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Remember the Second Responders – NYTimes.com
Nobody knows what kind of large-scale disaster will next hit the New York City region, but you can be sure that after the initial chaos will come the mess. And as Hurricane Sandy taught us, some of the hardest and most dangerous jobs fell not to first responders — cops, firefighters or utility crews — but to homeowners and small contractors left t
Remember the Second Responders – NYTimes.com
Nobody knows what kind of large-scale disaster will next hit the New York City region, but you can be sure that after the initial chaos will come the mess. And as Hurricane Sandy taught us, some of the hardest and most dangerous jobs fell not to first responders — cops, firefighters or utility crews — but to homeowners and small contractors left t
Undocumented residents get Driver’s license approval from DC Council | wusa9.com
The DC City Council approved a bill on Tuesday granting access to driver’s licenses and ID’s for city residents regardless of their immigration status. The licenses will be marked to show they belong to undocumented residents. The DC Drivers Safety Amendment Act of 2013 will go into effect in May 2014. Recently, California, Vermont, and…
DetailsReport: Day Labor, Worker Center & Disaster Relief Work in the Aftermath of Hurricane Sandy
By Hector Cordero-Guzman, Ph.D., Elizabeth Pantaleon, MPA and Martha Chavez, MPA.School of Public Affairs, Baruch College, City University of New York (CUNY) Day laborers have played a crucial role in Sandy relief efforts, yet many of their contributions remain invisible and unrecognized by local governments and disaster planning and relief agencies. This report discusses the…
DetailsTrabajadores indocumentados pudieran recibir U-Visa por ser maltratados
Cuatro trabajadores de servicio de limpieza que fueron despedidos por la compañía Benjamin H. Realty, alegan que esta compañía localizada en East Orange, los contrató hace alrededor de diez años a sabiendas que eran inmigrantes y una vez ellos comenzaron a organizarse para exigir mejor pago y trato, fueron despedidos porque supuestamente así se lo…
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