Industry in Crisis: Is Organizing a Union the Answer?
What do cheap manicures, worker exploitation, and coronavirus have in common? They share an epicenter: New York City. Now as beauty professionals across the country struggle to claim unemployment benefits and survive salon shutdowns, the issue of workers rights takes center stage. Our guest Luis Gomez of Workers United NY/NJ describes efforts to improve conditions for the most vulnerable workers in the beauty industry.
Resources:
New York Nail Salon Workers Association (NYNSWA)
Instagram: @nailtechsunited
Twitter: @NailTechsUnited
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/NYNSWA/
Race to the Bottom: Low Prices & Stolen Wages in NY’s Nail Salon Industry
The COVID-19 Nail Salon Worker Relief & Resilience Platform
NYCOSH (New York Committee for Occupational Safety & Health)
New York Times (5/7/15) - The Price of Nice Nails
Stylist (3/20) - Let’s Not Greenwash Worker Exploitation
Wikipedia - Triangle Shirtwaist Factory Fire
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