But tensions between laundry workers and their employers are becoming more visible as some of the city’s lavanderas have taken very public steps to fight for their rights, leading demonstrations and ...

The case of a Paterson laundry worker who sued her employer after a workplace accident caused the amputation of her hand will soon go to trial after a judge's ruling. Rosalba Peralta suffered a ...

Workers who clean linens and scrubs for University of Washington Medicine hospitals and clinics are worried they could be left unemployed by plans to privatize their jobs. “We’re like family at this ...

Rojas works at Alsco Uniforms in San Diego and is a member of Workers United, Western States Regional Joint Board-SEIU. She lives in Mount Hope. Editor’s note: Alsco Uniforms declined our request to ...