Worker Justice Center of New York

06/01/2026

If your loved one is ill in NY, you can take paid family leave to care for them. But if you're ill, the state's outdated paid medical leave program forces you to survive off $170/week. Moms First and Bobbie are calling for change in Empire Report NY

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05/29/2026

"When these emergencies strike, no New Yorker should be forced to make the impossible choice between protecting their health and keeping a paycheck." Thank you Assemblymember Michaelle Solages and Assemblymember Harry Bronson for calling on the NY Legislature to fix paid medical leave:

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05/26/2026

05/26/2026

Nonprofits across New York are still waiting on delayed contract payments and facing unpredictable funding processes that make it harder to keep serving communities.

When funding is delayed, essential services are put at risk — from legal aid to housing support to healthcare and education.

Lawmakers can fix this. It only takes a minute to send a message urging legislators to improve nonprofit contracting and ensure organizations get paid on time.

Take action here:
https://ow.ly/wLVK50Z4cRi

05/23/2026

Please join us to show solidarity with Dolores as she fights her detention and for her freedom. Join us for a press conference and rally at 9am, May 26 in Rochester.

🗓️Tuesday May 26th: 9am gather, 9:30 press conference, 11am: Hearing (expected to take place through the end of the day).
📍United States District Court for the Western District of NY, Federal Building, 100 State Street, Rochester, NY 14614

Dolores is a farmworker, mother, grandmother, and leader who has been detained by ICE since April 22. On May 26th Western District Federal Court Judge V***a will hear evidence from Dolores' lawyers to demonstrate that she was unlawfully detained and that she is not a threat to society.

We want to pack the court, and, not all of us will be able to enter the courtroom due to capacity limitations, but we want to ensure that friends and family of Dolores are able to attend the hearing. We ask that participants support our efforts to help reach these goals. We hope that enough people will attend to show solidarity and support and if the courtroom reaches capacity, a groundswell of supporters outside will have just as powerful an impact.

05/21/2026

We are so grateful to our community for your generosity for yesterday's !🎉

Because of you, we are able to keep fighting for worker justice, immigrant rights, and a state where every person can live and work with dignity. If you would like still support our work, donations can still be made through our profile until the end of the month: https://www.hvgives.org/organizations/wjcny

Thank you!

05/20/2026

12 hours down for and 12 more to go! Thank you to everyone who has supported WJCNY today! Every little bit counts and we are so grateful for your support!
Visit www.hvgives.org/organizations/wjcny and make a donation to support WJCNY in protecting worker and immigrant rights!

05/20/2026

As temperatures continue to rise across the country, workers are once again facing dangerous and often deadly heat conditions on the job. This summer is shaping up to be another excruciating season for workers, especially in construction, warehouses, agriculture, airports, restaurants, delivery work, manufacturing, and other high heat industries. We need to be ready.

National COSH and their esteemed partners at UCLA Labor Occupational Safety and Health (LOSH) invite you to join two free virtual Heat Safety 101 teach-ins this week focused on preventing heat illness at work. These trainings are open to all workers, organizers, advocates, worker centers, unions, and community leaders.

Participants will gain practical tools, organizing resources, and critical knowledge to take back to their workplaces and communities to help protect workers this summer.

🔥 English Session
Heat Safety 101: Preventing Heat Illness on the Job (Only in English)
📅 Thursday, May 21, 2026
🕚 11am PT / 1pm CT / 2pm ET
📍 Virtual Event [90min] – Register: https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/37yDQuIKSw6NbZutpmAAcA #/registration

Together we’ll discuss:
-recognizing signs and symptoms of heat illness
-workers’ rights and protections
-prevention strategies including water, shade, rest, and acclimatization
-employer responsibilities
-practical organizing tools and resources for worker outreach and education

05/20/2026

Mientras las temperaturas continúan aumentando en todo el país, las personas trabajadoras enfrentan nuevamente condiciones de calor peligrosas y muchas veces mortales en el trabajo. Este verano se perfila como otra temporada extenuante para las personas trabajadoras, especialmente en la construcción, almacenes, agricultura, aeropuertos, restaurantes, trabajo de entrega, manufactura y otras industrias de alto calor. Necesitamos estar preparados.

National COSH y estimados aliados de UCLA Labor Occupational Safety and Health (LOSH) les invitan a participar en dos capacitaciones virtuales gratuitas esta semana sobre seguridad ante el calor y prevención de enfermedades relacionadas con el calor en el trabajo. Estas capacitaciones están abiertas a todas las personas trabajadoras, organizadores, defensores, centros de trabajadores, sindicatos y líderes comunitarios.

Las personas participantes obtendrán herramientas prácticas, recursos de organización y conocimientos fundamentales para llevar de regreso a sus lugares de trabajo y comunidades con el fin de ayudar a proteger a las personas trabajadoras este verano.

🔥 Sesión en Español
Protección Contra el Calor: Cómo Prevenir Enfermedades en el Trabajo
(Solo en Español)

📅 Miércoles, 20 de mayo de 2026
🕕 3pm PT / 5pm CT / 6pm ET [90 min]
📍 Evento Virtual [90 min] – Regístrese: https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/48AVszoPQyeJwMaGCEe4WQ #/registration

Juntes hablaremos sobre:
-cómo reconocer señales y síntomas de enfermedades por calor
-derechos y protecciones laborales
-estrategias de prevención incluyendo agua, sombra, descanso y aclimatación
-responsabilidades de los empleadores
-herramientas prácticas y recursos de organización para educación y alcance comunitario

05/20/2026

Hudson Valley Gives has begun!
TODAY, we are asking our community to visit www.hvgives.org/organizations/wjcny ALL DAY LONG and make a donation to support WJCNY in protecting worker and immigrant rights!