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Nail Salon Workers Making History

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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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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.

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“Together we will win” | Manhattan Times

March 3, 2022: Nail salon workers press forward.

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“Together we will win” | The Bronx Free Press

March 3, 2022: Nail salon workers press forward.

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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.

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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.

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Sponsors of the Nail Salon Minimum Standards Council Act (S1800/A378)

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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
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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

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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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