| State |
City |
Org(s) |
Contact Person |
Email |
Phone |
Action or Event |
Location and time |
Details |
| CO |
Denver |
Colorado JwJ |
Scott Kwasny |
director at cojwj dot org |
303-806-0818 |
Panel Discussion and Call In Action |
CU Boulder Campus 3/31 6-8pm |
A panel discussion about EFCA with Stewart Acuff-Assistant to AFL-CIO President John Sweeney, Professor Ahmed White-Associate Professor of Law at CU Boulder, and Andrew Carillo -Student at Metropolitan State College and member of UFCW Local 7 |
| DC |
Washington |
DC JwJ |
Ruth Castel-Branco |
rcastel at dclabor dot org |
202-974-8281 |
COMMUNITY COMMISSION ON WORKER JUSTICE! |
Saturday April 4, 2009, 6-8 pm at the Doubletree Crystal City Hotel (300 Army Navy Drive-Arlington, VA) |
On February 26, HEI workers at the Sheraton Crystal City in Arlington, VA delegated HEI management - joining workers at HEI’s Le Meridien in San Francisco and HEI’s Hilton in Long Beach, CA in their call for a fair process for deciding whether to form a union, without management interference. |
| FL |
Orlando |
Central FL JwJ |
Denise Diaz |
centralfljwj at gmail dot com |
407-451-2472 |
AIG/Bank of America Banner Drops |
3/24 through 4/3 |
Where's our bail out? We'll be doing 1-2 banner drops per day at targeted sites (tbd) throughout the week, culminating in a small demonstration outside of the downtown Bank of America corporate HQ on Friday, April 3rd! |
| FL |
Orlando |
Central FL JwJ |
Denise Diaz |
centralfljwj at gmail dot com |
407-451-2472 |
Anti-EFCA Rat Demo |
3/26 at UCF 36 West Pine Street 4pm |
Protest an anti-EFCA seminar sponsored by the University of Central Florida and their business school. Join JwJ in protest outside as they ask attendees to take a picture with their friend, "the rat"! |
| IL |
Chicago |
Chgo JwJ |
James Thindwa |
james at jwj dot org |
312-738-6161 |
Rally at Chamber of Commerce |
3/31, 12 noon, 200 E. Randolph |
Rally at Chamber of Commerce - stop the lies on Employee Free Choice Act! |
| IL |
Urbana |
Central IL JwJ, UIUC Labor Studies |
Bob Naiman |
naiman dot uiuc at gmail dot com |
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Book Talk |
March 30, 12:00 Noon, Lincoln Hall Auditorium, Room 192, 702 S. Wright St., UIUC |
Steve Ashby and CJ Hawking will discuss their book "Staley: Building a new americna labor movement" |
| IN |
Indianapolis |
Central Indiana JwJ and IUPUI students |
Allison Luthe |
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(317) 917-0723 x 33 |
Activist Training |
April 3rd |
Organizing and activist training on Ceasar Chavez Day of Service (April 3) in conjunction with JWJ . Film screening. |
| IN |
South Bend |
St Joe Vally Project/JwJ |
Joseph Carbone |
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April 1st at McNaughten Park Elkhart Indiana 6-9PM |
hosting Anne Feeney on the 3rd anniversary of the UAW strike of conn selmner |
| MA |
Boston |
Massachusetts JwJ |
Russ Davis |
russdavis at comcast dot net |
617-524-8778 |
160th Anniversary of Brown vs. Roberts |
3/30 2pm, The Harriet Tubman Building, 566 Columbus Ave, Boston |
A day to mark the anniversary of the segregation lawsuit that anticipated Brown vs. Board of Education by almost 100 years, the Union of Minority Communities invites you to attend an event in remembrance of the struggle of Black Communities here in Boston, and to witness the start of Black People for Better Public Schools, a new community group demanding quality education for all people. |
| MA |
Boston |
Massachusetts JwJ |
Russ Davis |
russdavis at comcast dot net |
617-524-8778 |
Economic Education Workshop |
3/31 6pm, MA JWJ offices, 3353 Washington Street, #3, Jamaica Plain |
Jobs With Justice Education Committee and United for a Fair Economy are joining together to present a free workshop on “Economic Crisis: Cause and Recovery”. The workshop will provide answers to the confusing questions this financial turmoil has raised, and also introduce strategies that individuals and communities can use to fight back and protect themselves during this difficult time. |
| MA |
Boston |
Massachusetts JwJ |
Russ Davis |
russdavis at comcast dot net |
617-524-8778 |
Home Depot |
4/1 5pm, South Bay Plaza Home Depot |
