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Amir Khafagy

@amirkhafagy.bsky.social
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Award-winning New York City-based labor reporter. Currently a Report for America Corps member with @documentedny.bsky.social amirkhafagyjournalism.com

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Documented @documentedny.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
DoorDash agreed to a $131.5 million settlement with the city for failing to pay workers' wages. documentedny.com/2026/09/22/m...
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Mamdani Delivers Largest Labor Enforcement Action in City's History
DoorDash agreed to a $131.5 million settlement with the city for failing to pay workers' wages.
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Documented @documentedny.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
7/ So why would a seasoned anti-union consultant suddenly be interested in forming a union at a food manufacturing plant? Read @amirkhafagy.bsky.social's full story here: documentedny.com/2026/09/23/u...
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Cesar Alarcón Dismantles Unions — Why Is He Now Creating Them?
Golden Krust workers had issues with their union. Then a seasoned anti-union consultant showed up.
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Documented @documentedny.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
Our latest investigation: The prospect of a new union was a welcome development for some workers at the Golden Krust manufacturing plant in the Bronx. documentedny.com/2026/09/23/u...
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Cesar Alarcón Dismantles Unions — Why Is He Now Creating Them?
Golden Krust workers had issues with their union. Then a seasoned anti-union consultant showed up.
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Amir Khafagy @amirkhafagy.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
Scoop 🚨 Why is one of New York's most notorious union-busters forming independent unions? Cesar Alarcón, an anti-union consultant, showed up at Golden Krust with a new union, Local 311. Was it a sham? New investigation for @documentedny.bsky.social documentedny.com/2026/09/23/u...
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Cesar Alarcón Dismantles Unions — Why Is He Now Creating Them?
Golden Krust workers had issues with their union. Then a seasoned anti-union consultant showed up.
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Amir Khafagy @amirkhafagy.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
Scoop 🚨 Why is one of New York's most notorious union-busters forming independent unions? Cesar Alarcón, an anti-union consultant, showed up at Golden Krust with a new union, Local 311. Was it a sham? New investigation for @documentedny.bsky.social documentedny.com/2026/09/23/u...
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Cesar Alarcón Dismantles Unions — Why Is He Now Creating Them?
Golden Krust workers had issues with their union. Then a seasoned anti-union consultant showed up.
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Documented @documentedny.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
DoorDash agreed to a $131.5 million settlement with the city for failing to pay workers' wages.
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Mamdani Delivers Largest Labor Enforcement Action in City's History
DoorDash agreed to a $131.5 million settlement with the city for failing to pay workers' wages.
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Andrew Giambrone @andrewgiambrone.bsky.social · 16/09/2026
“According to Marvin, ICE targeted the St. John’s Bread and Life mobile soup kitchen, which distributes food every Tuesday morning to the day laborers.” (via @documentedny.bsky.social) documentedny.com/2026/09/16/q...
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ICE Raids on Queens Day Laborers Have Left Many Not Showing Up for Work
Earlier this month, federal agents targeted day laborers at a mobile soup kitchen in Queens, arresting nearly a dozen and shaking the community.
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Documented @documentedny.bsky.social · 11/09/2026
Undocumented Clean Up Workers Are The “Forgotten Heroes” of 9/11 Attack (From September 2023)
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Undocumented Clean Up Workers Are The "Forgotten Heroes" of 9/11 Attack
Congress failed to pass legislation to help an estimated 2,000 undocumented workers who worked to clean up NYC after the 9/11 attack.
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Documented @documentedny.bsky.social · 08/09/2026
Focusing on vulnerable workers, the Mayor's Office of Worker Power (MOWP) will support training, education, and workers' organizing efforts.
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On Labor Day, Mamdani Announces City's First Office to Organize Workers
Focusing on vulnerable workers, the Mayor's Office of Worker Power (MOWP) will support training, education, and workers' organizing efforts.
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Ben Rubin @houseofchacha.bsky.social · 07/09/2026
Power to the people
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Amir Khafagy @amirkhafagy.bsky.social · 07/09/2026
Exclusive 🚨 On #LaborDay, @zohrankmamdani.bsky.social Announces City’s First Office to Organize Workers Focusing on vulnerable workers, the Mayor's Office will support training, education, and workers' organizing efforts. New for @documentedny.bsky.social documentedny.com/2026/09/07/n...
