Home care workers protesting the 24-hour workday began a hunger strike Thursday afternoon, pledging not to eat until a bill is passed to end the practice.
The workers had already been staging a sit-in outside City Hall for several weeks, calling on Mayor Zohran Mamdani and City Council Speaker Julie Menin to support their cause and pass legislation that would prohibit home health aides from working 24 hours a day. However, despite previous pledges of support, both elected officials have remained silent on the matter.
