October 31, 2019
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»
Tags: exploitation, food processing plant, ICE, ice raids, immigration, Immigration and Customs Enforcement, Mississippi, POWER, POWER act, Raids, SEIRN
March 28, 2018
Baseball season begins this week and fans across the country will see their favorite players and all-stars play in places like Yankee Stadium, Fenway Park, and Wrigley Field. The season commencement will also be cause for celebration for the former farm team players who advanced to the majors for the… Read More»
Tags: baseball, congress, curt flood, exploitation, FLSA, major league baseball, major league baseball players association, marvin miller, MiLB, minimum wage, minor league baseball, MLB, wage theft
October 20, 2016
The third and final presidential debate yesterday was short on immigration but did touch on the important topic of exploitation and retaliation against undocumented workers. While the post-debate fact checkers quibble over what extent this occurred on one specific project, we know such retaliation exists and it is a problem.… Read More»
Tags: CIR, debate, deportation, exploitation, ICE, immigrants, immigration, immigration reform, POWER, whistleblower, work authorization