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Terri Gerstein
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‘They’re back to making millions’: workers accuse US mill where five died in blast
September 29, 2023
… A corn processing company, Didion Milling is currently facing over $2.5m in Occupational Safety and Health Administration (Osha) fines related to workplace deaths and…
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Judge Affirms Pay Raise for Food Delivery Workers in New York
September 29, 2023
A judge on Thursday said New York City regulators could move forward and raise minimum wages for app-based food delivery workers, ruling against three delivery…
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Migrant Teens Worked in Risky Jobs in New Bedford Seafood Processing Plants
September 18, 2023
Kill. Clean. Repeat. Nathanael quickly learned the routine. Rip the legs off a crab. Clean them with giant spinning wire brushes. Toss them down a…
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Three food-delivery giants are suing New York City to block minimum pay standards for gig workers, arguing that regulators used faulty data to calculate the…
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An op-ed co-written by Terri Gerstein: Earlier this month, the Teamsters union announced that UPS workers had voted 97% in favor of authorizing a strike…
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Opinion by Terri Gerstein [Director of the State and Local Enforcement Project at the Harvard Law School Center for Labor and a Just Economy] and…
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Advocates Say Wage Theft Fight Needs Community Orgs
June 27, 2023
Worker advocates Rachel Deutsch and Terri Gerstein want to highlight how pivotal community enforcement programs are to advancing workers’ wage rights, particularly as government agencies…
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Essay by Terri Gerstein, Director of the State and Local Enforcement Project at the Harvard Law School Center for Labor and a Just Economy: Last…
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Democratic senators push for Labor budget increase to prevent abuse of migrant children
June 15, 2023
Democratic senators advocated for an increase in the Labor Department’s budget to prevent abuse of migrant children during a hearing on unaccompanied minors at the…
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Ben & Jerry’s Is the Anti-Starbucks
June 7, 2023
An op-ed by Terri Gerstein: Something unusual happened in Vermont last week. The flagship location of Ben & Jerry’s in Burlington recognized the Scoopers United…
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On November 22, a team of state and federal labor officials conducted a surprise inspection and noticed a young-looking worker at a warehouse operated here…
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America’s Workplace Safety Crisis
April 28, 2023
An article by Terri Gerstein: Three immigrant workers plummeted more than 70 feet to their deaths while constructing a residential building. A 22-year-old immigrant was…
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On Nov 22, a team of state and federal labor officials conducted a surprise inspection and noticed a young-looking worker at a warehouse operated here…
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New state laws are rolling back regulations on child labor
April 26, 2023
Lawmakers in Republican-led states are proposing and passing legislation to roll back child labor regulations. In states like Iowa, Missouri, Ohio, and Arkansas, newly passed…
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The Federal Trade Commission’s public comment period for its proposal to ban noncompete agreements closed Wednesday, just as major business groups ramped up their campaign…
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Why Do Most Public Servants Follow Rules About Free Gifts?
April 12, 2023
An article by Terri Gerstein: A lime FrozFruit. A turkey sandwich. A pack of baseball cards. A bag of clementines. These are just some of…
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New York City’s Budget; A Wild Day in Tennessee’s Capitol; Child Labor; The Good Friday Agreement at 25; #BL (Spring) Trees
April 10, 2023
Coming up on today’s show: Mayor Adams has called for city agencies to cut their budgets, but the Independent Budget Office found the city is…
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Stronger protections needed to stop ‘upsurge’ in US child labor violations, expert says
April 4, 2023
Labor law expert Terri Gerstein has one word to describe the current trends in child labor: “bizarre.” Recent investigations by The New York Times, the…