Contact: Gwen Glazer Phone: (607) 254-8390 E-mail: gglazer@cornell.edu ITHACA, N.Y. (Jan. 9, 2014) – A quarter-century of labor history will be preserved and available to researchers all over the world, thanks to Jobs With Justice’s recent donation to the ILR School’s Kheel Center for Labor Management Documentation and Archives. Jobs… Read More»
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CONTACT: Ori Korin, 202-393-1044 x126 ori@jwj.org Washington, D.C. – Following the U.S. Senate’s vote to confirm Jeh Johnson as U.S. Secretary of Homeland Security, Jobs With Justice issued the following statement: “We commend the Senate for confirming Jeh Johnson, a competent leader to oversee the Department of Homeland Security (DHS).… Read More»
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: December 11, 2013 CONTACT: Ori Korin ori@jwj.org Washington, D.C.—Today, Jobs With Justice is proud to unveil its new website and brand to complete the organization’s relaunch as a result of the 2012 merger between Jobs with Justice and American Rights at Work. The new website can be… Read More»
Decision Is Important Step in Stopping Abuse and Retaliation of Walmart Employees CONTACT: Ori Korin okorin@americanrightsatwork.org Washington, D.C. – Today, the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) General Counsel issued a decision to prosecute Walmart for alleged widespread labor law violations, including threats made by managers against the company’s employees,… Read More»
Will Join National Network of Activists Urging Republicans to Move Bill Forward in October CONTACT: Ori Korin, 202-822-2127 x126 okorin@americanrightsatwork.org Washington, D.C. – Jobs with Justice and American Rights at Work issued the following statement following the U.S. House Democrats’ introduction of the “Border Security, Economic Opportunity and… Read More»
Vow to bring similar fights to cities around the country CONTACT: Ori Korin 202-822-2127 x126 Washington, D.C. – Following Mayor Vincent Gray’s veto last week of landmark legislation that would require D.C.’s big box retailers to pay workers a living wage of $12.50 an hour, Jobs with Justice and American… Read More»
Department of Labor Announces New Regulations Granting Millions Of Home care Workers Basic Labor Protections Washington, D.C.—Today, the Department of Labor announced new regulations to extend basic labor protections to millions of in-home care workers, entitling them to minimum wage and overtime protections and ending 75 years of unfair exclusion… Read More»
Activists vow to overturn veto CONTACT: Ori Korin 202-822-2127 x126 Washington, D.C. – Following Mayor Vincent Gray’s veto of landmark legislation that would require D.C.’s big box retailers to pay workers a living wage of $12.50 an hour, Jobs with Justice and American Rights at Work have launched a city-wide… Read More»
Students and Activists Will Deliver Petition, Rally at Extremist Group’s 40th Annual Conference in Chicago CONTACT: Ori Korin 202-822-2127 x126 okorin@americanrightsatwork.org Chicago, Illinois – Tomorrow, students, workers, and activists will crash the American Legislative Exchange Council’s (ALEC) 40th annual meeting to draw attention to ALEC’s right-wing, corporate-backed agenda that has… Read More»
CONTACT: Ori Korin (202) 822-2127 x126 okorin@americanrightsatwork.org Washington, D.C. – Following the recent Senate compromise negotiated to avert any further delay and obstruction of Executive Branch appointments to cabinet positions, the Senate must now act to consider promptly the White House’s full slate of nominees to the National Labor… Read More»