Hundreds of fuming home care workers rallied outside of City Hall on Monday to demand an end to the 24-hour workday while also denouncing City Council Speaker Adrienne Adams for failing to pass a bill halting the long labor hours.
Marching up and down Broadway and Murray Streets, the group—made up of primarily women of color—took out their frustration with Adams by yelling “No more 24!” as they repeatedly passed the government building. According to home attendants themselves, they are forced to care for the sick and elderly for days on end without being relieved, creating a never-ending cycle. In a conversation with amNewYork Metro, Councilmember Christopher Marte revealed that the rate of work is so demonstrative to the health of employees that a constituent, Daisy Castillo, passed away.
