Nearly five million undocumented immigrants, mostly parents of U.S. citizens and lawful permanent residents, will be able to apply for temporary work permits and avoid deportation.
There is more interest in food these days than ever, yet there is very little interest in the hands that pick it. Farmworkers, the foundation of our fresh food industry, are routinely abused and robbed of wages. "Food Chains" reveals the human cost...
According to the Administration for Children’s Services (as of September 2014) there were 11,386 children in foster care. There are 1,000 young people who annually age out of foster care. In September 2014, there were 24,124 children who were...
The City of New York delivers most human services through $5 billion in annual contracts with non-profit providers. However, there are insufficient opportunities for lower-level social service case workers at these providers to acquire the education...
This Quarterly Meeting of the New York City Workforce Funders will feature a presentation from Deputy Mayor Alicia Glen on the de Blasio Administration’s Workforce Development Strategy and a panel of national experts discussing innovative employer-...
Conversations about the new economy often revolve around negative trends, from the expansion of low-wage, low-quality, insecure jobs to the rise in contingent and temporary work for a diminishing middle class. Many are concerned that as...
For decades, low-and middle-income workers' wages and benefits have failed to keep up with an ever-increasing cost of living, decreasing the social well-being of millions. Income and wealth disparities have become severe and corrosive to the dream...