The Home Depot, alongside Bank of America and other Enemies of Change, is contributing millions of dollars to the anti-union smear campaign against the Employee Free Choice Act! Help JWJ tell Home Depot to get serious, and stop fooling around with workers rights! |
| MA |
Boston |
Massachusetts JwJ |
Russ Davis |
russdavis at comcast dot net |
617-524-8778 |
Tell CVS to Clean Up Its Act! |
4/2 Noon, CVS at Downtown Crossing, Boston |
Stand up to corporate greed. CVS is an $80 billion corporate giant that continues to profit even in this tough economy. It can afford to provide customers with safe, equitable service. Let CVS know it needs to clean up its act! |
| MA |
Boston |
Massachusetts JwJ |
Russ Davis |
russdavis at comcast dot net |
617-524-8778 |
Jewish Labor Committee Annual Labor Seder |
4/2 6pm, SEIU Local 615, 26 West St, Boston |
Join the Greater Boston Jewish and Labor communities to celebrate our shared traditions and strengthen our work together at the 9th Annual Labor Seder. |
| MA |
Boston |
Massachusetts JwJ |
Russ Davis |
russdavis at comcast dot net |
617-524-8778 |
Rite Aid Store Actions |
4/3/09: 4-6pm, Rite Aid Locations Across Greater Boston - see http://www.massjwj.net/ for details |
In support of ILWU and EFCA, JwJ will protest Rite Aid's anti-worker practices and call on them to settle a first contract with Lancaster, CA distribution center workers. |
| MA |
Boston |
Massachusetts JwJ |
Russ Davis |
russdavis at comcast dot net |
617-524-8778 |
Health Care for America Now! MA Campaign Kick-Off |
4/4: 11am, SEIU Local 615, 26 West Street, 3rd Floor, Boston |
The progressive national health care initiative, Health Care for America Now! is here! Join MA JWJ to welcome them and learn more about their President Obama-endorsed efforts to help provide health care to every single person in the United States. |
| MA |
Lawrence |
Massachusetts JwJ |
Russ Davis |
russdavis at comcast dot net |
617-524-8778 |
Sick of No Sick Days! |
4/2Noon, Polartech Factory, 46 Stafford St, Lawrence |
Sick of no sick days? So are we! Help JWJ as we rally alongside Polartech workers in support of paid sick day legislation. The Paid Sick Day Act would help workers here and across the state. Workers shouldn't have to choose between being sick and being paid! That's no choice at all! |
| MA |
Lynn |
Massachusetts JwJ |
Russ Davis |
russdavis at comcast dot net |
617-524-8778 |
"Rally to Save our Community" at Bank of America |
3/28/09: March to the bank at 10 am, at VFW Post 507, 90 High Rock St' 11 am, Bank of America, 1 State St |
Join Jobs With Justice as we stand with the community of Lynn in demanding that Bank of America stop their fight against the Employee Free Choice Act, stop the mortgage foreclosures and tenant evictions, and start living up to their slogan of being the "Bank of Opportunity". |
| MA |
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Western Mass JwJ |
Jon Weissman |
wmjwj at wmjwj dot org |
(413) 827-0301 |
Rite Aid Store Actions |
Thursday 4/2
o Easthampton: Noon-1pm, 32 Union Street (Rt 141 near Rt 10)
o Springfield: 3-4pm, 126 Island Pond Road (near Allen St)
o Greenfield: 5:30-6:30pm, 107 Main Street (Rt 2A)
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In support of ILWU and EFCA, JwJ will protest Rite Aid's anti-worker practices and call on them to settle a first contract with Lancaster, CA distribution center workers. |
| ME |
Bangor |
Food AND Medicine/JwJ |
Jack McKay |
jack at foodandmedicine dot org |
207-989-5860 |
Rite Aid Store Action |
4/2/09: 10 am; Rite Aid, Union & Fourteenth Streets, Bangor |
In support of ILWU and EFCA, FAM/JwJ will protest Rite Aid's anti-worker practices and call on them to settle a first contract with Lancaster, CA distribution center workers. |
| ME |
Brewer |
Food AND Medicine/JwJ |
Jack McKay |
jack at foodandmedicine dot org |
207-989-5860 |
"Where are They Now?" Report Release |
3/28/09 at 9 am; Solidarity Center: 20 Ivers St, Brewer, ME |
FAM/JwJ will release a report detailing the experiences of 106 laid off union workers, mostly from paper mills in Eastern Maine, as they searched for new jobs. The report reveals what has happened as the good union manufacturing jobs have been replaced by lower paying non-union service jobs, and how this shift in the economy is related to the need for the Employee Free Choice Act. Maine Congressman Mike Michaud will be attending the event and press conference. |
