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CPD Condemns Trump Administration Transferring Money from FEMA to ICE

09.13.2018

New York, NY – In response to breaking news that the Trump administration transferred nearly $10 million away from FEMA to ICE at the height of the family...

Protecting Immigrant Communities, Organizing for a Just Recovery in Puerto Rico and Beyond
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Low-wage workers pick their next battleground

Low-wage workers pick their next battleground

Just four years ago, fast food workers in New York City walked off the job, launching the first strike to ever hit the industry and a movement that has had rapid success. Calling for a $15 minimum...

ThinkProgress | Restoring a Fair Workweek

Parents, Community Leaders Want Dade Middle, Others To Become Community Schools

Dade Middle School in Dallas has had a history of problems. Some community leaders want the Dallas school district to boost neighborhood involvement and turn Dade into what’s called a community...

Kera News | Organizing for Education Justice

Where Trump’s Policies Sow Fear, New Campaign Argues, "Corporate Backers of Hate" Stand to Profit

Last month, immigrant and workers’ rights groups, led by the Center for Popular Democracy and Make the Road New York, launched the “Corporate Backers of Hate” campaign. The groups are targeting ...

Rewire | Civic Engagement

New Report Says NYC Latino Construction Workers Disproportionately Die On The Job

Fox News Latino – October 24, 2013 -

A disproportional number of Latino construction workers in New York City die while on the job compared to their coworkers of other races,...

Activists Call for End to ‘Economic Racism’

The St. Louis American - March 12, 2014, by Rebecca Rivas - African-American residents are sick and tired of hearing about an economic recovery that does not apply to them, said Derek Laney, an...

Building a National Campaign for a Strong Economy: Fed Up

Sawant Effort to Bypass Voters on Hotel Workers Initiative Fails

1. City council member Kshama Sawant tried to pass a last-minute motion at yesterday’s full council meeting to “release the clerk file” on the hotel workers’ union initiative I-124, an initiative...

Seattle Met | Restoring a Fair Workweek

Six national retailers agree to stop using on-call shift scheduling tactics

NEW YORK (Legal Newsline) — New York Attorney General Eric T. Schneiderman announced Dec. 20 that six major retailers have agreed to stop using on-call shift scheduling after an inquiry by a...

Legal News Line | Restoring a Fair Workweek

Juan González On De Blasio's NY: The Mayor Has Not Confronted The Affordable Housing Crisis

For nearly 30 years, Juan González used his column in the New York Daily News to expose massive corruption scandals and further the cause of social justice. He retired his column last year, but...

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Wells Fargo, JP Morgan Stand to Profit from Trump’s ‘Zero Tolerance’ Policies, Report Says

A new report released by Make the Road New York and the Center for Popular Democracy confirmed that Trump’s “zero tolerance” immigration policy can mean racking up dollars for financial...

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Perkins was a key writer of New Deal policies. Known as an expert on health and safety policy reforms in New York state, Frances Perkins was tapped by Franklin Delano Roosevelt to serve as Secretary of Labor in his cabinet - the first woman to serve.

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Frances Perkins was born in a world on fire. In the early 1900s Robber Barons didn’t care about workers rights or the safety of children that worked in their factories. “Safety laws” as we know them today didn’t exist- and the wealthy actively fought against them.

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