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On Labor Day, Mamdani Announces City's First Office to Organize Workers
Focusing on vulnerable workers, the Mayor's Office of Worker Power (MOWP) will support training, education, and workers' organizing efforts.
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Amir Khafagy @amirkhafagy.bsky.social · 07/09/2026
Exclusive 🚨 On #LaborDay, @zohrankmamdani.bsky.social Announces City’s First Office to Organize Workers Focusing on vulnerable workers, the Mayor's Office will support training, education, and workers' organizing efforts. New for @documentedny.bsky.social documentedny.com/2026/09/07/n...
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On Labor Day, Mamdani Announces City's First Office to Organize Workers
Focusing on vulnerable workers, the Mayor's Office of Worker Power (MOWP) will support training, education, and workers' organizing efforts.
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National Press Foundation @nationalpress.bsky.social · 25/08/2026
The journalists are: Lian Bunny, @mikeviimusic.bsky.social, Paulina Castellanos Wade, Janet H. Cho, Renee Cordes, @ethandewitt.bsky.social, Emma Dooling, @elleneldridge27.bsky.social, Joshua Garner, Zachary Hansen, Kevin Hardy, Jonathan Huang, @amirkhafagy.bsky.social, Sandra Larson...
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Documented @documentedny.bsky.social · 16/08/2026
Mamdani signed an Executive Order to protect outdoor workers from extreme heat, including strengthening construction site heat safety requirements and developing a multilingual heat safety guidance. 
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Mayor Mamdani Announces Sweeping Workplace Heat Safety Guidelines
Mayor Zohran Mamdani signed an Executive Order to protect outdoor workers from the dangers of rising extreme heat, including strengthening construction site heat safety requirements, providing bathroom access, and developing a multilingual heat safety guidance.
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Documented @documentedny.bsky.social · 08/08/2026
According to a new city report, enforcement of New York City’s tip transparency law has led to an average of about $2,287 in additional tips for each of the city’s 70,000 app-based delivery workers.
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NYC Delivery Workers Earned $104M Extra in Tips Under New City Law
According to a new city report, enforcement of New York City’s tip transparency law has led to an average of about $2,287 in additional tips for each of the city’s 70,000 app-based delivery workers.
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Documented @documentedny.bsky.social · 06/08/2026
According to a new city report, enforcement of New York City’s tip transparency law has led to an average of about $2,287 in additional tips for each of the city’s 70,000 app-based delivery workers.
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NYC Delivery Workers Earned $104M Extra in Tips Under New City Law
According to a new city report, enforcement of New York City’s tip transparency law has led to an average of about $2,287 in additional tips for each of the city’s 70,000 app-based delivery workers.
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Documented @documentedny.bsky.social · 05/08/2026
According to a new city report, enforcement of New York City’s tip transparency law has led to an average of about $2,287 in additional tips for each of the city’s 70,000 app-based delivery workers.
documentedny.com
NYC Delivery Workers Earned $104M Extra in Tips Under New City Law
According to a new city report, enforcement of New York City’s tip transparency law has led to an average of about $2,287 in additional tips for each of the city’s 70,000 app-based delivery workers.
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Documented @documentedny.bsky.social · 02/08/2026
According to a new city report, enforcement of New York City’s tip transparency law has led to an average of about $2,287 in additional tips for each of the city’s 70,000 app-based delivery workers.
documentedny.com
NYC Delivery Workers Earned $104M Extra in Tips Under New City Law
According to a new city report, enforcement of New York City’s tip transparency law has led to an average of about $2,287 in additional tips for each of the city’s 70,000 app-based delivery workers.
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Documented @documentedny.bsky.social · 01/08/2026
According to a new city report, enforcement of New York City’s tip transparency law has led to an average of about $2,287 in additional tips for each of the city’s 70,000 app-based delivery workers.
documentedny.com
NYC Delivery Workers Earned $104M Extra in Tips Under New City Law
According to a new city report, enforcement of New York City’s tip transparency law has led to an average of about $2,287 in additional tips for each of the city’s 70,000 app-based delivery workers.
