Nail Salon Workers Making History
Latest News
Nail technicians demand safer working conditions and steadier pay as Covid aggravates risks
July 17, 2022: In a first for the industry, nail technicians are fighting for the creation of a new council to set healthier wage and labor standards on the state level.
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
Long hours, dangerous chemicals: nail salon workers fight for industry change | The Guardian
March 15, 2022: Legislation in New York’s senate and assembly would create a council with powers to establish workplace standards.
“Together we will win” | Manhattan Times
March 3, 2022: Nail salon workers press forward.
“Together we will win” | The Bronx Free Press
March 3, 2022: Nail salon workers press forward.
Manicuristas permanecen en la lucha para exigir mejores condiciones laborales y un salario justo en Nueva York | Univision
February 24, 2022: Estas trabajadoras afirman que en muchos establecimientos aún no les pagan lo que corresponde y que, además, deben asumir los costos de algunos elementos de protección personal. Por esta razón, organizaciones y líderes buscan impulsar una enmienda para garantizar los derechos laborales. "Cada una debe recibir $15 la hora sin contar la propina y deben tener afiches en las áreas comunes que estén al día", aseguró la senadora Jessica Ramos.
Law 360: February 4, 2022: New York, Calif. Bills Would Give Nonunion Workers More Say | Law 360
February 4, 2022: A novel legal framework that gives workers in largely nonunion industries a say on their job conditions as members of policymaking councils is gaining steam, with lawmakers in California and New York.
Sponsors of the Nail Salon Minimum Standards Council Act (S1800/A378)
SENATE
- Jessica Ramos (Prime Sponsor)
- Jabari Brisport
- Cordell Cleare
- Leroy Comrie
- Nathalia Fernandez
- Michael Gianaris
- Kristen Gonzalez
- Andrew Gounardes
- Brad Hoylman
- Robert Jackson
- 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)
→ Read the bill
All Hands In: Creating Just and Sustainable Nail Salons in NY
→ Read our report
Unvarnished: Precarity and Poor Working Conditions for Nail Salon Workers in New York State, Cornell University, ILR School, The Worker Institute, 2022
→ Read the report