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¿Por qué debes pensar en desarrollar una cooperativa? / Why Develop a Co-Op?
English text below Montar una empresa puede ser una experiencia liberadora para los trabajadores que no quieren estar sometidos por un jefe. Sin embargo, hay barreras altas que dificultan la fundación de una empresa por los inmigrantes; barreras como la falta de recursos económicos, el idioma y el sacrificio personal
Join WJW’s New Rapid Response Network
We invite you, our community allies, to participate directly in workers’ struggle against unjust working conditions. Join Worker Justice Wisconsin’s new Rapid Response Network by signing up here! By signing up, you will receive text notifications when we have an impending worksite action, inviting you to stand with workers when
Celebrating Our Staff Union
On Labor Day, our staff and Board gathered at the worker center to celebrate the staff’s first OPEIU Local 39 contract with WJW. The decision to unionize, supported strongly by the Board, was driven by the need to protect workers in the face of anti-worker laws prevalent in the United
Los Volcanes: A New Co-Op Focused on Screenprinting, Sewing, and Embroidery
Los Volcanes is an up-and-coming, cooperatively-run association that focuses on screenprinting, sewing, and embroidery. The workers that are part of the cooperative organized Crushin’ It Apparel, and now are part of our cooperative incubation program and supported in part by a grant from the Madison Cooperative Development Coalition. Stay tuned
Worker Justice Wisconsin, the University of Wisconsin Center for Cooperatives, and the Madison Cooperative Development Coalition Awarded a Baldwin Wisconsin Idea Project Grant!
Baldwin Wisconsin Idea Project Grants support substantial and mutually beneficial projects that foster extended relationships between the UW-Madison and collaborators across the state and beyond. These projects are driven by innovative ideas and shaped by the priorities, needs, and interests of the communities they serve. The University of Wisconsin Center
Channel3000: Madison apparel business owner sued for unpaid wages
By Corey Moen Apr 9, 2024 MADISON, Wis. — The Wisconsin Department of Justice filed a lawsuit against Jeremy Kruk Tuesday for unlawful labor practices as it relates to his former custom apparel business Crushin It Promotions LLC. Kruk is facing multiple civil counts in the lawsuit after he allegedly
ASI: Promo Pro Sued for Allegedly Firing, Not Paying Employees Who Unionized
The Wisconsin Department of Justice has brought the case against Jeremy Kruk, said to be the founder of Crushin’ It Apparel and successor companies. By Christopher Ruvo | April 12, 2024 The alleged owner of a Wisconsin-based promo products distributorship/apparel decorating company is facing a lawsuit that asserts he fired his
Wisconsin Law Journal: Wis. custom apparel business owner sued for unpaid wages owed to former employees
By: WISCONSIN LAW JOURNAL STAFF // April 11, 2024 The Wisconsin Department of Justice, on behalf of the Wisconsin Department of Workforce Development, filed a lawsuit Tuesday against Jeremy Kruk for unlawful labor practices as it relates to his former custom apparel business, Crushin It Promotions, LLC. Kruk is facing multiple civil counts
Wisconsin Examiner: State sues garment company at the center of labor turmoil for unpaid wages
BY ERIK GUNN – APRIL 11, 2024 6:49 PM A Madison apparel company, which drew attention a year and a half ago when nonunion workers protested their working conditions and filed a federal complaint against the firm, has been sued for wage theft. The lawsuit, filed Tuesday against Crushin’ It Promotions LLC by the
Wisconsin Department of Justice: Custom Apparel Business Owner Sued for Unpaid Wages Owed to Former Employees
Wisconsin Department of Justice, Apr 9 2024 MADISON, Wis. – The Wisconsin Department of Justice, on behalf of the Wisconsin Department of Workforce Development, today filed a lawsuit against Jeremy Kruk for unlawful labor practices as it relates to his former custom apparel business, Crushin It Promotions, LLC. Kruk is
WKOW: Wisconsin DOJ accuses Dane County business owner of $8,000 in wage theft
By JT Cestkowski Apr 10, 2024 Updated Apr 10, 2024 MADISON (WKOW) – The state has sued a local business in Dane County court, alleging that the company’s owner owes a set of former employees thousands of dollars in back wages. The lawsuit was filed Tuesday in Dane County court against Jeremy
Wisconsin Department of Justice Sues Crushin’ It Apparel owner Jeremy Kruk for Stolen Wages
As many of you know, WJW partnered with Crushin’ It Apparel workers in the summer of 2022 to organize their workplace. We also helped them file wage theft complaints with the DWD. Attorney General Josh Kaul has now filed a lawsuit against Kruk for refusing to pay his workers what