FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: July 25, 2022 Contact: Jason Tomlinson jason@jwj.org Or Joel Mendelson joel@jwj.org, 404-538-7877 ATLANTA, GA—On Tuesday, July 26, 2022, United States Secretary of Labor Marty Walsh will join the Advancing Black Strategists Initiative (ABSI) for a roundtable event at IUPAT District Council 77’s union hall… Read More»
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Jobs With Justice mourns the passing of longtime retired president of the American Federation of State, County and Municipal Employees (AFSCME), labor leader, and former Jobs With Justice treasurer Gerald “Jerry” McEntee. Jerry was a legend in the labor movement, joining AFSCME more than 65 years ago and he dedicated… Read More»
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE July 6, 2022 Contact: Joel Mendelson, joel@jwj.org, Jobs With Justice Washington, D.C. – Today, Jobs With Justice applauds President Biden, Secretary Marty Walsh, and the Department of Labor for announcing a new process to protect immigrant workers from retaliation when workers seek to address a litany of… Read More»
Washington, DC – Today Jobs With Justice slammed a series of reprehensible rulings from the U.S. Supreme Court this week that dealt a major blow to working people, including its blockbuster decision overturning Roe v Wade. Erica Smiley, Executive Director of Jobs With Justice, stated the following: “For the first… Read More»
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE May 23, 2022 Contact: Chris Fleming, Chris@redhorsestrategies.com On Eve of Amazon’s Annual Shareholder Meeting, NYC Comptroller Brad Lander, Illegally Fired Workers Press Shareholders on Amazon’s High-Risk, High-Turnover, Unsafe Workplaces For the recording, click here. New York, NY – On May 23rd, in advance of Amazon’s annual shareholder… Read More»
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE April 26, 2022 Contact: Joel Mendelson, joel@jwj.org Washington, D.C. – Following the recent announcement that Apple Store workers at Cumberland Mall in Atlanta filed for a union election with the National Labor Relations Board, Jobs With Justice issued the following statement: “The Jobs With Justice network is proud… Read More»
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contact: Alexis Stanley (507) 581-4302 “The Future We Need” positions the struggle to build collective bargaining power as a central element in the effort to build a healthy democracy Washington, D.C (April 15, 2022) – A new book out today by co-authors Erica Smiley and Sarita Gupta… Read More»
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE April 1, 2022 Contact: Ryan Rudominer, ryan@redhorsestrategies.com Erica Smiley: “This triumphant union victory over Amazon represents a watershed moment in the Labor Movement” Washington, DC – Dubbing it a “watershed moment in the labor movement,” on Friday, Jobs With Justice congratulated Amazon workers in Staten Island for… Read More»
Erica Smiley: For Us, César Chávez Day Isn’t Just A History Lesson. His Life’s Work Remains Our Unfinished Mission. On Thursday, Jobs With Justice released a statement commemorating César Chávez Day in recognition of the iconic labor and civil rights leader and co-founder of the National Farmworker Union. Erica Smiley,… Read More»
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE February 22, 2022 Contact: Steve Flamisch, Rutgers University, steve.flamisch@rutgers.edu, 848-252-9011 Joel Mendelson, Jobs With Justice, joel@jwj.org, 404-538-7877 Study: Amazon Uses Power of Police to Subdue Workers and Enforce Obedience Preliminary Report Analysis Reveals Amazon’s Policing Power and Racialization of Employment Relations Bessemer, Alabama — Amazon is using… Read More»