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BREAKING NEWS: New York State DOL to Fix Unemployment Issues Related to Severance
As reported, our Union has been in contact with the New York State Department of Labor regarding the problems many union workers have recently had collecting unemployment due to severance pay. Our Union has been able to intervene and we are pleased to report that the DOL is going to fix these issues system-wide. Read more...
New York Times editorial: Mr. Paladino and the System
A trenchant editorial in the New York Times highlights the hypocrisy of Carl Paladino's condemnations of political "insiders" as his past conduct leaves no doubt he is very much one of them.
Apply Now: Direct Cash Relief For Undocumented New Yorkers
New York State is offering one-time payments of up to $15,600 to undocumented immigrants who lost work during the pandemic and were unable to collect unemployment or federal stimulus money. As part of the 2021-2022 New York State budget, the state created the “Excluded Workers Fund” and set aside a total of $2.1 billion to provide direct cash payments to the hundreds of thousands of undocumented workers in the state. Read more...
Apply for Public Healthcare Programs in New York State
If you want to apply for one of the public healthcare programs in New York State, you can apply online, by phone, and in-person at the Queens, Brooklyn, and Harlem Health Centers and the Benefit Fund’s office at 305 West 44th Street.
New York City Observes 103rd Anniversary of Triangle Fire
On March 25 the City of New York looked back at the tragic events that took place 103 years ago in a sweatshop known as the Triangle Shirtwaist factory. A crowd of 500 took part in the observance, which was held at the site of the tragedy.
New York State Paid Family Leave Begins January 1, 2018
HTC members employed in New York State are eligible for a new law providing paid family leave beginning January 1, 2018.
HTC Backs Budget Proposals to Help New York State Casinos
This week, the New York State Senate and Assembly are negotiating over the state budget. Up for negotiation are two proposals that would provide desperately needed relief to New York's casinos. Our Union is urging New York State take action to help New York’s casinos and protect thousands of our members in the gaming industry. Read more...
More Criminal Justice Reform Measures Enacted in New York
Hotel Voice — April 30, 2019
"As many of you know from an editorial we published in Hotel Voice in 2017, our union has been working closely with the Innocence Project on criminal justice reform. It is my belief that this is the single most important civil rights issue in the United States, followed closely by immigration reform. The unfair incarceration of poor, disadvantaged and working class people who disproportionately are Black and Latino is a stain on the soul of our country."
-HTC President Peter Ward
New York passes nation’s strongest ban on evictions and foreclosures
On December 28th, New York Governor Andrew Cuomo signed the COVID-19 Emergency Eviction and Foreclosure Prevention Act. The law effectively enacts a 60-day eviction and foreclosure moratorium for all New York tenants and homeowners until February 26, 2021. New Yorkers who are experiencing financial hardship due to the COVID-19 pandemic and who submit a hardship declaration form are prevented from being evicted or having their home foreclosed on for even longer, until May 1, 2021.
With the bill’s signing, New York State now has the strongest eviction moratorium in the nation. Read more...
