For Workers
‘Colleges run on student labor’: Labor Spring 2023 provides hotbed for labor organizing
Originally posted by Jasper Bernstein, The Daily Cardinal Labor Spring 2023 brought together workers, including student workers, from Madison and Milwaukee on Saturday to share their experiences organizing in their workplaces. The event took place at The Crossing Campus Ministry and served as a hotbed for different labor efforts, with discussions on motivations for labor organizing as …
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Cap Times Feature: Program Director Robert Christl
WJW Program Director Robert Christl was featured in the Capital Times’s article 12 People to Watch in 2023 in Madison. To read Robert’s feature, written by Natalie Yahr, read on (read original article here) “Most Madisonians have probably never heard of Robert Christl, but he’s played a key role in the local labor organizing movement …
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(Español) Crushin’ It Apparel: Tone Madison
Los trabajadores de Crushin’ It Apparel luchan por recuperar sus trabajos después de que el propietario de la empresa cerrara de forma abrupta el taller. JT CESTKOWSKI // JULIO GARCIA “Los trabajadores han sido maltratados y los trabajadores están hartos de esto. Y para eso están los sindicatos”. Adam Gifford Con un voto de seis …
Crushin’ It Apparel Workers Win Union
Crushin’ It Apparel Workers Win Union Vote! Previous Next The employees of Crushin’ It Apparel in Madison made their voices heard by winning their election for representation through the NLRB. These brave workers overcame months of exploitation, abuse, wage theft, and threats, and voted 6-0 to become new members of IUPAT DC7 to tell their employer enough is enough! Please …
The Roles of Worker Centers
Worker Centers: Strategies and Features The role of worker centers in our society is a relatively new element of recourse for workers within the broader labor movement. To learn more about the role of worker centers in the labor movement, the distinctions between worker centers and unions, and the diverse services and duties that worker …
Interview with Apolonio “Polo” Duran
Apolonio “Polo” Duran comes to the WJW board from the Regional Council of Carpenters/Carpinteros Latinos Unidos. Here, Polo speaks about his experiences as a worker, union rep, and board member. Polo’s parents were agricultural workers as he was growing up, and Polo and his brother often chipped in on weekends and holidays. This experience shaped …
Q3 Newsletter/boletín del tercero trimestre
Q3 Newsletter/Boletín del tercero trimestre WJW has had a busy summer and fall. With several worker organizing campaigns, the first LaborFest in two years, and a highly successful Labor in the Pulpits/on the Bimah/at the Minbar turnout, we’ve got plenty of updates! Read on to see what Worker Justice Wisconsin has been up to lately. …
WJW at LaborFest
Crushin’ It Apparel workers and WJW staff appeared together for LaborFest’s Solidarity Roll Call. These workers have stayed strong in the face of threats and retaliation from their employer, and at LaborFest they stood in solidarity with organizing workers everywhere. Thank you to everyone who signed our petition in support of these workers! (To read more …
LaborFest 2022!
2 years later: LaborFest is back! After a 2-year hiatus due to COVID-19, LaborFest is back. In order to accommodate for the ongoing pandemic, there will be a vaccine clinic and there will not be face-painting. We’d love to see you come by and visit our booth to hang out with our staff, meet organizing …