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Documented @documentedny.bsky.social · 29/07/2026
According to a new city report, enforcement of New York City’s tip transparency law has led to an average of about $2,287 in additional tips for each of the city’s 70,000 app-based delivery workers.
documentedny.com
NYC Delivery Workers Earned $104M Extra in Tips Under New City Law
According to a new city report, enforcement of New York City’s tip transparency law has led to an average of about $2,287 in additional tips for each of the city’s 70,000 app-based delivery workers.
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Documented @documentedny.bsky.social · 30/07/2026
According to a new city report, enforcement of New York City’s tip transparency law has led to an average of about $2,287 in additional tips for each of the city’s 70,000 app-based delivery workers.
documentedny.com
NYC Delivery Workers Earned $104M Extra in Tips Under New City Law
According to a new city report, enforcement of New York City’s tip transparency law has led to an average of about $2,287 in additional tips for each of the city’s 70,000 app-based delivery workers.
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Documented @documentedny.bsky.social · 12/07/2026
Mamdani signed an Executive Order to protect workers from the dangers of rising extreme heat.
documentedny.com
Mayor Mamdani Announces Sweeping Workplace Heat Safety Guidelines
Mayor Zohran Mamdani signed an Executive Order to protect outdoor workers from the dangers of rising extreme heat, including strengthening construction site heat safety requirements, providing bathroom access, and developing a multilingual heat safety guidance.
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Documented @documentedny.bsky.social · 08/07/2026
Years before the near-catastrophe at the former Pfizer headquarters, Laborers Local 79 had warned about the dangerous safety record of one of its subcontractors, Northeast Service Interiors.
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Pfizer Building Subcontractor Had Years of Safety Warnings Before Near-Collapse
Years before the near-catastrophe at the former Pfizer headquarters, Laborers Local 79 had warned about the dangerous safety record of one of its subcontractors, Northeast Service Interiors.
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Documented @documentedny.bsky.social · 04/07/2026
The proposed casino near Citi Field in Queens is dividing the community in the race for Queens' 13th State Senatorial District.
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Casino Proposal Divides Queens' 13th Senate District
The proposed casino near Citi Field in Queens is dividing the community in the race for Queens' 13th State Senatorial District.
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Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 03/07/2026
We must demand that OSHA head (and former Amazon exec) David Keeling restore strong heat protections for workers — or be removed from his job. Here's how: robertreich.substack.com/p/trump-is…
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Documented @documentedny.bsky.social · 02/07/2026
A letter penned from the UN cites the home care workers' 24-hour shifts as violations of human rights that amounts to a form of forced labor.
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United Nations Intervenes in Home Care Workers' 24-Hour Shift Ban
A letter penned from the UN cites the home care workers' 24-hour shifts as violations of human rights that amounts to a form of forced labor.
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Documented @documentedny.bsky.social · 02/07/2026
Mamdani signed an Executive Order to protect workers from the dangers of rising extreme heat.
documentedny.com
Mayor Mamdani Announces Sweeping Workplace Heat Safety Guidelines
Mayor Zohran Mamdani signed an Executive Order to protect outdoor workers from the dangers of rising extreme heat, including strengthening construction site heat safety requirements, providing bathroom access, and developing a multilingual heat safety guidance.
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Documented @documentedny.bsky.social · 01/07/2026
The proposed casino near Citi Field in Queens is dividing the community in the race for Queens' 13th State Senatorial District.
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Casino Proposal Divides Queens' 13th Senate District
The proposed casino near Citi Field in Queens is dividing the community in the race for Queens' 13th State Senatorial District.
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Documented @documentedny.bsky.social · 28/06/2026
Mamdani signed an Executive Order to protect workers from the dangers of rising extreme heat.
documentedny.com
Mayor Mamdani Announces Sweeping Workplace Heat Safety Guidelines
Mayor Zohran Mamdani signed an Executive Order to protect outdoor workers from the dangers of rising extreme heat, including strengthening construction site heat safety requirements, providing bathroom access, and developing a multilingual heat safety guidance.
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Documented @documentedny.bsky.social · 28/06/2026
If no deal is reached, 86,000 frontline healthcare workers with the union 1199SEIU could walk off the job.
