Effective September 15, Lake County Florida stopped funding a three-mile portion of a local bus route because of “budget concerns.” In response, riders were understandably outraged. Along those three miles were low-income housing units and a store that served as the only grocery store for miles. Central Florida Jobs with… Read More»
On November 18, 2013, the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB), the federal agency charged with protecting workers’ rights to collective activity, launched a nationwide prosecution against Walmart. The NLRB is pursuing multiple charges against the company, alleging it illegally retaliating against 117 employees in stores across the country. The General… Read More»
The resounding message from Jobs With Justice and American Rights at Work’s November 14th annual Eleanor Roosevelt Human Rights awards celebration was clear: we’re stronger when we work together. Executive Director Sarita Gupta and former Jobs with Justice and American Rights at Work leader Mary Beth Maxwell emceed a spirited… Read More»
As much of the country begins the gradual transition into the winter holidays, Walmart recently announced its plans to open stores at 6 p.m. on Thanksgiving Day. While most of us settle down for Thanksgiving dinner, Walmart store workers will have to skip time with their families to open, stock… Read More»
Yesterday, more than 50 Walmart associates and supporters were arrested in downtown Los Angeles in the largest civil disobedience in the company’s history. The protesters called on the company to end retaliation against workers that have spoken out for respect on the job, many of whom have been fired after… Read More»
This weekend Jobs with Justice leaders joined in the fight to address the deportation crisis that continues to put workers’ rights at risk. Alvaro Ramirez and Bliss Requa-Trautz of Western Massachusetts Jobs with Justice traveled to Phoenix to join with hundreds of day laborers and immigrant rights advocates for a… Read More»
If we are serious about building working-class power, we must be serious about the business of raising money. Jobs With Justice has long believed and demonstrated that having a good time together as we struggle to make our values real in the world is essential to building a lasting movement. Here… Read More»
For the past few years, Walmart’s plans to expand into big cities like New York, Boston, San Francisco, and Washington, D.C., have made them the site of high-profile contests between the biggest corporation in the world and communities concerned over poverty wages. With just under 40,000 residents, Holyoke, Massachusetts, is… Read More»
Jamaican guestworkers fighting against labor abuse won a breakthrough pledge from federal immigration authorities not to collude with their employer in deporting them. These guestworkers came to Florida to clean condos this summer and were alarmed at what they experienced — extremely unsafe living conditions and many reported working without… Read More»
Our mission at Jobs with Justice is to build a strong, progressive labor movement that works in coalition with community, faith, and student organizations to build a broader global movement for economic and social justice. Our theory of change rests in the belief that in order to secure victories and… Read More»