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MRNY works to guarantee
equal rights, access, and
improved healthcare
for the 2.5 million New
Yorkers with limited
English proficiency. We have:
- Improved disease prevention,
early detection, and nutrition for
20,000+ community members
through direct benefits and
health insurance enrollment, HIV
testing, and health education.
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Secured the right to translation
and interpretation services at
all NYC public benefits offices;
major public and private
hospitals statewide; major chain
pharmacies statewide; and
City, State, and Suffolk County
government agencies.
2012 SPOTLIGHT: MRNY won two major policy changes
guaranteeing translation and
interpretation: first at all major pharmacy chains and mail order
pharmacies statewide, impacting
millions of customers; and then
at all Suffolk County government
agencies.
Expanding Civil Rights | Promoting Health | Improving Housing
Winning Workplace Justice | Improving Public Education | Empowering Youth
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 Historic Paid Sick Days Victory in NYC!New York City just became the largest city in the U.S.to win paid sick days! On May 8, 2013, the City Council passed legislation to require paid sick days for one million New Yorkers. Without this critical legal protection, workers risk losing their jobs for taking a sick day. When workers go in to work sick, they put the public and their co-workers at risk of disease.
Starting April 2014, all workers will be protected from being fired if they must take a sick day to care for themselves or a sick family member, and workers at larger employers will receive 5 paid days of sick leave each year.
This major workplace justice and public health victory is the product of a four-year campaign led by courageous workers and small businesses who stood up for what’s right. We thank our partners at the Working Families Party, the NYS Paid Family Leave Coalition, SEIU 32BJ, the Progressive Caucus, Speaker Quinn and Council Members Brewer and Ferreras, for standing with us for NYC’s workers. 
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