Charlene Obernauer

To all the workers in the near-100 degree heat who the NYS Legislature left behind this session: we see you, we hear you, and we are not going to stop fighting until a heat standard becomes law. documentedny.com/2025/06/24/new…

AM @KhaleelAnderson stepped up to the #TEMPChallenge today! They helped show why the #TEMPAct is critical for 1.96 million workers facing extreme heat with NO guarantees for: 💧 Water when they need it 🔥 Shade when temps soar ❄️ Cooling breaks to survive

🔥 RESPECT! AM @SolagesNY just took the #TEMPChallenge and felt what 1.96M NY workers face daily without protections. The #TEMPAct isn't radical—it's basic safety: 💧 Water access 🌳 Shade requirements ⏰ Rest breaks Leadership looks like this!

🔥 Hey Albany! Ready for the #TEMPChallenge to feel what 1.96 MILLION NY workers endure daily without basic heat protections? Temps hit 90°F+, work injuries spike 29%. Can you handle what NYS asks workers to accept? #TEMPAct TODAY! 11AM-4PM Albany LOB, 3rd Fl

@TerriGerstein Remember that NYFocus article about the Senate Working Rules committee that everyone was all hush hush ab but meanwhile it was a known secret in Albany 😬 . The power that an average elected official has (even committee chairs) to move bills is discouraging for a democracy

After years working in NYS gov't, I began working in other states, too. It was a shocking revelation to see substantive public hearings on bills. Like you actually have *hearings* that discuss the impact & merits?! I had Connecticut envy. Washington envy. NY must do better! (1/2)

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As my office reported last September, 1.4 million workers in NYC work outdoors. With the federal government neglecting them, we need state and local action; it's time to pass the TEMP Act and for @NYCCouncil to introduce legislation that creates heat safety standards at workplaces. comptroller.nyc.gov/reports/safegu…

🔥NEW: Report released today by @NYCComptroller tells the story of rising heat disproportionately killing BIPOC New Yorkers. The data is loud and clear. NYS needs to do right by all workers and pass the TEMP Act (S3412/A3527) now!

Thank you @jessicaramosqns - the TEMP Act is moving! And we’re here in lobby to get more support during our press conference for Worker Safety Week!

Big shoutout to @NYCOSH for their 'Deadly Skyline' report, which highlights the rising death toll in NY’s construction industry. We look forward to continuing our collaboration w/ labor agencies to enforce workplace safety laws & build worker power on every construction site.🏗️

Thank you to @clauirizarry for writing the exclusive on our annual “Deadly Skyline” report. These numbers represent a clear failure of our system to protect workers. nycosh.org/resource/2025-…

Oh it’s noon and trucks still aren’t on the road? Sorry not sorry. Jeff.

New York City Delays the Most Workers’ Comp Insurance Claims in the State nysfocus.com/2024/12/19/new…

Disney has agreed to settle California's largest wage theft lawsuit, paying out $233 million to 50,000 workers who are owned back pay. The workers are owned this money because the corporate giant failed to pay them the legally mandated $15/hr minimum wage.

Thread: This year has been one of the deadliest years for #deliveristas Almost all of those who died were immigrant workers although some still remain unknown. Here are their names in tribute: Juan Aguilar Rosas, 47, from Mexico, Feb 2024

Scoop 🚨 Unsafe at Any Speed: Delivery Worker's Deaths Are on the Rise in 2024 This year, 10 immigrant #deliveristas died on the streets of New York, marking a stark increase from the last two years. Read more in my latest for @Documentedny documentedny.com/2024/12/05/del…

Big news: I'm thrilled to be endorsed by @UAWRegion9A in my campaign for Mayor of NYC. The UAW knows what it takes to fight for the working class, and their support says it all. Our longstanding partnership in fighting to rebuild the middle class continues. Pitch in a publicly matched grassroots donation to keep our momentum going: secure.actblue.com/donate/jessica…

UPDATE: today, we brought an industrial hygienist from @NYCOSH into the store ready to perform testing to determine whether it’s safe to perform ski tune work in our ski shop without respirators—and REI management refused to let us in. Send an email: bit.ly/skishopsafety

Thursday night's 10th annual Women In Apprenticeship celebration at the Mason Tenders Training Fund concluded #NationalApprenticeshipWeek Thanks to all our strong women from #Local78 & @local79nyc who attended & let us honor them! @NYSDOLCommish @SenGonzalezNY @LiUNAEasternReg

300 Whole Foods grocery store workers are unionizing with @UFCW!!! Workers are taking it to the biggest corporations! We're with you in the fight! per @UnionElections