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The New York Unemployment Insurance Law, enacted in 1935 and codified at Article 18 of the Labor Law, implements US unemployment insurance within New York. As with most states, the maximum period for receiving benefits is 26 full weeks during a one-year period (benefit year). [4]
Railroad, Port & Terminal Workers Union, Local 848. The Associated Marine Workers Union of New York or Marine Workers Affiliation of the Port of New York was an affiliation of seven [ a] separate unions within the New York City port. It was used to coordinate together within the port for strikes and other activity for a better bargaining ...
A Domestic Workers' Bill of Rights is legislation designed to grant basic labor protections to domestic workers. These laws are supported by the National Domestic Workers Alliance, a labor advocacy group founded in 2007. [ 1] The first such law took effect in New York state on November 29, 2010.
Frances Perkins (born Fannie Coralie Perkins; April 10, 1880 [ 1][ 2] – May 14, 1965) was an American workers-rights advocate who served as the fourth United States Secretary of Labor from 1933 to 1945, the longest serving in that position. A member of the Democratic Party, Perkins was the first woman ever to serve in a presidential cabinet.
March 1886 (United States) The Great Southwest Railroad Strike of 1886 was a labor union strike against the Union Pacific and Missouri Pacific railroads involving more than 200,000 workers. [ 20] 1 May 1886 (United States) Workers protested in the streets to demand the universal adoption of the eight-hour day.
The National Domestic Workers Alliance is an advocacy organization promoting the rights of domestic workers in the United States. Founded in 2007, it is made up of 4 local chapters and 63 affiliate organizations around the country, along with thousands of individual members. [ 1][ 2] Their work advocates for low-income laborers in the context ...
Boris, Eileen. "Women's Work and Public Policy: a History of the Women's Bureau, US Department of Labor, 1945-1970." NWSA Journal 14#1 (2002), pp. 201-207 online; Lombardi, John (1942). Labor's Voice in the Cabinet: A History of the Department of Labor from Its Origins to 1921. New York: Columbia University Press. MacLaury, Judson (October 28 ...
This is a list of state prisons in New York. The New York State Department of Corrections and Community Supervision is the department of the New York State government that maintains the state prisons and parole system. [1] There are 44 prisons funded by the State of New York, and approximately 28,200 parolees at seven regional offices as of ...