The workers held a rally Monday in front of the coffee shop’s University Avenue location.
Eddie Velazquez
Eddie Velazquez is a Syracuse journalist covering economic justice in the region. He is focused on stories about organized labor, and New York's housing and childhood lead poisoning crises. You can follow his work on X, formerly known as Twitter, @ezvelazquez.
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Posted inLabor & Employment
Salt City Coffee employees try to become 1st at locally owned coffee shop to unionize
Workers say the company fired its head roaster because of the unionization effort.
Posted inJustice & Equity
Syracuse University students raise encampment in solidarity with Palestinians during ongoing war in Gaza
The encampment is one of dozens at university and college campuses across the United States.
Posted inCity of Syracuse
Syracuse Common Council rejects ceasefire resolution; advocates vow action
Each council meeting that involved discussion of the ceasefire drew about 100 to 150 people.
Posted inLabor & Employment
Syracuse University clerical workers announce intention to unionize as grad students ratify 1st contract
About half of all Syracuse University employees have at least announced their intentions to unionize in the last year.
Posted inHousing
‘Good cause’ again takes center stage in Albany. How would Syracuse-area representatives vote on it?
Onondaga County’s delegation to the state legislature is split on tenant protections.
Posted inHousing
Even as new approach offers hope, advocates slam NY AG’s settlement with Syracuse landlord over lead paint
William D’Angelo will pay 16 families $5,000 apiece after children were poisoned by lead paint or dust at the the homes he owns. Advocates slammed the settlement as a ‘slap in the face.’
Posted inHousing
‘Revisions’ and tech problems delay $5.3 million in federal funding owed to Syracuse nonprofits, HUD says
The money pays for programs like eviction defense, a tenants network, community centers and workforce training programs.
Posted inHousing
‘Families are going to be suffering’: Catholic Charities to end housing relocation program amid crisis
Catholic Charities cited a ‘perfect storm’ of factors that led it to not re-apply to fund its housing relocation program.
Posted inHousing
‘One crappy apartment’ to another: How tools to relocate Syracuse families from homes with lead paint are limited
Darlene Medley’s story offers a cautionary tale for Syracuse residents who are relocated from an apartment deemed unfit to live in.