LIVE: NYC's Mayor Mamdani speaks at May Day rally

Starbucks CEO earned $125 million amid wage theft

Barista Mina Leon revealed that while CEO Brian Nickel received $125 million over two years, baristas in 43 states start at $16/hour or below, and Starbucks recently paid NYC's largest labor settlement of $40 million for 500,000 alleged Fair Work Week violations.

Healthcare cuts disproportionately harm trans workers

Starbucks baristas reported that corporate changes to healthcare plans have forced trans workers to pay more out-of-pocket for gender-affirming procedures that were previously covered, undermining the company's public LGBTQ+ support.

Historic street vendor reform package passed

After nearly 50 years of organizing, the City Council passed comprehensive street vendor reforms in January, granting long-overdue rights to the immigrant workers who sustain the city's informal economy.

"New York for All" seeks to end ICE collaboration

Speakers demanded passage of the New York for All Act to prohibit state and local law enforcement from assisting ICE, framing immigration raids as workplace terror that separates families and threatens all workers.

Intersectionality of labor and immigrant justice

Activists emphasized that the fights for fair wages, safe workplaces, and immigrant rights are inseparable, declaring that an attack on one group constitutes an attack on the entire organized labor movement.

$30 hourly living wage campaign launched

Labor groups are actively campaigning to establish $30 per hour as the new minimum wage standard to address the rising cost of living in New York City.

Mayor pledges to tax wealthiest corporations

Mayor Mamdani committed to pursuing taxation of the city's wealthiest residents and most profitable corporations while delivering universal childcare, faster public transit, and cheaper groceries.

First Deputy Mayor for Economic Justice appointed

The administration highlighted the appointment of Julie Sue as the first-ever Deputy Mayor for Economic Justice, alongside millions in delivered funds to workers and small businesses exploited by mega-corporations.

Washington Square Park's legacy of worker power

Mamdani invoked the park's history of Eugene Debs advocating for the 8-hour workday and the 1911 Triangle Shirtwaist Fire memorialization as foundations for modern standards like the 40-hour week and overtime pay.