| ME |
Orono |
Food AND Medicine/JwJ |
Jack McKay |
jack at foodandmedicine dot org |
207-989-5860 |
Symposium on EFCA at U of Maine |
4/6/09: 6-8 pm; U of Maine |
Symposium on EFCA and building a just and sustainable economy, featuring Barbara Ehrenreich as keynote and launching Eastern Maine Workers’ Rights Board. |
| NY |
Albany |
Labor-Religion Coalition/JwJ, JwJ-LI, and Students for Workers Rights |
Marje Devoe |
lrcofcd at gmail dot com |
518-482-5595 |
Social Action Conference |
4/4/09: 10 am to 6 pm at U of Albany |
JwJ coalitions from Albany and LI will participate in the 3rd Annual Social Action Conference April 4th, 2009 @University of Albany, educating students on the Employee Free Choice Act, the DREAM Act, the Domestic Workers Bill of Rights and Farmworker justice issues. |
| NY |
Buffalo |
Coalition for Economic Justice/JwJ |
Allison Duwe |
allison at buffalojwj dot org |
716-892-5877 |
Rite Aid Store Action |
Date, time and place TBD |
In support of ILWU and EFCA, CEJ/JwJ will protest Rite Aid's anti-worker practices and call on them to settle a first contract with Lancaster, CA distribution center workers. |
| NY |
Hempstead |
JwJ-LI |
Vanessa Crilly |
vanessac at jwj dot org |
631-348-1170 |
EFCA Debate |
4/1/09; 5 to 8 pm; Hofstra U School of Law |
JwJ and the LI Federation of Labor are moblizing supporters for this debate on EFCA featuring Stewart Acuff from AFL-CIO. The event will include an overview of EFCA followed by a debate about the merits and the drawbacks of EFCA with a neutral moderator. Hosted by Hofstra Labor & Employment Law Journal to educate students, practitioners, faculty and alumni about EFCAs's significance. |
| NY |
Ithaca |
Tompkins County Workers' Center/JwJ |
Pete Meyers |
pete at tclivingwage dot org |
607-269-0409 |
County Legislature Press Conference and Resolution |
April 7th, 5 p.m. Tompkins County Legislature, corner of Court and Tioga Sts. Ithaca |
Press Conference on behalf of EFCA at County Courthouse to be followed up by Public Comment on behalf of EFCA Resolution before County Legislature |
| NY |
Long Island - various cities |
JwJ-LI |
Vanessa Crilly |
vanessac at jwj dot org |
631-348-1170 |
Rite Aid Store Actions |
4/1/09; various locations |
In support of ILWU and EFCA, JwJ-LI will visit 10 Rite Aid stores and deliver letters to management, calling on them to settle a first contract with Lancaster, CA distribution center workers. |
| NY |
New York |
NYC JwJ, JwJ-LI, and CWA 1104 |
Vanessa Crilly |
vanessac at jwj dot org |
631-348-1170 |
Rally for First Contract and EFCA |
4/3/09: 2 pm, Chrysler Bldg: 405 Lexington Ave |
Last December, research assistants at SUNY Stony Brook voted to join GSEU/CWA 1104. NYC and LI JwJs will join the RAs and CWA in demanding a fair first contract. The crowd will then march over to a nearby Rite Aid in solidarity with ILWU workers in Lancaster, CA who are also fighting for a first contract. |
| NY |
Rensselaer |
Labor-Religion Coalition/JwJ |
Marje Devoe |
lrcofcd at gmail dot com |
518-482-5595 |
Rite Aid Action |
5:30 PM, Th. April 2, Rite Aid on US Routes 9/20 (305 Columbia Street) in Rensselaer, NY |
In support of ILWU and EFCA, LRC/JwJ will protest Rite Aid's anti-worker practices and call on them to settle a first contract with Lancaster, CA distribution center workers. |
| OH |
Cleveland |
JwJ |
Debbie |
dkline at cwa-union dot org |
440-333-7007 |
EFCA = Recovery rally |
3/30, 4pm, Public Square |
Rally |
| OH |
Cleveland |
SEIU // JwJ |
Debbie / Anton |
dkline at cwa-union dot org |
440-333-7007 |
Justice for Janitors contract kick-off |
4-Apr |
Rally for kick-off of contract campaign |
| OH |
Dayton |
Miami Valley JwJ Organizing Ctte |
Chelsea Martens |
chelseamartens at gmail dot com |
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Town Hall Forum |
April 14th, 7pm College Hill Community Church, 1547 Philadelphia |
Town Hall Forum |
| OH |
Dayton |
MV Full Employment & JwJ |
Logan Martinez |
loganmartinez2u at yahoo dot com |
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Rally & Press Conf |
April 3rd, 11 am, Jobs Center, 1111 S. Edwin C. Moses Blvd |
