In partnership with the Institute for Policy Studies, Jobs With Justice launched the Advancing Black Strategists Initiative (ABSI) in the fall of 2020. We began with a vision to create a cohort of Black economic justice and labor-focused strategists committed to leading, developing, and advancing policies and campaigns that support… Read More»
Too often, when immigrant workers assert their labor or civil rights or organize for better working conditions, they face threats of immigration enforcement from unscrupulous employers seeking to silence them. This retaliation undercuts workers’ ability to enforce their rights and results in more dangerous workplaces and lower wages for all… Read More»
Last month, Jobs With Justice hosted our first in-person gathering of 2023 with thirty JWJ leaders and their union partners. New York, Central Florida, Arizona, California, Tennessee, Colorado and the District of Columbia were all represented at this convening. During the 2-day convening, National Jobs With Justice offered a powerful program… Read More»
Jobs With Justice is welcoming two powerhouses onto our national team, Denise Diaz as Deputy Director for Institutional Advancement and Candace Johnson as Deputy Director for Organizational Strength. Together, Denise and Candace bring decades of organizing and leadership experience to Jobs With Justice. Denise has led strategic organizing and policy… Read More»
“For far too long we have been comfortable with dominant narratives of who workers are and what they want. These imposed narratives often fail to reflect the breadth of diversity of our workforce and the complexity of our lives.” – The Future We Need Jobs With Justice cultivates deep relationships… Read More»
The Protect the Right to Organize (PRO) Act seeks to strengthen the rights of workers to organize, bargain collectively, and engage in other concerted activities to improve their wages, benefits, and working conditions. The legislation was first introduced in Congress in May 2019 by Representative Bobby Scott (D-VA) and Senator… Read More»
On January 13, 2023, the Department of Homeland Security announced that noncitizen workers who are victims of, or witnesses to, labor rights violations can access a streamlined and expedited deferred action request process. This process will protect noncitizen workers from threats of immigration-related retaliation from exploitative employers. Workers will be… Read More»
Change can be exhilarating and inspiring, while simultaneously anxiety-inducing. As a movement, we know how to navigate current systems – whether it be policy or labor institutions – but singular paths can create unimaginative and exclusionary practices. Is it time for a new movement playbook, or just a more nimble… Read More»