Queens immigration nonprofit lays off staff, angering new union

Unionized workers at the immigration nonprofit Make the Road are speaking out against their employer who is laying them off as the federal government continues its heavy-handed migrant enforcement.

Outgoing employees at Make the Road New York are saying the layoffs – which come just two months after a new contract was signed – are anti-union, and will only diminish resources for New York and Queens’ immigrant communities during a time when they are most needed.

The nonprofit said the layoffs of 22 employees, many of whom work in Queens, are only a cost-cutting measure…


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