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New study documents low wages and precarity of nail salon workers in New York State despite recent legislation

“Unvarnished: Precarity and Poor Working Conditions for Nail Salon Workers in New York State,” highlights the challenges of raising standards in the nail salon industry and also calls attention to the role of worker organizing and advocacy in driving industry change.
Nail Salon Worker
New study documents low wages and precarity of nail salon workers in New York State despite recent legislation

New Report: ILR’s Worker Institute Examines NYC’s Street Vending Laws

Cornell ILR’s Worker Institute recently published a new report, “Evaluating the Regulation and Reform Implementation of Street Vending Laws in New York City,” by Andrew B. Wolf and Dylan M. Hatch.
People standing in front of food carts
New Report: ILR’s Worker Institute Examines NYC’s Street Vending Laws

Food Delivery Apps Are Booming. Their Workers Are Often Struggling.

The New York Times
Maria Figueroa, Worker Institute expert on gig economy is quoted in New York Times on impact of the pandemic on food delivery workers.
Bike Delivery Worker with a Mask
Food Delivery Apps Are Booming. Their Workers Are Often Struggling.

How Should I Do Laundry Now?

The New York Times
Nellie Brown speaks to the New York Times about how to handle clothing and contamination during the Covid-19 crisis.
Super Jumbo Laundry Machine at a Laundromat
How Should I Do Laundry Now?

Laundry workers essential in pandemic but shut out from benefits

A report released this week on the working conditions of retail laundry workers found that many lack knowledge of their workplace rights and have been victims of wage theft, discrimination and unsafe working conditions.
Laundry workers
Laundry workers essential in pandemic but shut out from benefits