the Central Labor Council’s Young Workers will be hosting a fun yet educational event that promotes storytelling as a powerful way of accomplishing change. The event invites young workers (18-35) to come out Friday between 5pm to enjoy refreshments and socializing, followed by a well-developed educational portion…
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State Workers Sucker-Punched in Fight for $15 Proposal
Workers in New York State have reason to be excited: Governor Andrew Cuomo has taken steps toward raising the statewide minimum wage to $15. To many, this might seem like an obvious victory for workers and activists who have been engaged in the long fight for $15/hr. But, as Henry Garrido, executive director of DC 37…
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The End of Tipping?
The food & labor worlds have been abuzz with the news that acclaimed New York restauranteur Danny Meyer has eliminated tipping in his restaurants in favor of higher hourly wages for workers. This comes on the heels of a similar trend in other cities: in Seattle, for instance, a rising minimum wage has led many restauranteurs to raise prices.…
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B&H: Labor Exploiter?
This past Sunday, dozens of B&H workers publicly aired their grievances against their employer, the largest non-chain photo retailer in the country. Employees marched into the NYC store to deliver a letter and launch a campaign calling for the business to “fix dangerous workplace conditions, end discrimination against Latino employees, and stop wage theft at…
