100+ orgs fighting to end the unjust gaps in our safety net that leave workers behind. In 2021, we won the largest-in-the-nation $2.1B Excluded Workers Fund!
Governor Hochul and legislative leadership bailed out $8 billion in UI debt for businesses in this year's state budget -- but they've still left hundreds of thousands of excluded workers without a safety net.
Our response to the final 2025 NYS Budget.
Next week, excluded workers will be going to Albany to call for the Unemployment Bridge Program, including lobby meetings throughout the day, and a powerful press conference. Join us!
“Yo les pido que por favor se pongan en nuestros zapatos.
Nosotros fuimos excluidos de muchos alivios durante la pandemia por no tener papeles, pero no porque tengamos o no un papel es justo que nos excluyan..." - Sonia P de @MaketheRoadNY#ExcludedNoMore
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📣SAFETY NET NOW! The Unemployment Bridge Program (UBP) will close the gaps in our broken unemployment insurance system by covering 750,000 excluded workers.
#ExcludedNoMore
We all benefit when everyone in our communities can pay their bills—no matter their status—and unemployment insurance is an essential labor right.
We stood with workers to support the Unemployment Bridge Program since a stronger safety net = a stronger New York. #ExcludedNoMore
“It doesn’t matter if you’re undocumented, if you’re a freelancer, or if you are re-entering our society, if you are working, there is dignity in that work and you should feel the dignity of that work every single day.” - AM @ZohranKMamdani
That’s right! #ExcludedNoMore
“New York City doesn’t run without immigrants.
With the high cost of living in NY going up, a social safety net can’t leave any New Yorkers out.”
@NYSenatorRamos, lead sponsor of the Unemployment Bridge Program reaffirms her support for excluded workers. #ExcludedNoMore
TODAY: Excluded workers are coming together to demand permanent fixes to our state’s safety net.
The pandemic showed us what happens when we leave people out.
@GovKathyHochul, we can’t make the same mistake again. #ExcludedNoMore
“We do the work that many don’t want to do.”
Excluded workers are becoming an ever bigger part of our economy. Yet labor protections have been slow to follow, leaving workers vulnerable to abuse & exploitation.
We need new policies for a new economic reality. #ExcludedNoMore
🚨LIVE: We are moments away from the kickoff for the Unemployment Bridge Program here in NYC!
Union members, freelancers, people in re-entry, and immigrant workers are ALL excluded workers.
Together, we say #ExcludedNoMore ✊
The people united will never be defeated!
New York must pass the #UnemploymentBridgeProgram to send a clear message that New York will stand in solidarity with undocumented workers and reject Trump’s anti-immigrant anti-worker agenda!
“I’m proud to be here to reaffirm our support of the Unemployment Bridge Program. This is a priority.”
Assemblymember @RagaForQueens shows up in support of excluded workers today at City Hall Park. #ExcludedNoMore
Maryam and her mother faced a great deal of exploitation as working class, Muslim women struggling to survive in NYC
NY electeds must REJECT policies and rhetoric targeting immigrants + support the #UnemploymentBridgeProgram and other tangible solutions that improve our lives!
🗣️”What do we want? Unemployment relief! When do we want it? Now!”
Claudia Valdivia of Las Doñas calls on New York State to pass the Unemployment Bridge Program. #ExcludedNoMore
“There’s a lot of us here [in New York State] making sure we are filling the gap.”
@nycpa@JumaaneWilliams calls on New York State to be a leader for workers’ rights, and ensure we protect NY’s most vulnerable workers by passing the Unemployment Bridge Program. #ExcludedNoMore
“We know that excluded workers contribute to the safety net, so why aren’t they eligible to benefit from it.”
@MMitaynes shows up at City Hall Park in solidarity with excluded workers demanding passage of the Unemployment Bridge Program. #ExcludedNoMore
Sonia w/ @MaketheRoadNY reads testimony on behalf of an excluded worker:
“During the pandemic, we weren’t eligible for any stimulus relief.”
NY has more than enough money to support excluded workers. This isn’t the time for austerity. Let’s invest in our future. #ExcludedNoMore
Maryam w/ @DesisRisingUp shares her story of being exploited in the workplace shortly after arriving in NYC.
We are calling on Albany to permanently repair the holes in our safety net and make sure the most vulnerable workers in our state aren’t excluded again. #ExcludedNoMore