Emily Davenport and Lloyd Mitchell at AMNY report two groups advocating for Women gathered in the City Hall Rotunda earlier this week, demanding the Big Apple finally find an equal "paying" field. Communications Workers of America (CWA) Local 1180 and the group PowHerNY assembled to call for the Adams Administration to amend and close loopholes in current laws that allow businesses to pay Women less than their male counterparts. The rally was held in conjunction with Equal Pay Day, which symbolizes how far into the current year Women must work to earn what Men earned in the previous year. "Last year we came together to acknowledge the continuing wage gap for Women, especially Women of Color, and we celebrated New York's leadership in breaking down wage and equity with laws like the salary history ban and the Salary Range Law," said Rebecca Damon, who serves as Chief Labor Policy Officer and New York Executive Director for the Screen Actors Guild and American Federation of Television and Radio Artists (SAG-AFTRA). "We called for the passage of the New York State Equal Rights Amendment, which passed by overwhelming support. That's how much we would need the era to protect our rights in 2025. It's critical that New York's Laws could be a shield for Workers. For New York, these plans fall for action, not silence."

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Video Screengrab Courtesy Of CWA Local 1180’s Facebook Page.