Join the Secure Jobs Coalition in the fight to #EndUnjustFirings!

New York City’s at-will employment system allows employers to terminate workers at any time -- without a fair reason or for no reason at all. Although there exist protections against certain types of discriminatory or retaliatory terminations, they are difficult to enforce under at-will employment where employers are not required to provide an actual reason for termination – and where many unfair reasons for firings remain perfectly legal.

The at-will system denies workers stable, secure employment and leaves them afraid to speak up about unfair or illegal workplace conditions, undermining public health and employment standards.

The Secure Jobs Coalition is fighting to pass the alternative -The Secure Jobs Act (intro 837) - a New York City Council bill that would:

1. Require employers to provide 14 days' notice and a written explanation when terminating an employee
2. Prohibit the use of electronic monitoring in discipline and discharge decisions
3. Implement a progressive discipline system to give employees the opportunity to receive feedback and improve work performance before being terminated