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Street Vendors & the Battle to Do Business
By Sean Basinski Whether they are classified as traditional workers, independent contractors, or self-employed entrepreneurs, street vendors in recent years have been asserting their rights to a greater piece of the economic pie – or hot dog, as the case may be. This is happening on the global scale, as vendor and other informal sector…
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National Guestworker Alliance (NGA) Seeks Bilingual New England Senior Organizer (MA)
Position: New England Senior Organizer About the National Guestworker Alliance (NGA) The National Guestworker Alliance (NGA) is a national organization dedicated to winning rights and respect for guestworkers and building a social movement response to the transformation of work in the United States. Anchored by the New Orleans Workers’ Center for Racial Justice, a multiracial organization dedicated to…
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Cypress Hills Local Development Corporation Seeks Tenant Counselor (NYC)
Cypress Hills Local Development Corporation (CHLDC) is a multi-service, nonprofit community development organization and settlement house in Cypress Hills, Brooklyn. We serve 10,000 residents annually, and our programs include career and education programs, community development, community organizing, housing counseling, and youth and family services. With community residents leading the way, the mission of CHLDC is…
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National Domestic Workers Alliance / La Alianza Nacional de Trabajadores del Hogar Seeks Gig Economy Organizer (NYC)
The entrance of Silicon Valley and technology companies into the cleaning and care markets is presenting us with new opportunities to improve the rights, respect and dignity afforded to domestic workers. New tech companies that employ domestic workers are growing rapidly and becoming more common. NDWA seeks to build a base of workers, who use…
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