/tags/workers workers en-US Copyright Sat, 03 Jul 2021 05:11:21 GMT /local-news/2021-07-03/lets-talk-unemployment-and-the-labor-shortage Let’s Talk New Mexico 7/8 8am: Have you noticed “help wanted” signs in the windows of your favorite restaurants and businesses? The COVID-19 pandemic has… Sat, 03 Jul 2021 05:11:21 GMT /local-news/2021-07-03/lets-talk-unemployment-and-the-labor-shortage Kaveh Mowahed /local-news/2020-03-24/ynmg-closed-for-covid In episode 27, we hear from tipped service-industry workers about what they're facing as restaurants and bars around the state close their doors—unless… Wed, 25 Mar 2020 02:20:02 GMT /local-news/2020-03-24/ynmg-closed-for-covid Marisa Demarco, Khalil Ekulona /local-news/2018-01-29/lawsuit-opens-doors-for-unpaid-workers For years, the state department that is supposed to enforce wage laws was turning away some people who were trying to get their employers to pay them for… Tue, 30 Jan 2018 01:28:58 GMT /local-news/2018-01-29/lawsuit-opens-doors-for-unpaid-workers Marisa Demarco /kunm-news-update/2017-12-20/construction-workers-talk-about-building-abqs-rapid-transit By the end of this year, Albuquerque drivers will be able to head up and down Central Avenue without seeing bulldozers and cranes. Heavy construction on… Thu, 21 Dec 2017 00:17:10 GMT /kunm-news-update/2017-12-20/construction-workers-talk-about-building-abqs-rapid-transit /local-news/2017-04-28/local-businesses-to-close-for-may-day-rally-and-strike May 1 is International Workers Day, a celebration of the working class and labor around the world. Here in New Mexico, civil rights organizations,… Fri, 28 Apr 2017 23:27:41 GMT /local-news/2017-04-28/local-businesses-to-close-for-may-day-rally-and-strike Marisa Demarco /public-health-new-mexico/2016-08-05/paid-sick-leave-for-all-abq-workers 91���� Call In Show 8/11 8a: Nearly 40 percent of U.S. workers don’t have the option of staying home with pay when they aren’t feeling well. There aren’t… Fri, 05 Aug 2016 23:12:45 GMT /public-health-new-mexico/2016-08-05/paid-sick-leave-for-all-abq-workers Marisa Demarco /local-news/2015-09-11/first-responders-gather-in-abq-on-9-11-anniversary First responders who work on the front lines are worried that their collective bargaining rights may be on the line because of a pending case in front of… Fri, 11 Sep 2015 22:47:34 GMT /local-news/2015-09-11/first-responders-gather-in-abq-on-9-11-anniversary Allison Giron /public-health-new-mexico/2015-06-25/employers-criticize-fair-workweek-act Albuquerque’s City Council will consider an ordinance in August aimed at helping part-time workers, but small business owners and employers say it’s… Thu, 25 Jun 2015 23:33:02 GMT /public-health-new-mexico/2015-06-25/employers-criticize-fair-workweek-act Marisa Demarco