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By jwjnational, on December 15th, 2011 
 Today the Department of Homeland Security announced that it is terminating Sheriff Joe Arpaio’s 287(g) agreement and “restricting” his access to the “Secure Communities” program.
This happened hours after the Department of Justice concluded its three year investigation into civil rights abuses caused by the Sheriff. The report from the DOJ does more than just describe Sheriff Arpaio’s reign of terror. It shows that DHS and ICE programs led to this crisis. Now, the White House needs to apply the lessons learned in Maricopa County and end all programs that entangle local police in the business of immigration enforcement.
Today marks a pivotal moment.
PLEASE SIGN THE PETITION TO END S-COMM & 287(g) HERE.
We join with many others in calling for Sheriff Arpaio to resign and be indicted, but the fight we’ve waged together in Arizona has always been bigger than the Sheriff himself. Sheriff Arpaio is the symbol of the disastrous Secure Communities and 287(g) programs.
It’s time to end those as well.
PLEASE SIGN THE PETITION TO END S-COMM & 287(g) HERE.
Countless acts of bravery and solidarity across
Continue reading Victory in Arizona! Now What?
By Huy Ong, on October 18th, 2011
Tonight, Tuesday Oct. 18th, PBS will be airing a ground breaking documentary on PBS, Lost in Detention.  Join us as we live twitter chat with the National Day Labor Organizing Network and Detention Watch Network using the hastag #altopolimigra.
Building upon the hard work we all have done together in the past year to expose the dangers of police/ICE collaborations, Lost in Detention’s debut will be a critical moment in swaying the hearts and minds against criminalization and towards human rights.
Click here for more info on Lost in Detention and to find your local listing.
And join the conversation at #altopolimigra Tuesday at 9:00pm Eastern.
Also, check out Detention Watch Network amazing new short video to call for an end to mandatory detention with their launch of their Dignity, Not Detention Campaign.
By Huy Ong, on September 14th, 2011
 Today, in cities across the U.S., communities are coming together to educate and take collective action to stop H.R. 2164, legislation presented by Texas Congressman Lamar Smith. H.R. 2164 will make the use of E-Verify mandatory for nearly every employer in the United States. This legislation is expected to be taken up by the House Judiciary committee for markup at the end of this week.
Mandatory E-Verify is a jobs killer. It is bad for working people, bad for business and bad for the economy. That is why community leaders, small business owners, and workers are speaking out today against the E-Verify program.
In Portland, Portland Jobs with Justice will join community leaders in a press conference telling Congress that forcing employers to use the flawed E-Verify system will harm U.S. workers and employers and undercut the country’s economic recovery.
A mandatory E-Verify system would require employers to perform a computer check for every job applicant against an error-prone government database, before any American worker could start a new job. If a worker’s
Continue reading Communities United as Part of National Day of Action Against E-Verify
By jwjnational, on August 16th, 2011
 Today, the National Day Laborer Organizing Network and others including Jobs with Justice made public an authoritative report condemning the Secure Communities deportation program and recommending its termination.
The report includes testimony from former District Attorney of New York Robert Morgenthau, heads of law enforcement, and victims of Secure Communities like Isaura in Los Angeles whose 911 call for help resulted in her deportation proceedings.
In contrast to the DHS appointed taskforce which has failed to enlist the voices of affected communities, scholars, or critics on the subject, this report constitutes a real deliberative and representative review of the program.
The report recommends that the Secure Communities be terminated, that the current OIG investigation of S-Comm be expanded to all ICE Access programs, that the Department of Justice begin its own investigation into the mysterious role of the FBI in Secure Communities, and that states not be compelled to share biometric data with ICE.
The following statement can be attributed to the National Community Advisory Commission
“This report confirms what immigrant communities have long known.
Continue reading Authoritative National Report Condemns Secure Communities Program
By jwjnational, on July 18th, 2011
 The Jobs with Justice National Conference is just a few weeks away! We have some exciting program pieces coming together. Check it out:
Stop the War on Workers Program: Strategize new ways to build worker power in our communities, our country, & our world!
Workers Unite to Turn the Tide on Immigration Enforcement Program: Learn from each other about the corporate plan to divide workers and strategize the fight back.
Caring Across Generations Program: learn more about the campaign & develop an action plan for the next stage of the CARE campaign.
Plenaries
Opening Session: Expanding the fights for jobs, collective bargaining and the right to organize locally & nationally through the JwJ model in DC.
