CONTACT: Ori Korin 202-393-1044 x126 or ori@jwj.org Washington, D.C. – In response to the announcement from the White House that President Obama intends to issue an executive order seeking enhanced enforcement of workers’ rights for employees of federal contractors, Jobs With Justice Executive Director Sarita Gupta released the following statement:… Read More»
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153 groups urge Department of Homeland Security not to interfere with workers’ rights CONTACT: Adela de la Torre, delatorre@nilc.org, 213-400-7822 Ori Korin, ori@jwj.org, 202-393-1044 x126 WASHINGTON — In a letter sent to the Obama administration, a broad coalition of 153 civil rights, faith-based, and labor groups urged that any executive… Read More»
CONTACT: Ori Korin ori@jwj.org or 202-393-1044 x126 Washington, D.C. – In response to the huge numbers of child refugees fleeing from harm in their home countries seeking refuge and protection in the United States, Jobs With Justice issued the following statement: “Tens of thousands of unaccompanied children have arrived at… Read More»
Workers’ Rights Advocate Issues Support for Miller-DeLauro Scheduling Bill CONTACT: Ori Korin, ori@jwj.org or 202-393-1044 Washington, D.C. – Following Representative George Miller (D-Calif.) and Representative Rosa DeLauro’s (D-Conn.) introduction of the Schedules That Work Act (H.R. 5159), Jobs With Justice Executive Director Sarita Gupta issued the following statement: “Representative Miller… Read More»
An Attack on Working People Is an Attack on Everyone CONTACT: Liz Cattaneo, 202-393-1044 x104 or liz@jwj.org Washington, D.C. – Following today’s Supreme Court ruling in Harris v. Quinn, Jobs With Justice Executive Director Sarita Gupta issued the following statement: “Today, in an overreaching decision, the Supreme Court limited collective… Read More»
How Many Laws Does One Company Have to Break Before the U.S. Government Stops Rewarding It With a Multimillion-Dollar Contract? CONTACT: Ori Korin, ori@jwj.org or 202-393-1044 x126 Washington, D.C. – Following today’s announcement by U.S. Secretary of Education Arne Duncan that the Department of Education would be renewing its current… Read More»
Who writes the rules in our democracy? McDonald’s or Senator McConnell? Walmart or Senator Pryor? CONTACT: Ori Korin, ori@jwj.org or 202-393-1044 x126 Washington, D.C. – Following the U.S. Senate’s failed vote to end debate on the Fair Minimum Wage Act of 2013 (S. 2223), Jobs With Justice Executive Director Sarita… Read More»
CONTACT: Ori Korin ori@jwj.org or 202-393-1044 x126 Washington, D.C. – Following the announcement of House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi’s launch of a discharge petition to force a vote in the U.S. House of Representatives on H.R. 15, Jobs With Justice executive director Sarita Gupta issued this statement: “Workers, families, faith… Read More»
CONTACT: Ori Korin, ori@jwj.org 202-393-1044 x126 Working Hard for The Money: Jobs With Justice Lauds President Obama’s Move to Apply Overtime Protections to More Workers Washington, D.C. – Following President Obama’s announcement to reverse the “white-collar exemption” and extend overtime pay rules to cover as many as 10 million… Read More»
CONTACT: Ori Korin, ori@jwj.org or 202-393-1044 x126 Washington, D.C. — Following the release of a report that found that the U.S. Department of Education has failed to effectively monitor the banks it has contracted to administer federal student loans, Jobs With Justice’s Debt-Free Future Campaign Organizer Chris Hicks issued the… Read More»