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Years After Pandemic, Immigrant Healthcare Workers Demand Better Wages and Workplace Protections
If no deal is reached, 86,000 frontline healthcare workers with the union 1199SEIU could walk off the job.
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Documented @documentedny.bsky.social · 28/06/2026
The proposed casino near Citi Field in Queens is dividing the community in the race for Queens' 13th State Senatorial District.
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Casino Proposal Divides Queens' 13th Senate District
The proposed casino near Citi Field in Queens is dividing the community in the race for Queens' 13th State Senatorial District.
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Documented @documentedny.bsky.social · 26/06/2026
A letter penned from the UN cites the home care workers' 24-hour shifts as violations of human rights that amounts to a form of forced labor.
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United Nations Intervenes in Home Care Workers' 24-Hour Shift Ban
A letter penned from the UN cites the home care workers' 24-hour shifts as violations of human rights that amounts to a form of forced labor.
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Clarissa A. León @clarissaleon.bsky.social · 25/06/2026
A letter penned from the UN cites NYC home care workers' 24-hour shifts as violations of human rights that amounts to a form of forced labor. Read the latest from @amirkhafagy.bsky.social here: documentedny.com/2026/06/25/h...
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United Nations Intervenes in Home Care Workers' 24-Hour Shift Ban
A letter penned from the UN cites the home care workers' 24-hour shifts as violations of human rights that amounts to a form of forced labor.
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Documented @documentedny.bsky.social · 24/06/2026
If no deal is reached, 86,000 frontline healthcare workers with the union 1199SEIU could walk off the job.
documentedny.com
Years After Pandemic, Immigrant Healthcare Workers Demand Better Wages and Workplace Protections
If no deal is reached, 86,000 frontline healthcare workers with the union 1199SEIU could walk off the job.
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Documented @documentedny.bsky.social · 24/06/2026
Mamdani signed an Executive Order to protect workers from the dangers of rising extreme heat.
documentedny.com
Mayor Mamdani Announces Sweeping Workplace Heat Safety Guidelines
Mayor Zohran Mamdani signed an Executive Order to protect outdoor workers from the dangers of rising extreme heat, including strengthening construction site heat safety requirements, providing bathroom access, and developing a multilingual heat safety guidance.
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Documented @documentedny.bsky.social · 24/06/2026
If no deal is reached, 86,000 frontline healthcare workers with the union 1199SEIU could walk off the job.
documentedny.com
Years After Pandemic, Immigrant Healthcare Workers Demand Better Wages and Workplace Protections
If no deal is reached, 86,000 frontline healthcare workers with the union 1199SEIU could walk off the job.
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Documented @documentedny.bsky.social · 14/06/2026
Higher wages, financial transparency, and a seat at the decision-making table are among the workers' demands.
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New York Immigration Coalition Employees Push for Union Recognition
Higher wages, financial transparency, and a seat at the decision-making table are among the workers' demands.
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Documented @documentedny.bsky.social · 10/06/2026
The most recent city pay disparity report showed that city workers of color were paid $0.84 for every $1 paid to white city employees. documentedny.com/2026/06/10/nyc-mun….
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Municipal Union Demands City Hall Release Pay Disparity Report
The most recent city pay disparity report, released in 2024, showed that city workers of color were paid $0.84 for every $1 paid to white city employees. City Hall said it is working on the report, but did not provide a timeline.
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Amir Khafagy @amirkhafagy.bsky.social · 10/06/2026
Scoop 🚨 City Union Demands the Mayor Release Pay Disparity Report The last city pay disparity report showed that city workers of color were paid $0.84 for every $1 paid to white city employees. New for @documentedny.bsky.social documentedny.com/2026/06/10/n...
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Municipal Union Demands City Hall Release Pay Disparity Report
The most recent city pay disparity report, released in 2024, showed that city workers of color were paid $0.84 for every $1 paid to white city employees. City Hall said it is working on the report, bu...
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Amir Khafagy @amirkhafagy.bsky.social · 10/06/2026
Scoop 🚨 City Union Demands the Mayor Release Pay Disparity Report The last city pay disparity report showed that city workers of color were paid $0.84 for every $1 paid to white city employees. New for @documentedny.bsky.social documentedny.com/2026/06/10/n...
documentedny.com
Municipal Union Demands City Hall Release Pay Disparity Report
The most recent city pay disparity report, released in 2024, showed that city workers of color were paid $0.84 for every $1 paid to white city employees. City Hall said it is working on the report, bu...
