Home Care Workers Demand End to 24-Hour Shifts
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On International Womens Day, home care workers and unions rallied in NYC, demanding quick passage of the No More Twenty-Four Act to end 24-hour shifts. The bill, introduced by Councilman Christopher Marte, aims to limit regular shifts to 12 hours and regulate overtime. Current rules allow only 13 paid hours, ignoring labor laws and leading to exhaustion, chronic pain, and even deaths among workers, mostly women of color earning below the citys living costs. The bill is stuck in committee, but Mayor Zohran Mamdani pledges support for better protections. If no vote by March 18th, protesters plan daily sit-ins at City Hall, with the next council meeting on March 26th.
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