New York State Labor Commissioner Roberta Reardon has accepted a recommendation by the Farm Laborers Wage Board to lower the farmworker overtime threshold from 60 to 40 hours per week. The order follows years of debate and a 2-to-1 vote by the body in September. The change will be phased-in over a decade. Advocates say it’s overdue, but some elected officials from both parties and agricultural groups oppose the move, saying it will decimate small farms. Emma Kreyche is with the Worker Justice Center of New York, which supported the move.
We interview with New York U.S. Senator Kirsten Gillibrand and Albany Medical Center internist Dr. Andy Coates.
One of the most powerful people in New York state Assembly history is being remembered for championing progressive legislation, but also for the corruption...
On this episode, our special housing series takes us to Western Massachusetts and Albany.