NEW YORK, NY – The Transform Don’t Trash NYC coalition praised Mayor Bill de Blasio’s plan to reform New York City’s commercial sanitation industry, which was announced today. The proposal will reduce truck traffic and diesel emissions, raise recycling rates,
A new report finds that New York City’s private sanitation companies operate garbage trucks with high rates of faulty brakes, bad tires, broken signals, and unsecured cargo, which endanger workers, pedestrians, and other street users.
New York Committee for Occupational Safety and Health Join Workers, Environmentalists, and Community Members to Call on City Hall to Protect Workers
NEW YORK, NY – A new report released today reveals commercial waste work is among New York City’s
Transform Don’t Trash NYC, a coalition of labor, community, and environmental groups pushing to transform how New York City disposes of its commercial trash, released a new animated video to raise awareness about the challenges and dangers of New York City’s commercial waste industry.
The Working Families Party has joined Transform Don’t Trash NYC, a coalition of labor, community, and environmental groups pushing to transform how New York City disposes its commercial trash.
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Survey Finds Private Sanitation Companies Are Failing NYC’s Small Businesses
Business owners report arbitrary fees, inconsistent service, and lack of recycling
Coalition proposes solutions to fix the antiquated
The Transform Don't Trash NYC coalition released the following statement on Governor Andrew Cuomo's exploited worker task force, which will combat labor abuses in private sanitation and other industries with a history of worker exploitation. Transform Don't Trash NYC includes the New York City Environmental Justice Alliance, Teamsters Joint Council 16, Alliance for a Greater New York (ALIGN), and New York Lawyers for the Public Interest.
New York, NY – The two private sanitation workers who were fired last week for speaking out about problems in the industry at a City Council hearing were rehired this morning, in response to mounting community and labor pressure on