The National Jobs for All Coalition is joining the JwJ Week of Action,with rallies demanding good jobs. |
| OH |
Winesburg |
Columbus JwJ |
Allie Petonic |
allison dot petonic at gmail dot com |
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Rally & canvass for Case farms |
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Rally with striking workers at Case Farms, seeking a first contract, followed by canvass for EFCA |
| OR |
Eugene |
ESSN/JwJ |
Nancy Forrest |
essn at efn dot org |
541-736-9041 |
Movie Event |
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| OR |
Portland |
Portland JwJ |
Eliana Machuca |
eliana at jwjpdx dot org |
503-236-5573 |
Portland Social Forum for a Just Economy |
3/30/09 6:30pm |
Town Hall follow up gathering |
| OR |
Portland |
Portland JwJ |
Eliana Machuca |
eliana at jwjpdx dot org |
503-236-5573 |
Cesar Chavez Day Demonstration/Celebration |
3/30/09 noon-4pm |
MEChA de PSU and Las Mujeres (most likely a kick off event for the week fo action. We are working that out) |
| OR |
Portland |
Portland JwJ |
Andrea Townsend |
andrea at jwjpdx dot org |
503-236-5573 |
ILWU solidarity action Rite Aid/EFCA |
4/3/09 Noon |
In support of ILWU and EFCA, this will be an additional action at a different Rite Aid in Porltand. In solidarity with workers in Lancaster, CA |
| OR |
Portland |
Portland JwJ |
Eliana Machuca |
eliana at jwjpdx dot org |
503-236-5573 |
Live Recording with National Radio Project: Green Jobs, Race, and the Economic "Recovery" |
4pm-6:30pm |
Hear from people working on national, state, and local level to ensure that this economic recovery works for all of us. Making contact wants to hear from you as we develop our upcoming radio documentary on Green Jobs. Eliana Machuca will be the moderator. |
| RI |
Providence |
Rhode Island JwJ |
Rachel Miller |
rachel dot miller dot m at gmail dot com |
401-454-4766 |
March for EFCA, targeting Rite Aid |
4/2/09: time and place TBD |
In support of ILWU and EFCA, RI JwJ will protest Rite Aid's anti-worker practices and call on them to settle a first contract with Lancaster, CA distribution center workers. |
| TN |
Nashville |
Mid-Tennessee JwJ |
Megan Macaraeg |
meganmacaraeg at gmail dot com |
615-545-5056 |
Rite Aid Action |
4/2; time & place tbd |
In support of ILWU and EFCA, M TN JwJ will protest Rite Aid's anti-worker practices and call on them to settle a first contract with Lancaster, CA distribution center workers. |
| TX |
Dallas |
North Texas JwJ |
Gene Lantz |
labordallas at sbcglobal dot net |
214-942-4236 |
EFCA Breakfast |
4/4; location tbd |
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| TX |
Grand Prairie |
North Texas JwJ |
Gene Lantz |
labordallas at sbcglobal dot net |
214-942-4236 |
Rally for the Right to Organize |
3/28 at 2 PM at 848 Union Hall 2218 E Main Street in Grand Prairie |
Celebrate Cesar Chavez’ birthday with the Labor Council for Latin American Advancement and Jobs with Justice. It’s the perfect occasion to remember this great union organizer, because the United States Congress is considering a bill, the Employee Free Choice Act, which would restore the American right to organize! |
| VA |
Richmond |
Richmond JwJ |
Breanne Armbrust |
bmarmbrust at aol dot com |
804-306-3121 |
Rite Aid action |
4/2; 5pm at 520 West Broad Street At The Corner Of Belvedere And Broad Streets by VCU |
In support of ILWU and EFCA, Richmond JwJ will protest Rite Aid's anti-worker practices and call on them to settle a first contract with Lancaster, CA distribution center workers. |
| VT |
Colchester |
VT Workers Center/JwJ and St Michael's SLAP |
Derek Souza |
derek dot souza at tradejusticecampaign dot org |
(609) 865 3817 |
Campus Events on EFCA |
Multiple events at various times/dates - see details |
March 31st from 11-1 pm: tabling for EFCA; March 31st: film screening of “Life in Debt”; April 1st from 11-1 pm: tabling for EFCA; April 1st from 3:45-4:45 pm: lobby drive for EFCA "Phone SLAM"; April 2nd at noon: student and worker coffee hour; April 2nd at 7pm: showing the movie “The Take”; April 3rd at 12pm: Dr. Deb Richter will be debating health care policy |
| WA |
Tacoma |
Washington State JwJ |
Terri Mast/Jake Carton |
southsound at wsjwj dot org |
253-459-5107 |
ILWU solidarity action Rite Aid/EFCA |
4/2/09 TBD |
Contact for Details |
