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 […]
Time change: May 21, 12 noon, LCA Pressroom, Legislative Office Building
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 […]
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 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 […]
Help us get the SWEAT Bill passed by sharing this photo on Twitter and Facebook! Twitter: @JohnBonacic @LeaderFlanagan @JeffKleinNY Pass SWEAT in the Senate to help workers and good businesses! #StopWageTheft #PassTheSWEATbill Facebook: Wage theft like this happens way too often in New York state. The SWEAT bill will help workers collect the wages they […]
Write a Letter or Call Your State Elected Officials to Support NYS A628/S579 NYS A628/S579 (Secure Wage Earned Against Theft, ‘SWEAT’ bill) will greatly improve workers’ ability to secure owed wages by closing loopholes in the law that allow law-breaking employers to avoid paying on court judgments and orders by the Department of Labor. We […]
PASS THE SWEAT BILL NOW! Rally, Wednesday, April 5, 5:30pm In front of Manhattan Valley, 2636 Broadway (& 100th St.) Workers of Indus Valley Restaurant came together to demand their bosses, Phuman and Lakhvir Singh, stop stealing their wages. They worked more than 60 hours per week, paid as little as $3/hour and never […]
Times Union: With minimum wage passed, advocates look to wage theft issue Fresh off their victory in pushing for a $15-an-hour minimum wage, a group of advocates on Monday rolled out a proposal to deter wage theft, or instances in which employers don’t pay for all the hours worked by their employees or add extra deductions […]