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Berger-Marks Foundation Awards for Social Justice & Labor
Each year the Berger-Marks Foundation recognizes outstanding young women for significant contributions to social justice and workers’ rights. Download Award Information and FAQ (148.4 KiB) $10,000 EDNA AWARD FOR SOCIAL JUSTICE We are now accepting nominations through 11:59 PM EDT on September 16, 2016. Click here for the Edna Award nomination form The Edna Award honors…
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Las Vegas Cocktail Servers: A Union Triumph
What does being in a union really achieve? Ask the cocktail servers in Las Vegas. Perhaps an unlikely symbol of the triumphs of organizing, Culinary 226, the largest union local in Nevada, is a majority-female union — comprised in large part of older, immigrant women — and has shaped the Las Vegas casino workforce over…
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Workers United, New York-New Jersey Regional Joint Board Seeks Labor Union Organizer (NYC)
Bilingual English/Korean or Bilingual English/Mandarin New York, NY The New York-New Jersey Regional Joint Board, Workers United, affiliated with SEIU, seeks an experienced organizer who views labor organizing through a social justice lens. Candidates must be deeply connected to issues including: workplace fairness, immigration, racial justice and education. As an organizer at the Joint Board,…
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Make the Road New York Seeks Fair and Just Policing Youth Organizer (Part-Time)
Make the Road New York (www.maketheroadny.org) is a non-profit organization that builds the power of Latino and working class communities to achieve dignity and justice through organizing, policy innovation, transformative education, and survival services. We have 16,000 members and operate five community centers in Bushwick, Brooklyn; Jackson Heights, Queens; Port Richmond and Midland Beach, Staten…
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