Laundromat Campaign

The Laundromat Campaign is a multifaceted, women-led campaign to transform the retail laundromat industry for the better.  Coin and card-operated laundromats have long flown under the radar of organizers and city representatives alike. They employ a minimum-wage workforce predominately of women of color. Through member-based participatory research, worker outreach, and member organizing, the Laundromat Campaign is exposing the working environment of New York City’s laundromats and organizing laundry workers to transform their conditions. 

7/19/2021	Washing for Dignity and Safety on the Job: Report on Workers in the NJ Retail Laundromat Industry
11/15/2019	New York Times: $7 an Hour, 72 Hours a Week: Why Laundry Workers Have Had Enough.
11/15/2019	Univision: Trabajadores de lavanderías en Nueva York protestan contra robos de salario y represalias
11/15/2019	El Diario: Reporte denuncia explotación laboral en negocios de lavanderías en Nueva York
6/21/2019	Women, Immigrant Workers fired for denouncing wage theft and physical abuse at Brooklyn Laundromat: A Call for a Peaceful Demonstration
2/21/2019	Cleaning the Violations: Launch of Labor Campaign in Brooklyn.
10/29/2018	Campaign to fight exploitation of workers in retail laundry industry
10/29/2018	Trabajadores de lavanderías piden mejores condiciones laborales
10/29/2018	11 Secrets of Laundromat Workers
10/29/2018	Rinse & Repeat: Laundry Workers Fight Dirty Labor Practices
10/29/2018	Bosses: Clean Up Your Act! Laundry Workers Center fights for worker power
6/27/2018	Report on Working Conditions in the Retail Laundromat Industry
6/27/2018	Retail Laundromat Workers Stand Up Against Abuse in their Workplace in Harlem, NY
6/27/2018	New Report Shows Widespread Hazards, Low Pay, Abuses Facing New York’s Laundromat Workers