Boletín del segundo trimestre/Second Quarter Newsletter
El boletín del segundo trimestre está disponible. Lea aquí. Our Second Quarter Newsletter is now available! Check it out here in both English (below) and Spanish.
June 2022
DOL Finds Contracted Workers Deprived of $80,000 in Overtime Wages
This is a reprint from the U.S. Department of Labor. For original story on the DOL’s website, click here. SEATTLE – A U.S. Department of Labor investigation that uncovered a farm labor contractor’s already costly failures to protect migrant and seasonal agricultural workers took an unexpected turn when investigators found the same employer had denied …
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Government Resources for Workers
Para Español click aquí. Do you know your rights? Check out these flyers for some information on your rights on the workplace and where to turn when they have been violated.
Sally Priesand: First American Female Rabbi
Rabbi Sally Priesand: First American Female Rabbi Ordained 50 Years Ago This Month 50 years ago this month, the first American female rabbi was ordained. She was only the second female rabbi to be ordained ever (the first being Regina Jonas, who later died in the Holocaust) “There would always come a time where some …
Meet Our Staff Series: Robert
Meet Our Staff! Robert Christl, Worker Center Program Director Previous Next A bit about Robert… I was born and raised in a small city called Huntsville in Alabama (you might know it—it’s famous for its work with NASA). As a kid, I gravitated toward history. Although I initially had an interest in ancient Spartan society, …
Wage Theft in the News–Brooklyn Wage Theft Front
Wage theft is far more prevalent than often acknowledged. In fact, in recent years, the cost of wage theft has consistently been more than the cost of larceny, robberies, and other types of theft combined. Though this graphic is from 2014, sadly, little has changed in the years since. In 2021, it’s estimated that around …
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Poor People’s Campaign: Clergy, Poverty, Justice, and their Intersections
By Rev. Ari Douglas (they/them), FCC (DOC) of Janesville, WI “Often we hear about workers, the poor, and clergy organizing together. Rarely do we hear about clergy being workers, or clergy being the poor. I have been both clergy and a worker and clergy and poor.” Rev. Ari Douglas (they/them) Often we hear about workers, …
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