Victory on overtime for New York Farmworkers
After a long and hard struggle, farmworkers in New York State recently won the right to overtime pay after a 40-hour workweek. There is still, however, a long path to… Read more
Read the article atAfter a long and hard struggle, farmworkers in New York State recently won the right to overtime pay after a 40-hour workweek. There is still, however, a long path to… Read more
Read the article atImmigration Research Initiative’s Anthony Capote made an appearance this week on “Building Bridges” with Mimi Rosenberg and Ken Nash to talk about IRI’s ongoing series about how to build worker power for immigrant workers.
Read the article at WBAIIRI’s Director, David Dyssegard Kallick and Daniel Costa, Director of Immigration Law and Policy Research at the Economic Policy Institute, co-authored an op-ed featured in the Times Union. The op-ed, titled “Overtime Pay Will Help, Not Hurt, New York’s Farms,” highlights the importance of passing a farmworkers’ rights bill in New York. The op-ed also highlights how this bill will help farms and how it is doable in New York, as it has been done in other states.
Read the article at Times UnionAt the January 20th, 2022 meeting, Research Initiative Director and Pratt Institute economics teacher David Dyssegaard Kallick discussed a report he issued that disagrees with other studies indicating lowering the threshold will be detrimental to farmers.
Read the article at WAMC Northeast Public RadioMayor Adams and members of the City Council have begun to aggressively pressure the federal government to process asylum seekers’ work papers more quickly, as the Texas busing program stretches New York’s social safety net to its limit.
Read the article at NY Daily NewsREPORT: Following Pandemic, Momentum Builds for Long-Term Unemployment Programs that Cover Immigrants, Other ‘Excluded Workers’ States nationwide increasingly look to establish annual UI programs for excluded workers, heeding lessons from… Read more
Read the press releaseFor Immediate Release Contacts: David Dyssegaard Kallick, Director, Immigration Research Initiative, 646-284-1240, [email protected] Spanish Language Contact: Anthony Capote, Senior Policy Analyst, Immigration Research Initiative, [email protected]. Report Shows Success of Excluded… Read more
Read the press releaseApp-based delivery workers, often immigrants and people of color, work in what can seem like an entirely unregulated economy, putting in long hours, riding bikes and e-bikes through blizzards and… Read more
Read the press releaseNew York – Earlier today, Make the Road, an organization with tens of thousands of members across Connecticut, Nevada, New Jersey, New York, and Pennsylvania, the Coalition for Humane Immigrant Rights (CHIRLA) and the Immigration Research Institute (IRI) joined impacted community members to discuss the contributions made by immigrants to our country’s economy.
Read the press releaseA new report from Immigration Research Initiative estimates that 177,000 people qualify for New York’s Excluded Workers Fund but still have not received a payment, as the fund was exhausted long before all qualified New Yorkers had a chance to apply.
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