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Nail salon workers fight for safer workplaces, higher pay, full set of changes | USA TODAY
May 31, 2022: After New York passed sweeping reforms to the nail salon industry, workers are asking for improved working conditions, including better pay, treatment and ventilation.
Ramos and Gonzalez-Rojas Hold Rally Calling for Workplace Protections for Nail Salon Workers | Sunnyside Post
May 27, 2022: Nail salon workers from across New York State held a livestreamed rally in Albany Tuesday in support of the Nail Salon Minimum Standards Act.
Coaliciones de NY "sacan sus uñas" para que Asamblea Estatal apruebe este año ley de protección a manicuristas y pedicuristas | El Diario
May 26, 2022: Un anteproyecto presentado por la senadora colombiana, Jessica Ramos plantea la creación de un consejo para mejorar las condiciones de miles de trabajadores de uñas
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May 25, 2022: Nail salon workers seek hands-on approach for better pay, The Chief
May 24, 2022: NY Lawmakers on the Move, Politics NY
May 24, 2022: WXTV-TV (Univision) - New York, NY Noticias Univisión 41---A las Seis
May 24, 2022: WTEN (ABC) - Albany, NY News10 in the Morning
May 16, 2022: New York's nail salon workers have spent years feeling silenced. They're ready to fight back, 19th News
May 15, 2022: The year workers said no, Business Insider
May 11, 2022: My job and my seven miscarriages: Nail salon workers need more protections now, NY Daily News
May 3, 2022: NYC Nail Salon Advocates Frustrated by State Government Safety Delays, Washington Square News
May 1, 2022: New York and California Experiment with Giving Workers a Say in Industry Standards, In These Times
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April 25, 2022: Can Nail Techs Win Better Working Conditions? The Cut, New York Magazine
April 23, 2022: Nail salon workers irked by safety regulation delays, News 12 Bronx/Brooklyn
April 18, 2022: Antitrust and Labor Movements Return to Their Roots, Democracy Journal
April 8, 2022: Piden Mejores Salarios, Industria en Crisis: Salones de Uñas, Telemundo
April 8, 2022: "This Industry Needs a New Foundation:" NYC Nail Salon Workers Rally for Their Rights, TAG24
April 7, 2022: Nail salon workers rally in Manhattan to demand fair wages, safer working conditions, News 12
April 7, 2022: Trabajadoras de salones de uñas de Nueva York exigen que Albany apruebe ley para mejorar sus condiciones, El Diario
April 5, 2022: Low Pay, Health Concerns, and Lack of Benefits Plague Nail Industry Years After Reforms, Politico
Sponsors: Nail Salon Minimum Standards Council Act (S8166/A9398)
Senate
- Jessica Ramos (Prime Sponsor)
- Alessandra Biaggi
- Cordell Cleare
- Leroy Comrie
- Michael Gianaris
- Brad Hoylman
- Shelley Mayer
- Zellnor Myrie
- Gustavo Rivera
- Julia Salazar
- Luis R. Sepúlveda
- Kevin Thomas
Assembly
- Harry Bronson (Prime Sponsor)
- Sarah Clark
- Inez E. Dickens
- Jeffrey Dinowitz
- Emily Gallagher
- Jessica Gonzalez-Rojas
- Richard Gottfried
- Andrew Hevesi
- Zohran Mamdani
- Yuh-Line Niou
- Karines Reyes
- Linda Rosenthal
- Rebecca Seawright
- Jo Anne Simon
- Phara Souffrant Forrest
- Phil Steck
Resources
Nail Salon Minimum Standards Council Act (S8166/A9398)
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All Hands In: Creating Just and Sustainable Nail Salons in NY
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Unvarnished: Precarity and Poor Working Conditions for Nail Salon Workers in New York State, Cornell University, ILR School, The Worker Institute, 2022
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