Heroes of the Empty Cars: Subway Cleaners Who Kept NYC Moving During Covid to Receive Millions in Back Pay A hard-won settlement offers a measure of justice to essential workers who toiled in the shadow of a deadly virus, but raises questions about how such oversights are allowed to occur. In the eerie, echoing silence…

Guardians of the Rails: Subway Cleaners Who Battled COVID Will Finally Receive Millions in Back Pay A $3 Million Settlement Recognizes the Unseen Labor That Kept New York Moving During the Pandemic’s Darkest Days New York City’s subway system, a pulsing artery of urban life, became a stark symbol of the pandemic’s reach. As the…

The Unsung Heroes of the Empty Subway: How New York’s Pandemic Cleaners Will Finally Receive Millions in Back Pay After risking their health to sanitize the city’s arteries during COVID-19, hundreds of essential workers secured a significant settlement for years of underpayment. The hum of the New York City subway, once a constant, reassuring soundtrack…