Labor Rights

New York City has unveiled its first 'deliverista hub' in downtown Manhattan, providing app-based delivery workers a place to rest, charge e-bikes and shelter from weather. The modernist shed near City Hall replaces a vacant newsstand and follows years of campaigning by Los Deliveristas Unidos. Mayor Zohran Mamdani expedited its construction after previous delays.

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Presidential delegate Julio Anativia disclosed that Camila Contreras, the seremi for Women and Gender Equity in Chile's Biobío Region, remains in office on medical leave due to pregnancy, halting Antaris Varela's assumption of the role chosen by José Antonio Kast's government. The former seremi, appointed in 2024 by Gabriel Boric, submitted a pregnancy certificate after resigning. Varela will join as staff and subrogate as needed.

Zohran Mamdani was sworn in as New York City’s mayor on January 1, 2026, after a campaign focused on affordability and public services. A recent commentary in The Nation argues that his administration should learn from the mixed legacy of former mayor John V. Lindsay, whose 1966–1973 tenure combined major liberal ambitions with political and economic vulnerabilities that later helped expose city programs to retrenchment.

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Starting January 1, 2026, California's 800,000 rideshare drivers will have the right to unionize under a new state law. Democratic Governor Gavin Newsom brokered the agreement between labor groups and companies like Uber and Lyft. This makes California the second state after Massachusetts to extend collective bargaining to these workers.

Prime Minister Keir Starmer announced that government ministers will examine Rockstar Games' dismissal of over 30 employees at its UK studio. The firings, which occurred at the end of October, have drawn accusations of union busting from affected workers and supporters. MP Chris Murray, who met with the company, expressed doubts about the process followed.

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Employees and former interns have accused Dilara Findikoglu's studio of abusive labor practices, including grueling unpaid hours and unreimbursed personal expenses. These claims, reported in industry publications, clash with her recent Vanguardia Prize at the British Fashion Awards. The studio has declined to comment.