Golden Farm Boycott Report-Back
All we can say is…WOW! The Golden Farm Workers and us here at NYCC are so thankful and so impressed by all the commitment people showed during the 24-hour Golden Farm boycott. At 12AM Sunday morning,...
View ArticleNYCC joins ROCNY, Make The Road, and Interfaith Leaders in Albany to Raise...
“Governor Cuomo, we have faith in you to do the right thing”. This echoed through the halls of the New York State Capitol building as reverends, pastors, elders, and rabbis alike called on our Governor...
View ArticleTop NY Elected Officials Must Put the Needs of the 99% First and Take a...
Making ends meet on $7.25 in New York is nearly impossible. But it's a reality low-wage workers across the state all too familiar with. Mayor Bloomberg and Governor Cuomo are out of touch with the...
View ArticleEast Harlem Car Wash Employees Demand Meeting With Owner John Lage
Car Wash Workers from LMC Car Wash in East Harlem are demanding that owner, John Lage, agree to meet with them to discuss unsafe working conditions and demand they receive a fair wage for their work....
View ArticleOn July 24th Workers from All Over Took to Union Square
On July 24th, 2012, under the scorching sun hundreds of people gathered on the North End of Union Square, to hear workers speak out against their oppressors. Last Tuesday was a day where workers were...
View ArticleVigil for Felix Trinidad Energizes Paid Sick Days fight
The fight for Paid Sick Days continues at Golden Farm International Grocery in Kensington, Brooklyn, where owner Sonny Kim refuses to provide the basic right to health to his workers. On August 22nd,...
View Article99% Ambassadors head to RNC
NYCC members see off four low-wage workers headed to Tampa, Florida to tell the Republican National Convention what workers really need. NYCC members were at JFK on Saturday August 25th to see off...
View ArticleAn Ugly Feeling
See how Golden Farm worker Victor Hernandez Silva feels about his store's lack of paid sick days... Click here to demand Christine Quinn Puts Paid Sick Days legislation to a vote!Share this Image on...
View Article$500,000 deal for Farm Country workers
Farm Country owner Dae Yoo agreed to give 63 current and former workers at his East New York grocery back pay after they charged that they weren’t paid legally required overtime. A big congratulations...
View ArticleCampaign Description
For the last two years, New York Communities for Change has been working with Super Market, and Car Wash employees to improve working conditions, union contracts, and broader rights for the immigrant...
View ArticleBoycott Temporarily Suspended!
One giant step closer for the Golden Farm workers! Victory is within our reach! Workers have informed us that the union (RWDSU/UFCW Local 338) and the owner of Golden Farm had a long and very...
View ArticleFast Food Workers Honor MLK Jr. by Fighting for the Rights of Low Wage Workers
Demanding $15 an hour and a union, four hundred fast food workers went on strike on Thursday, April 4th, commemorating the 45th anniversary of the assassination of Dr. Martin Luther King, who was...
View ArticleWhy did citizens 'arrest' Ronald McDonald?
On the morning of March 18th, New York Communities for Change along with a group of activists from United NY, Make the Road, and Fast Food Forward arrived at a midtown McDonald's in New York City. As...
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