We come to you at a very challenging time for so many of us. Following the murders of George Floyd, Breonna Taylor, Ahmaud Arbery, and countless others, alongside the national demonstrations that have followed, Jobs With Justice understands this is a moment for us to come together in solidarity and… Read More»
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Friday, May 29, 2020 Contact: Jessica Felix Romero, Jobs With Justice, jessica@jwj.org, 202-393-1044 x104 Washington, DC – In response to the recently publicized targeting, attacking, and killing of Black Americans at the hands of both police and neighbors, Jobs With Justice Executive Director Erica Smiley gave the following statement on the toxic situations within local police unions… Read More»
On August 7, 2019 Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) conducted aggressive workplace raids in Mississippi. Agents arrested around 680 people in what is considered the largest immigration raid in U.S. history. In response to this crisis, Jobs With Justice sent nine leaders and activists from across the country to coordinate,… Read More»
October 21, 2019 Michelle Tarry American Eagle77 Hot Metal StreetPittsburgh, PA15203 Re. Stop Fast Fashion Supply Chain Union Busting: Demand American Eagle Reinstate Indian Union Leaders and Recognize the Union Dear American Eagle, We are disappointed in your failure to protect workers in your supply chain from retaliation and… Read More»
The construction industry is booming, but sadly the quality of those jobs has eroded. Just 12.8 percent of workers building America’s buildings, homes, and highways are members of unions. Those with union representation average $26.56 per hour, 49 percent higher than those without it. For those without union protections, abuses… Read More»
A new report from the Jobs With Justice Education Fund and the AFL-CIO’s Working For America Institute examines how organizations in Buffalo are taking advantage of the employment opportunities in manufacturing to diversify the workforce. Through a series of focus groups and one-on-one interviews conducted in August and September 2018, 23… Read More»
Harvard Law School’s Labor and Worklife Program in partnership with Jobs With Justice invites applications for appointment as a Future of Labor Law Research Fellow. Future of Labor Law Research Fellows are law students or recent law graduates with a commitment to expanding access to collective bargaining for working people and to reforming labor… Read More»
On behalf of the Boards of Directors of Jobs With Justice and Jobs With Justice Education Fund, we’re excited to announce the decision to expand the leadership of the organization by selecting Erica Smiley to serve as a co-director along with Sarita Gupta. Income inequality, the extreme concentration of wealth… Read More»
No one should have to live in fear that when they go to work they may never come home, but ICE is ripping people out of their workplaces and homes and away from their communities and children, leaving hundreds more children separated from their families. Share this infographic now!