But tensions between laundry workers and their employers are becoming more visible as some of the city’s lavanderas have taken very public steps to fight for their rights, leading demonstrations and ...

More than 240 members of Worker’s United Local 150 walked off the job from Health Systems Cooperative Laundries Monday in a strike over unfair labor practices, which include the company’s unilateral ...

2002-06-06 04:00:00 PDT San Francisco-- The turbulence of the Sept. 11 aftermath, the nosedive of the dot-coms and a political showdown at San Francisco City Hall may trigger the collapse of Lolida ...

The case of a Paterson laundry worker who sued her employer after a workplace accident caused the amputation of her hand will soon go to trial after a judge's ruling. Rosalba Peralta suffered a ...

A handful of workers outside an apartment building in the Murray Hill neighborhood of midtown Manhattan passed out flyers under the watchful eyes of the door guard. The flyers were addressed to ...

Workers at a leading commercial laundry firm that cleans sheets for some of New York City’s biggest hospitals say every day on the job places them at greater risk of covid-19 infection. Industry CEOs ...

Uber-for-Laundry startup Sudshare has raised a $10 million seed round. The company has 70,000 gig workers doing laundry for the app already. Past failures for similar services include Washio which ...

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NEW YORK — One afternoon last February, in front of dozens of riled-up protesters and two police officers, a small, visibly distraught woman confronted her employer at Sunshine Shirt Laundry Center, a ...

Hundreds of Angelica Corp. laundry workers who service Kaiser Permanente hospitals and other medical facilities in Southern California fear they may see lower wages, reduced benefits or even job ...