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A federal judge issued an order barring enforcement of an Oyster Bay ordinance that violates day laborers’ core constitutional right to free speech. As a result of the order, day laborers whose livelihoods were threatened because of the ordinance can exercise their First Amendment rights and go back to work immediately without being ticketed or fined.
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New York approved the first law in the nation granting workplace rights to domestic workers such as nannies and housekeepers, a major victory for workers’ advocates and one with sweeping implications for the estimated 200,000 such workers in the New York City metropolitan area.
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At noon there was a rally against Arizona’s draconian immigration law, SB 1070, at Major League Baseball headquarters in Midtown Manhattan.
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The Workplace Project activists renewed their call for reform in Hempstea, hours after a federal judge delivered a blow to Arizona’s immigration law.
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The Domestic Workers Bill of Rights was signed into Law by Governor Paterson, setting a national precedent and marking a tremendous victory for the more than 200,000 domestic workers in New York State!
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Introduced Perez as new Director and fundraised for their cause.
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On November 8, 2008, Marcelo Lucero, a hard working man, had his life taken away because of his ethnic background. The workplace project held a candlelight vigil in his honor.
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The Fiscal Policy Institute released a report which profiled immigrants and their positive effect on New York and Long Island’s economy.
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Honored the Workplace Project for its work to promote immigrant rights and for its advocacy on behalf of immigrant workers on Long Island at its 25th Anniversary Gala Dinner.
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The Workplace Project is hosted a winter potluck to celebrate the season and to provide an opportunity for members and supporters to meet each other and to get to know the newly elected Board of Directors.
