IN THE NEWS 2009: October-December Digest

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In December, MRNY began a new campaign with the Retail, Wholesale and Department Store Union to instate living wages for the 3,000+ workers at the Queens Center Mall in Elmhurst. While the mall's owner, the Macerich Company, has already received more than $48 million in tax breaks and will receive $50 million more in the next few years, most jobs at the Mall are low-wage, no-benefit jobs, forcing workers to rely on government aid for survival. MRNY is developing policy that would require all employers who receive development subsidies to pay living wages.  

Throughout the fall, MRNY responded to the increasing onslaught of racially motivated and homophobic hate crimes in our communities by organizing mobilizations and forums and working to implement the "Respect for All" curricula in New York City schools.    

MRNY is ensuring that immigrant voices are heard in the national immigration reform debate.Last quarter, MRNY members demonstrated in New York and Washington, visited with lawmakers, and engaged in nationwide planning sessions. MRNY began a door-to-door campaign to encourage full participation of NYC immigrants in the 2010 Census to further ensure that the growing contribution of immigrants in this country does not go unnoticed.

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