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WJCNY Staff on Panel for “Not My Life”
May 13th, 2013
Wednesday, May 15th : Renan Salgado and Gonzalo Martinez of Workers Justice Center of New York discuss migrant labor after 7 p.m. showing. Article from the Democrat & Chronicle: The Little Theatre is showing the film Not My Life, which focuses on human trafficking both internationally and in the United States. The film is the work of [...]
WJCNY to Mobilizes for April 10th National Day of Action for Immigration Reform
April 10th, 2013
A bus full of Hudson Valley residents traveled to Washington DC on April 10th to participate in the National Day of Action for Immigration Reform. The delegation was organized by the Worker Justice Center of NY and Somos la Llave del Futuro. WJCNY also organized a small delegation from Western New York to participate in the day’s [...]
WJCNY Joins Local Allies on Women’s Equality Agenda
April 5th, 2013
WAMC News April 4, 2013 By ALLISON DUNNE Supporters of New York Governor Andrew Cuomo’s Women’s Equality Agenda gathered today in six locations throughout the state. They held events to launch regional coalitions of a statewide Women’s Equality Coalition that formed in March. The Hudson Valley regional chapter kicked off Thursday outside a union hall [...]
Justice for Farmworker Campaign Mobilizes for Farmworker Albany Day
May 1st, 2013
May 13th Farmworker Albany Day Flyer
Hudson Valley groups respond to Senate introduction of bipartisan immigration reform bill
April 17th, 2013
The introduction today of a bipartisan immigration reform bill by the Senate Gang of Eight is an historic step towards creating real and humane comprehensive immigration reform. The Senate bill represents not only the bipartisan Congressional support for reform, but also the years of organizing, voter registration and community building undertaken by countless individuals [...]
Worker Justice Center Files Multi-Million Dollar Suit Against Four Brothers Pizza Chain
April 1st, 2013
Daily Freeman Friday, March 15, 2013 By PATRICIA DOXSEY A multimillion-dollar lawsuit that attorneys expect could become a class action suit with more than 75 workers has been filed against Four Brothers Pizza, a pizza chain with locations in Dutchess and Columbia counties. The lawsuit, which has been brought by Workers Justice Center of New [...]