Labor Archive

• 021 May 2013

  Domestic Workers March for Respect and Recognition

  On March 30, New Labor held a march with domestic workers in Lakewood. 65 people participated in the march,...
• 021 May 2013

  Remembering the Dead and Fighting for the Living!

  On International Workers’ Memorial Day, New Labor held a march through the streets of New Brunswick. 55 people participated...
• 07 February 2013

  Equating Responsibility for Conditions in the Cheating System

  If you ever had an upset stomach at some point and took some Equate to treat it, the medicine may...
• 07 February 2013

  The Flavor of Justice

  It is simply known as “los ciagarros”. Esmoke, an electronic cigarette company as it may more formally be known,...
• 05 February 2013

  The Cheating System and Superstorm Sandy

  How did a temp agency from California influence Super Storm Sandy cleanup work in New Jersey? It didn’t pay...
• 020 September 2012

  Protests at Walmart to Demand Accountability in its Supply Chain

  New Labor led a group of almost 50 workers, area residents and local activists held a protest at Walmart of...
• 03 May 2012

  New Labor Marches on Worker Memorial Day

  On Saturday, April 28th, more than 50 people marched with us through the streets of New Brunswick for Workers’ Memorial...
• 021 March 2012

  MOU With Agency and Van Transportation to Assure Safe Conditions and Good Treatment- How it came to be

  On Friday February 24, 2012, On-Target Staffing LLC, Peruvian Service Transportation, and New Labor signed an MOU for conditions and...
• 019 March 2012

  An Unfortunately Common Case of Cheating in the Low Wage Temp Agency Market

  What happens when you work for an agency, the agency and client firm recognize that you worked, but the agency...
• 016 November 2011

  New Labor Health and Safety Year in Review

  As 2011 concludes, we pause to reflect on New Labor’s unique role in the national workplace health and safety scene....