Immigrant Workers

Twenty-seven New York workers' rights and social justice organizations wrote to Gov. Kathy Hochul, asking her to implement labor and immigrant protections and strengthen social welfare.

CT's immigrant population — which rose by 18% between 2013 and 2023 — is making increasing contributions to the labor force and economy.

The health care industry wants to boost immigration to add workers. But some states are using a lever they can control: medical licensing.

WSHU’s Ebong Udoma spoke with CT Mirror’s José Luis Martínez to discuss his article, “Wage theft in CT: Millions stolen from workers since 2019,” as part of the collaborative podcast Long Story Short.

“Chisme” is the name by which the Salvadoran artist José Campos, known in the art world as “Studio Lenca,” decided to call a collection of life-size wooden figures representing Latino immigrant workers.

Almost 27% of people living and working on Long Island are in a labor union.

Local advocacy groups, including the New Haven-based Unidad Latina en Acción, rallied in support of the federal policy that was released last week that protects undocumented workers who are whistleblowers.

New York Governor Andrew Cuomo has created a permanent task force to protect exploited immigrant workers.Cuomo says in the past year the state has ordered…