Urgent! Today is the last day of the legislative session, and we need your help urging @NYSA_Majority to bring the Fashion Workers Act (S.2477A Hoylman / A.5631A Reyes) to the Assembly floor for a vote.
It's so fucking pathetic that bigots keep going back to the same "protect the children" bullshit they've been using to discriminate against LGBTQ+ people for decades and decades. If you're gonna be an ignorant hateful asshole, at least try to be original about it.
The @NYSA_Majority has always stood with workers. It’s time to show that solidarity again by bringing the #FashionWorkersAct (S.2477A/A.5631A) to the floor for a vote. We must protect those who drive NY’s fashion industry’s success. @KarinesReyes87
Today we drove to Albany & met with dozens of lawmakers about the #FashionWorkersAct, which would bring management companies into regulation for the first time & establish labor protections for models & content creators. Learn more & show your support: https://t.co/OjwKElsbyj
Today, fashion workers joined with @Shut_downAmazon to call on lawmakers to pass the #FashionWorkersAct – our first in the nation legislation that would extend basic labor protections to models, content creators, & creative artists in NY's fashion industry.
I'm proud to carry the Fashion Workers Act w/ @ModelAllianceNY@KarinesReyes87 and @Shut_downAmazon.
NYC is the world's fashion capital, but we lack labor protections for the models & creatives often exploited by the industry.
S2477 will change that—let's pass it this session!
NEW: Models are exposing the ugly side of the modeling industry.
Behind all the glamor and prestige, the reality for many models looks like exploitative contracts, stolen checks, controlling agents, and sexual abuse.
But @ModelAllianceNY could change that.
fun fact: i had this playing on my living room tv while the yahoo production crew was setting up in my apt. the sound tech stood in awe in front of the screen. in disbelief he asked me “is that former president barack obama? do you need therapy?” this is how he introduced himself