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Media Release: SWEAT Coalition Applauds the Passing of the SWEAT ACT, A486/S2844 in NYS Legislature; Urge Governor Cuomo to Sign the Critical Act to Stop Wage Theft

***Media Release*** For immediate Release: June 18, 2019 Contact:Sarah Ahn, Flushing Workers Center – 646-409-8056Kristin Brown, Empire Justice Center – 518-852-5766 Statewide Coalition of Workers Rights Organizations, Legal Services, Labor Unions, and many impacted New Yorkers Applaud the Passing of the SWEAT ACT, A486/S2844 in the State Legislature; Urge Governor Cuomo to Sign the Critical […]

Media Release: SWEAT Coalition Applauds the Passing of the SWEAT ACT, S2844 in the State Senate; Urge Assembly to Pass A486 and Governor Cuomo to Sign the Critical Act to Stop Wage Theft

***Media Release*** For immediate Release: June 14, 2019 Contact:Sarah Ahn, Flushing Workers Center – 646-409-8056Kristin Brown, Empire Justice Center – 518-852-5766 Statewide Coalition of Workers Rights Organizations, Legal Services, Labor Unions, and many impacted New Yorkers Applaud the Passing of the SWEAT ACT, S2844 in the State Senate; Urge Assembly to Pass A486 and Governor Cuomo to Sign the Critical Act […]

Crain’s: State can protect workers and honest businesses from wage theft

Op-ed by Richard Blum, staff attorney with the Employment Law Unit at The Legal Aid Society Read op-ed

Members of the SWEAT Coalition

1. A Better Balance 2. AndersonDodson, P.C. 3. Atlas: DIY 4. Adhikaar for Human Rights and Social Justice 5. Alianza Laboral de Westchester 6. Asian American Legal Defense and Education Fund 7. Biking Public Project 8. Brandworkers 9. Catholic Migration Services 10. Center for Popular Democracy 11. Chinese Staff & Workers Association 12. Communications Workers […]

NY Daily News: Law Fails to Deliver

Why NYS needs the SWEAT bill now! Read full article.

Help pass the SWEAT bill!

The SWEAT bill is on the floor of both the Assembly and the Senate but it needs your help to become law so workers can stop getting cheated of their hard-earned wages. 1. Call your Senator, Assemblymember and Albany leaders. Let them know you support the SWEAT bill, A486/S2844 because employers who cheat their workers […]

Join the SWEAT Coalition in Albany

Time change: May 21, 12 noon, LCA Pressroom, Legislative Office Building

Send a letter to key legislators!

The bill is on the floor of the Senate and Assembly but there is a lot of opposition from unscrupulous employers who want to keep the loopholes in the laws so they can continue to get away with cheating their workers. Make sure your state legislator hears from you- working people in NYS who say […]

‘I Thought It Was Normal’: Nearly 25% Of NYC Diner Workers Say Their Bosses Rip Them Off On Wages

by Scott Simone Reposted from Gothamist When Miguel Romero Lara quit his job as a milkman in Tlaxcala, Mexico, nearly 30 years ago and said goodbye to his pregnant wife and two young children, he went in search of better paying work to support his family. He thought he had found just the right position […]

Condolences to Senator Jose Peralta from SWEAT

Condolences on the death of Senator Jose Peralta from the Securing Wages Earned Against Theft Coalition (SWEAT) November 26, 2018 The SWEAT Coalition, comprised of numerous labor organizers, poverty advocates and low-wage workers are deeply saddened by the news of the untimely death of Senator Jose Peralta. The coalition has worked closely over the years […]