Is Justice For All?

City Studies

Is Justice For All?

Figuring Out Health Insurance

Making Policy Public

Figuring Out Health Insurance

Stand Clear of the Rising Fares

Urban Investigations

Stand Clear of the Rising Fares

Don't Get Iced

Public Access Design

Don't Get Iced

Swipe Out

Urban Investigations

Swipe Out

Sign Up!

Public Access Design

Sign Up!

Print Stand Up to Clean Up!

Each morning, female day laborers across New York City gather on street corners looking for domestic work. House cleaning is a tough industry: workers are vulnerable to unsafe conditions, from exposure to toxic chemicals to working without breaks. Many house cleaners are expected to clean entire rooms on their knees, complete work on unrealistic schedules, and accept illegally low wages.

CUP collaborated with Worker’s Justice Project, designer Yeju Choi, and illustrators Sam Holleran and Hyoungkee Kim to make Stand Up to Clean Up!, a guide that helps workers advocate for safer working conditions and better wages. The illustrated guide spells out labor rights and workplace phrases in Spanish and Polish, giving house cleaners the language tools they need to negotiate wages and stay safe and healthy. 

Soak It Up!

City Studies

Soak It Up!

Show Up

Public Access Design

Show Up

Show Me the Money!

City Studies

Show Me the Money!

Get It Back!

Public Access Design

Get It Back!

What's in the Water?

Making Policy Public

What's in the Water?

Are You Ready for a Ruckus?

Urban Investigations

Are You Ready for a Ruckus?

Bronx Be Well

Urban Investigations

Bronx Be Well

What Is Affordable Housing?

Envisioning Development

What Is Affordable Housing?