Spring 2023 Welcome to the 2023 Spring edition of the Jobs With Justice quarterly report! This report is meant to give you – our most dedicated supporters and allies – a way to dig into the ongoing campaigns and work of Jobs With Justice and our network throughout the year.… Read More»
Washington, D.C. – Jobs With Justice released the following statement in support of the reintroduction of The POWER Act to protect immigrant workers from unscrupulous employers, retaliation in the workplace, and deportation for standing up for their rights. Original co-sponsors of the legislation include Reps. Nanette Barragan (CA-44), Greg Casar… 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»
Why now? There is unprecedented interest amongst workers across the globe to organize with the aim of reaching a collective bargaining agreement. In this moment of worker upsurge following the ALU election victory on Staten Island and Bessemer’s historically close election, Amazon workers across the entire logistics chain are expressing… Read More»
Digital Strategist whitney@jwj.org Whitney (she/her) is the Digital Strategist with national Jobs With Justice. Born and raised in Kentucky, Whitney is passionate about amplifying the work of often forgotten people and places. Her interest in storytelling was developed at Western Kentucky University, where she studied Art History and Folk Studies.… 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»
Washington, D.C. – Jobs With Justice released the statement below in support of Julie Su, President Biden’s nominee for Labor Secretary. Statement from Erica Smiley, Executive Director of Jobs With Justice: “Jobs With Justice stands with our allies in the labor movement in strongly backing President Biden’s nominee for Labor… Read More»