March 14, 2024
Recent Supreme Court justices’ rulings – from affirmative action to reproductive rights – are part of a long, far-right checklist meant to destroy democracy. And it’s not just politicians at the helm of this strategy. During the State of the Union last week, President Biden asked the Supreme Court justices… Read More»
Tags: Amazon, Elon Musk, Jeff Bezos, NLRB, SCOTUS, Trader Joe's
June 24, 2022
Today, the Supreme Court, for the first time in history, took away a bedrock constitutional right, overturning Roe v. Wade and letting states institute complete bans on abortion. Jobs With Justice stands with working women around the country in condemning this decision and calling on government leaders, corporate CEOs, and… Read More»
Tags: Abortion, Citizens United, Clean Air Act, Janus, Roe v. Wade, SCOTUS, Supreme Court, Voting Rights Act
September 21, 2020
It’s time to face facts. Whether it is in the workplace or at the ballot box, democracy is losing. Unions — once a cornerstone of economic democracy — are highly popular, but corporate greed and union busting have forced the percentage of people in labor unions to plummet. At the… Read More»
Tags: constitution, constitutional crisis, Democracy, Mitch McConnell, RBG, Ruth Bader Ginsburg, SCOTUS, senate, Supreme Court, voting
July 12, 2018
People working at a meat distribution warehouse in Brooklyn were tired of working for unsustainable pay without health insurance, paid holidays or overtime pay, so they decided to come together to improve their jobs. Their company immediately threatened and fired individuals for their support of a union, but they persisted in… Read More»
Tags: Agriprocessors, Brett Kavanaugh, Donald Trump, immigration, POWER, racial justice, SCOTUS, Supreme Court, union organizing
June 24, 2016
The U.S. Supreme Court announced Thursday that the decision in the United States v. Texas case was a tie, stalling the most significant immigration initiatives in decades, and effectively letting a lower court’s bad decision stand. Programs that would keep millions of people from being deported will now not be… Read More»
Tags: DACA, DAPA, Immigation, Not1More, President Obama, SCOTUS, Tito Contractors, United States v. Texas
June 4, 2014
The Supreme Court will issue a decision this month that could repeal collective bargaining rights for home-care workers. Learn the potential impact the ruling could have on care workers, care consumers and working people. You can make your voice heard by adding your name to our petition and stand with… Read More»
Tags: care workers, collective bargaining, Harris v. Quinn, SCOTUS, Supreme Court