February 11, 2020
By Eric Leveridge, Clean Slate for the Future of Labor Law Fellow In the face of stagnant wages and skyrocketing costs of living, working families need new, overarching solutions — because band-aids won’t solve generations worth of systematic inequality. That’s why, through the coming together of over 70 leading scholars,… Read More»
Tags: Clean Slate, Clean Slate Report, economy, Harvard, labor law, workers
March 5, 2014
As we stand with Walmart associates, restaurant staff and home care workers in their efforts for better job standards, we occasionally receive this dismissive response: “No one is forcing them to stay at their job. They should just quit and find another one!” But can these workers actually just quit… Read More»
Tags: economy, low wage, low wages, NELP, quitting, Walmart, workers
February 27, 2014
Dirty Jobs host Mike Rowe wrote a response to our campaign to get him to meet with Walmart workers. Below is our letter back. Dear Mike, Thanks for taking the time to respond to us directly on your Facebook page. Jobs With Justice is a nonprofit organization committed to activism… Read More»
Tags: Dirty Jobs, Mike Rowe, Walmart, workers