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What is Worker Justice Wisconsin?

Worker Justice Wisconsin empowers workers to stand up for their rights, and brings faith, labor and other community allies together to fight for:

  • A just and living wage for all
  • Paid time off for all
  • Workplaces free from all forms of discrimination and harassment
  • Opportunities for collective organizing without fear of retaliation
  • A healthy work/life balance for all people regardless of race, gender, national origin, immigration status or creed

Our Mission Statement

Worker Justice Wisconsin advances justice in our community by building collective worker power together with Faith and Labor allies.

Worker justice is...​

Eradicating

harassment, discrimination, and power dynamics between employers and employees.

Affirming & Empowering

all people who challenge practices and systems which deny one’s dignity.

Creating

horizontal, consensus-based environments with shared leadership.

Acknowledging

that systemic racism, sexism, and ideas about citizenship impact the experience of a worker and must be dismantled.

Challenging

constructed ideas of power in the workplace and embracing a spirit of collectivism.

Recognizing

that liberation for oppressed workers requires us to see one another as a part of the same community.

“What I have seen at work, at least among ourselves as Hispanics, there is more discrimination and we often work hard for bad pay. Starting a worker cooperative is important to me because I want to have my voice heard at work, be an independent person and to be able to employ and help others and provide people with good jobs.”
Juan Carlos BarerraCleaning Co-operative Memeber
“I am grateful to Worker Justice Wisconsin because they helped me recover my unpaid wages, and I want to invite everyone having wage problems: you can ask for help. Yes, you can get your unpaid wages back! So I invite you to come to Worker Justice Wisconsin and don’t be afraid. Today, thanks to them, I have recovered 3 months of wages that I thought I’d never see, and I’m very happy and grateful for their support. They are ready to help you with your workplace problems and to demand our rights!”--
José Manuel PerezWJW Worker Member
"Support from Worker Justice Wisconsin was instrumental in helping our bargaining team reach the best possible union contract! WJW helped me and our bargaining team at Oakwood Village amplify our voice and raised our confidence with the community at our backs!"--
Kirsten McKeeMember of the SEIU Bargaining Team at Oakwood Village