CONTACT: Ori Korin (202) 822-2127 x126 okorin@americanrightsatwork.org Washington, D.C. – Following the Senate’s confirmation of Tom Perez as the U.S. Secretary of Labor, Sarita Gupta, executive director of Jobs with Justice and American Rights at Work, and co-director of the Caring Across Generations campaign, issued the following statement: “We’re pleased… Read More»
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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. Senate’s vote on the immigration reform bill: “The passage of the bipartisan immigration reform bill marks a historic, but no less bittersweet moment for our nation.… Read More»
Requests for transparency and help with debt relief met with noncommittal lip service and “it’s complicated” CONTACT: Ori Korin, 202-822-2127 x126 okorin@americanrightsatwork.org Newark, Del. – Earlier today, 14 students and recent graduates from around the country attended a meeting with newly named Sallie Mae CEO Jack Remondi and other senior… Read More»
New CEO Jack Remondi Commits to Meet with Students in the Next Month CONTACT: Ori Korin, 202-822-2127 x126 okorin@americanrightsatwork.org Newark, DE – Earlier today, nearly 200 students, parents, community members and union leaders from around the country came together at Sallie Mae’s annual shareholder meeting to demand a meeting with… Read More»
Letters signed by nearly 400 professors and 125 leaders nationwide argues for swift action on NLRB to ensure workplace rights CONTACT: Ori Korin, (202) 822-2127 x126 okorin@americanrightsatwork.org Washington, D.C. – In two official letters released today, a diverse, prominent chorus of voices called for senators to swiftly confirm the full… Read More»
CONTACT: Ori Korin, 202-822-2127 x126 okorin@americanrightsatwork.org Today, international worker rights groups are calling for immediate action from international corporations and brands following the horrific news of a deadly collapse of the Rana Plaza building in Savar, in Dhaka Bangladesh. The collapse of the eight story building that housed five factories… Read More»
Whistleblower protections for immigrant workers also protect U.S. workers CONTACTS: Liz Cattaneo, lcattaneo@americanrightsatwork.org, 202-822-2127 x104 Stephen Boykewich, stephen@guestworkeralliance.org, 718-791-9162 WASHINGTON, DC —The Senate immigration bill’s inclusion of POWER Act worker protections is a huge victory for immigrant and U.S. workers alike. Too often, employers use threats of retaliation and deportation… Read More»
CONTACT: Ori Korin, 202-822-2127×126 okorin@americanrightsatwork.org Washington, D.C. – Following the highly anticipated release of the Senate bipartisan proposal to reform our nation’s broken immigration system, Sarita Gupta, executive director of Jobs with Justice and American Rights at Work and co-director of the Caring Across Generations campaign, issued the following statement:… Read More»
CONTACT: Ori Korin, (202) 822-2127 x126 okorin@americanrightsatwork.org Washington, D.C. – Following the introduction yesterday of the Student Loan Fairness Act by U.S. Representative Karen Bass, Jobs with Justice and American Rights at Work Executive Director Sarita Gupta issued the following statement: “The Student Loan Fairness Act is exactly what the… Read More»
CONTACT: Ori Korin, (202) 822-2127 x126 okorin@americanrightsatwork.org Washington, D.C. – Following the White House’s announcement of the Department of Justice’s Assistant Attorney General for Civil Rights Tom Perez as the nominee for the U.S. Secretary of Labor, Sarita Gupta, executive director of Jobs with Justice and American Rights at Work… Read More»