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Amir Khafagy @amirkhafagy.bsky.social · 10/06/2026
Scoop 🚨 New York Immigration Coalition Employees Push for Union Recognition with @opeiulocal153.bsky.social Higher wages, financial transparency, and a seat at the decision-making table are among the workers' demands. New for @documentedny.bsky.social documentedny.com/2026/06/09/n...
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New York Immigration Coalition Employees Push for Union Recognition
Higher wages, financial transparency, and a seat at the decision-making table are among the workers' demands.
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Amir Khafagy @amirkhafagy.bsky.social · 10/06/2026
Scoop 🚨 New York Immigration Coalition Employees Push for Union Recognition with @opeiulocal153.bsky.social Higher wages, financial transparency, and a seat at the decision-making table are among the workers' demands. New for @documentedny.bsky.social documentedny.com/2026/06/09/n...
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New York Immigration Coalition Employees Push for Union Recognition
Higher wages, financial transparency, and a seat at the decision-making table are among the workers' demands.
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Clarissa A. León @clarissaleon.bsky.social · 10/06/2026
📢 In the middle of all that's going on with immigration, @thenyic.bsky.social workers are asking to unionize. Read the latest from @amirkhafagy.bsky.social: documentedny.com/2026/06/09/n...
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New York Immigration Coalition Employees Push for Union Recognition
Higher wages, financial transparency, and a seat at the decision-making table are among the workers' demands.
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Documented @documentedny.bsky.social · 07/06/2026
Immigrant workers in NYC face threats of deportation when seeking compensation for wage theft and injuries, as employers weaponize immigration enforcement.
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Fear of Deportation Silences Immigrant Workers -
Immigrant workers in NYC face threats of deportation when seeking compensation for wage theft and injuries, as employers weaponize immigration enforcement.
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Documented @documentedny.bsky.social · 24/05/2026
Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg’s Worker Protection Unit is treating wage theft as a crime.
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He Went After Trump. Now He’s Going After Bad Bosses. -
Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg’s Worker Protection Unit is treating wage theft as a crime.
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Documented @documentedny.bsky.social · 24/05/2026
Immigrant workers in NYC face threats of deportation when seeking compensation for wage theft and injuries, as employers weaponize immigration enforcement.
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Fear of Deportation Silences Immigrant Workers -
Immigrant workers in NYC face threats of deportation when seeking compensation for wage theft and injuries, as employers weaponize immigration enforcement.
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Documented @documentedny.bsky.social · 23/05/2026
Immigrant workers in NYC face threats of deportation when seeking compensation for wage theft and injuries, as employers weaponize immigration enforcement.
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Fear of Deportation Silences Immigrant Workers -
Immigrant workers in NYC face threats of deportation when seeking compensation for wage theft and injuries, as employers weaponize immigration enforcement.
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Documented @documentedny.bsky.social · 22/05/2026
Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg’s Worker Protection Unit is treating wage theft as a crime.
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Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg’s Worker Protection Unit is treating wage theft as a crime.
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Documented @documentedny.bsky.social · 21/05/2026
Workers at LaGuardia and JFK Airport file federal labor safety complaints against Alliance Ground International in the latest scandal for the beleaguered company.
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NYC Airport Workers are Fighting Their Boss Over Working Conditions -
Workers at LaGuardia and JFK Airport file federal labor safety complaints against Alliance Ground International in the latest scandal for the beleaguered company.
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Amir Khafagy @amirkhafagy.bsky.social · 21/05/2026
Exclusive🚨 @mayor.nyc.gov Mamdani's Executive Budget Increases Funding for @hellodcwp.bsky.social The mayor pledged to raise the agency’s budget to $96.6 million by fiscal year 2030 and increase the agency’s staff by 180 jobs New for @documentedny.bsky.social documentedny.com/2026/05/21/z...
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Mamdani’s Executive Budget Increases Funding for Worker Protection Agency -
Despite an increase in worker protection funding, the New York City Commission on Human Rights still faces cuts.
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