Announcements
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 [...]
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 [...]
WJCNY at Legislative Breakfast
March 1st, 2013
Cheryl Gee and Peg Billyard were speakers at the Monroe County Domestic Violence Consortium’s Legislative Breakfast. Cheryl spoke about the domestic/sexual violence project and her work with farm worker women. Peg presented on human trafficking and domestic violence. Over 100 people attended from the legislature and from programs serving victims/survivors of domestic violence. Maggie Brooks, [...]
New York Bar Foundation Grant
February 28th, 2013
It was announced today that the New York Bar Foundation has awarded the Worker Justice Center of New York a grant. The grant will assist us in effectively communicating across multiple offices, allow for the integration of case work, and establish consistency in data collection and case management. A virtual private network (VPN) will be [...]
WJCNY Signs On to “New Yorkers for Real Immigration Reform” Campaign
February 25th, 2013
New Yorkers for Real Immigration Reform: Principles of Fair and Just Immigration Reform
WJCNY Statement on Agricultural Guestworker Program Submitted to Immigration and Border Security Subcommittee
February 25th, 2013
Statement of Worker Justice Center of New York submitted to the Immigration and Border Security Subcommittee of the U.S. House of Representatives Committee on the Judiciary February 26, 2013 Hearing: “Agricultural Labor: From H-2A to a Workable Agricultural Guestworker Program.”
