A past year of great achievements for all workers!
Home attendants and many other workers recovered tens of millions of dollars in stolen wages. Two hundred workers and young people became new members. Our community also won the following important victories, which are truly worth celebrating.
Justice for Homecare Workers!
With the support of our organization, home attendants successfully exposed the reactionary alliance between CPC, City Council Speaker Adrienne Adams, and Governor Kathy Hochul. As a result, despite being backed by many high‑ranking Democratic politicians, Adrienne Adams suffered a devastating defeat in the mayoral race, winning only 4% of the vote. The new City Council Speaker Julie Menin has already signed onto the “No More 24 Act” abolishing the 24‑hour workday, so the bill is certain to pass in 2026!
Unionized home attendants, with the help of attorneys and our organization, successfully sued the Department of Labor for failing to enforce the law. The court ordered the Department of Labor to assist unionized workers in recovering their unpaid wages. Although Governor Hochul appealed this ruling, she only further exposed her misconduct, following the same path as former Speaker Adams.
Fighting Against Displacement and Taking Back Our Community
Big real estate developers spent over one million dollars trying to defeat Councilmember Christopher Marte in the election. But with strong support from workers across industries, Marte won re‑election by a wide margin — winning the majority of votes at every polling site in his district. No candidate in this district had ever achieved this before. As a result, certain Chinese‑language newspapers that deliberately smeared Marte have lost much of their influence. People’s will cannot be hindered by reporters who promote racism.
Thanks to the labor movement, the anti‑displacement campaign, and Councilmember Marte’s persistent negotiation with the City, the Elizabeth Street Garden near the Chinese community has been preserved, and the City has committed to building more truly affordable housing nearby. This paves the way for stopping the construction of a mega-jail in Chinatown and for building more low‑income housing instead.
Let’s continue our efforts in the new year!
Join us to organize more people to pressure Governor Kathy Hochul to recover stolen wages. Caring for everyone’s health and future, we will also fight for universal healthcare, expanding worker‑led victories across all of New York State!
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Wishing everyone good fortune in the Year of the Horse and success in all endeavors. Please bring your family and friends to join our annual Lunar New Year celebration.
