Governor Hochul and legislative leadership bailed out $8 billion in UI debt for businesses in this year's state budget -- but they've still left hundreds of thousands of excluded workers without a safety net. Our response to the final 2025 NYS Budget.

Next week, excluded workers will be going to Albany to call for the Unemployment Bridge Program, including lobby meetings throughout the day, and a powerful press conference. Join us!

“Yo les pido que por favor se pongan en nuestros zapatos. Nosotros fuimos excluidos de muchos alivios durante la pandemia por no tener papeles, pero no porque tengamos o no un papel es justo que nos excluyan. " - Sonia P de @MaketheRoadNY #ExcludedNoMore.

RT @LWC_workers: 📣SAFETY NET NOW! The Unemployment Bridge Program (UBP) will close the gaps in our broken unemployment insurance system by….

RT @ZohranKMamdani: Too many workers are left out the protections they deserve. The Unemployment Bridge Program will end these unjust gap….

RT @nycpa: We all benefit when everyone in our communities can pay their bills—no matter their status—and unemployment insurance is an esse….

Workers united, will never be defeated! . ¡El pueblo, unido, jamás será vencido!. #ExcludedNoMore

“It doesn’t matter if you’re undocumented, if you’re a freelancer, or if you are re-entering our society, if you are working, there is dignity in that work and you should feel the dignity of that work every single day.” - AM @ZohranKMamdani . That’s right! #ExcludedNoMore

“New York City doesn’t run without immigrants. With the high cost of living in NY going up, a social safety net can’t leave any New Yorkers out.” . @NYSenatorRamos, lead sponsor of the Unemployment Bridge Program reaffirms her support for excluded workers. #ExcludedNoMore

TODAY: Excluded workers are coming together to demand permanent fixes to our state’s safety net. The pandemic showed us what happens when we leave people out. @GovKathyHochul, we can’t make the same mistake again. #ExcludedNoMore

“We do the work that many don’t want to do.” . Excluded workers are becoming an ever bigger part of our economy. Yet labor protections have been slow to follow, leaving workers vulnerable to abuse & exploitation. We need new policies for a new economic reality. #ExcludedNoMore

RT @DesisRisingUp: 🚨LIVE: We are moments away from the kickoff for the Unemployment Bridge Program here in NYC! . Union members, freelancer….

RT @DesisRisingUp: The people united will never be defeated!. New York must pass the #UnemploymentBridgeProgram to send a clear message tha….

“I’m proud to be here to reaffirm our support of the Unemployment Bridge Program. This is a priority.”. Assemblymember @RagaForQueens shows up in support of excluded workers today at City Hall Park. #ExcludedNoMore

RT @DesisRisingUp: Maryam and her mother faced a great deal of exploitation as working class, Muslim women struggling to survive in NYC. NY….

🗣️”What do we want? Unemployment relief! When do we want it? Now!”. Claudia Valdivia of Las Doñas calls on New York State to pass the Unemployment Bridge Program. #ExcludedNoMore

“There’s a lot of us here [in New York State] making sure we are filling the gap.”. @nycpa @JumaaneWilliams calls on New York State to be a leader for workers’ rights, and ensure we protect NY’s most vulnerable workers by passing the Unemployment Bridge Program. #ExcludedNoMore

“We know that excluded workers contribute to the safety net, so why aren’t they eligible to benefit from it.”. @MMitaynes shows up at City Hall Park in solidarity with excluded workers demanding passage of the Unemployment Bridge Program. #ExcludedNoMore

Sonia w/ @MaketheRoadNY reads testimony on behalf of an excluded worker:. “During the pandemic, we weren’t eligible for any stimulus relief.”. NY has more than enough money to support excluded workers. This isn’t the time for austerity. Let’s invest in our future. #ExcludedNoMore

Maryam w/ @DesisRisingUp shares her story of being exploited in the workplace shortly after arriving in NYC. We are calling on Albany to permanently repair the holes in our safety net and make sure the most vulnerable workers in our state aren’t excluded again. #ExcludedNoMore