CWE Census Organizers Back in the Streets

With New York City’s economic reopening well under way, CWE census outreach workers are back in the streets, organizing for a complete census count.

The census, a once-a-decade count of every resident of the country, decides how many members of Congress each state has, and how federal funds are apportioned for transportation, schools, and social services. Immigrants, people of color, and other marginalized groups are often undercounted. CWE, the New York City Central Labor Council, and many of our partners are joining forces in CWE-CLC Workers Count2020 to reach these New Yorkers and get them counted, so our communities get the recognition they deserve. 

Heading into 2020, CWE census organizers were laying the groundwork for a complete count by visiting community centers, classrooms, and workplaces to educate New Yorkers on the census and urge them to participate. But two weeks before Census Day, April 1st, the coronavirus pandemic shut down the city, and put in person outreach on hold.

After months of communicating with New Yorkers primarily by phone, text, and online, outreach workers are once again able to organize in person to empower their communities and get New York counted.

You can empower workers in NYC today. Sign the Labor Counts pledge and get counted in the 2020 Census, Visit: www.LaborCounts2020.org