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CONTACT: Ori Korin ori@jwj.org 202-393-1044 x126 Washington, D.C. – Following today’s announcement that Representative George Miller (D-Calif.) will retire from Congress at the end of this year, Jobs With Justice Executive Director Sarita Gupta issued this statement: “Over the last four decades, George Miller has made a career of fighting… Read More»
Contact: Gwen Glazer Phone: (607) 254-8390 E-mail: gglazer@cornell.edu ITHACA, N.Y. (Jan. 9, 2014) – A quarter-century of labor history will be preserved and available to researchers all over the world, thanks to Jobs With Justice’s recent donation to the ILR School’s Kheel Center for Labor Management Documentation and Archives. Jobs… Read More»
Unions play a vital role in the workplace by creating a mechanism for employees to formally have a say over their pay, benefits, and working conditions. If you’ve never been in a union, chances are the concept is pretty foreign. Unions play a vital role in the workplace by creating… Read More»
CONTACT: Ori Korin (202) 822-2127 x126 okorin@americanrightsatwork.org Washington, D.C. – Following the Senate’s confirmation of Tom Perez as the U.S. Secretary of Labor, Sarita Gupta, executive director of Jobs with Justice and American Rights at Work, and co-director of the Caring Across Generations campaign, issued the following statement: “We’re pleased… Read More»
In an election year, it’s important to ask whether the people in elected office really understand what life is like for average Americans. Trends indicate that being wealthy is increasingly a requirement to run for office. In the era of Citizens United, with extremely costly campaigns, it’s no surprise that… Read More»
When child care providers have the right to form unions, it helps to stabilize conditions, improve job satisfaction, and raise wages to appropriate levels—all of which are vital to providing the best possible care for children. In-home child care providers face very low pay and poor access to benefits and… Read More»
New data reveals how unions benefit communities, consumers, employers, and employees As the assault on workers’ rights reaches a fever pitch, positive messages about unions are few and far between. To push back against this trend, American Rights at Work Education Fund has produced and funded five new reports revealing… Read More»
If you’ve never been in a union, chances are the concept is pretty foreign. When it comes to understanding unions, collective bargaining, and labor laws, the technical jargon can get really confusing, not to mention all of the misinformation about unions that’s regularly spread around. This quick tutorial gives the… Read More»
Public education has always been a path to achieving the American Dream. And if education is the blueprint to the dream, then our nation’s teachers are the architects. Educating America’s children is not only about individual student achievement; it’s about building the next generation of thinkers, leaders, workers, and citizens… Read More»