Make the Road New York

MRNY promotes the right of all workers to a living wage, dignity, and freedom to organize on the job. We have:

Led the campaign to win the landmark state-level Wage Theft Prevention Act, which quadruples penalties for wage theft and protects workers from retaliation, making New York the national leader in the fight against wage theft.

Won $15 million in back wages and damages for exploited workers through legal representation.

Trained 10,000 workers how to stand up for their rights, health, and safety on the job.

Provided job training, certifications and placement to 1,000 people each year.

2012 SPOTLIGHT: MRNY launched a campaign organizing car wash workers with New York Communities for Change and the support of the RWDSU. Workers at four car washes have already voted to form unions in one of NYC 's most exploitative industries.

Media Coverage
Car Wash Workers Ratify First Union Contract In New York City, Huffington Post, 05-28-13
NYC Set to Pass Sick Days Plan, Seen as Key Step, Associated Press, 05-08-13
Immigration Deal Poised to Have Huge Impact on Low-Wage Workers, Labor Press, 04-04-13
Probe sought into Fire Island cleanup pay, Newsday, 04-01-13
Advocates: NYC deal key in paid sick days push, USA Today, 03-30-13

Press Releases
NYS DEPARTMENT OF LABOR TO ANNOUNCE CRACKDOWN ON SUPERMARKETS' UNLAWFUL PRACTICE OF HAVING BAGGERS WORK FOR NO BASE WAGE, ONLY TIPS, Make the Road New York, 06-01-09
New "Wage And Hour Watch" Program To Target Roosevelt Avenue In Queens, Make the Road New York, 05-23-09
Fifty Latino Workers and Supporters to Confront Construction Company Which Owes Tens of Thousands of Dollars in Illegally Withheld Wages, Make the Road New York, 05-20-09
IMMIGRANT WORKERS LAUNCH INNOVATIVE EFFORT TO ENFORCE LABOR LAWS, AND END IMPUNITY FOR LAWLESS WORKING CONDITIONS IN NEIGHBORHOODS THROUGHOUT THE 5 BOROUGHS, Make the Road New York, 04-02-09
Community Group to Release Report Revealing Widespread Labor Violations At Well-Known New York Restaurants, Make the Road New York, 02-04-09

Events
Raising the Wage for All - A Message From MRNY Member Santos Garcia, Make the Road New York, 04-04-13
Historic Paid Sick Days Victory!, Make the Road New York, 03-29-13
Exploited Car Wash Workers First to Unionize in NYC!, Make the Road New York, 09-08-12
Cleaning Up NYC’s Filthy Car Wash Industry, Make the Road New York, 06-13-12
Workers Advocate for Paid Sick Days in NYC, Make the Road New York, 10-05-11

Publications
White Paper: End Wage Theft, Stop the Billion Dollar Swindle, Make the Road New York, 06-19-13
Paid Sick Days Letter, Make the Road New York, 09-27-12
Know Your Rights Manual: Rikers Deportation Law 2011, Make the Road New York, 03-21-12
Queens Center Mall, Make the Road New York, 12-20-09
Restaurant Workers in Crisis, Make the Road New York, 04-14-09

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