“We have shifted to the importance of acting together rather than as individuals,” Rebecca Meier-Rao, Worker Justice Wisconsin Executive Director Previous Next The employees of Crushin’ It Apparel, a screen-printing shop, have been placed on illegal unpaid leave for exercising their right to organize. On Friday, August 26, the shop’s workplace organizing committee submitted a …
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“Until child labor was made illegal, child labor was used. Until we have enforceable workplace protections, employers will not comply.” The Occupational Safety and Health Act, more commonly known as “OSHA,” went into effect on April 28th, 1971. 18 years later, the American Federation of Labor and Congress of Industrial Organizations (AFL-CIO) declared April 28th …
International Female Labor Leaders We would like to thank the Global Labor Justice’s International Labor Rights Defenders Roundtable for calling attention to and amplifying the voices of women union and labor leaders from across the globe. Worker Justice Wisconsin lauds the bravery, determination, and commitment to justice that these women have displayed. Allison Lee (Lee …
Vaccines: Myths, Facts, and Questions Answered Vaccines Many workers have expressed confusion about how the COVID-19 vaccine actually works. And rightly so–medical terms such as “shedding,” “mRNA,” and “spike proteins” have suddenly become parts of everyday language. We hope to clear up some of these terms in order to encourage more informed conversations and decisions …
