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NYC home healthcare workers stop week-long hunger strike over 24-hour workdays, vow to continue fighting

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Dozens of home health care workers ended a weeklong hunger strike Tuesday in an attempt to pressure City Council Speaker Julie Menin to call for a council-wide vote on a bill, which would ban providers from scheduling caregivers to work longer than 12-hour shifts at a time. For years, a coalition of workers and advocates... Read More

First report: NYC home care workers urge end to 'torture' of 24-hour shifts — gothamist.com, 8d