Confronting Challenges to the Labor Movement with Innovation & Solidarity
Jobs with Justice Celebration Banquet
Closing Plenary: From the Middle East to the Midwest… What’s Next?
Student Labor Pre-Conference
Issue Forums
Building a New Economy
Caring Across Generations Campaign to Address the Direct Care Crisis
Change WalMart, Change the Economy
Immigration Enforcement and Criminalization, an organized attack to divide workers — & the grassroots fight back
Workshops
Please
Continue reading Don’t Miss Out! Exciting Program at the JwJ Conference
By jwjnational, on June 22nd, 2011
Last chance for early bird registration! Register by FRIDAY, JUNE 24th TO SAVE
The Jobs with Justice National Conference will be held in Washington, DC August 5-7, with a Student-Labor Pre-Conference on August 4th.
 The conference draws a diverse cross-section of labor and community activists who are working on some of the most innovative campaigns in the labor movement. Some of the campaigns you can expect to learn more about include:
Caring Across Generations campaign to organize and transform the direct care industry through public policy and an organizing strategy
Campaign to win Change at Walmart
Defending the public sector
Organizing & contract fights in these times
POWER Act campaign to expand the right to organize & ensure protections when guest workers report employer abuses
Vermont’s successful campaign to win single payer health care
The Excluded Worker Congress & strategies to win justice for workers in sectors unprotected by current US labor laws
Defending attacks against collective bargaining rights in the states
Stopping Wage Theft
Organizing unemployed workers
Expanding the right to organize in the global economy
Building alternative economies
Building worker
Continue reading Register now for the JwJ Conference! Early bird rates end FRIDAY
By jwjnational, on June 15th, 2011
Were you inspired by the pro-democracy movements in the Middle East this winter? Were you moved by the outpouring of support for workers’ rights in the Midwest? Are you wondering what’s next in building a people’s movement to take back our democracy?
Join us August 5-7 at the Jobs with Justice National Conference!Click here to register by June 24th and save on the registration cost.
Come to the Jobs with Justice National Conference to learn from and strategize with labor leaders, rank & file workers, students, religious leaders, community activists, workers excluded from labor law protection, and many, many more about how to build a powerful movement of working people to defeat the corporate agenda.
Establishing a new framework for collective bargaining rights in the 21st century
Building a new economy that supports full & fair employment
From the Middle East to the Midwest, building a culture of resistance – what’s next?
Defending, promoting, & expanding collective bargaining rights
Defeating attacks that divide workers by turning the tide on immigration criminalization & enforcement
Forging successful coalitions to defeat the corporate attack on working people
Kickoff to the
Continue reading Building Working Class Power!
By jwjnational, on May 26th, 2011 
JOBS WITH JUSTICE NATIONAL CONFERENCE AUGUST 5-7, 2011 IN WASHINGTON, DC
Corporations want to use the failing economy as an excuse to reverse every worker protection put in place over the last century, but we are standing together and fighting back!
Come to the Jobs with Justice conference to learn from and strategize with labor leaders, rank & file workers, students, religious leaders, community activists, workers excluded from labor law protection, and many, many more about how to build a powerful movement of working people to defeat the corporate agenda! Join us as we explore:
Establishing a new framework for collective bargaining rights in the 21st century
Building a new economy that supports full & fair employment
From the Middle East to the Midwest, building a culture of resistance – what’s next?
Defending, promoting, & expanding collective bargaining rights
Defeating attacks that divide workers by turning the tide on immigration criminalization & enforcement
Forging successful coalitions to defeat the corporate attack on working people
Kickoff to the Jobs with Justice 25th Anniversary Celebration
REGISTER NOW! Early bird rates in effect until June 24th.
HIGHLIGHTS OF THE
Continue reading Build Power. Fight Back. Win!
By rand wilson, on May 4th, 2011
Rite Aid Negotiating Committee after signing Tentative Agreement on May 1, 2011.Rite Aid workers at the company's massive Southwest Distribution Center in Lancaster declared victory on Sunday, May 1 in their five-year effort to form a union and improve working conditions.
Workers signed a 3-year tentative agreement with management on May 1 – subject to a May 12 ratification vote – that will improve conditions at the million-square-foot facility in California’s high desert by guaranteeing:
Health insurance rates that are fair for both individual workers and their families,
Job security provisions to prevent work from being sub-contracted,
A worker voice in production standards and ability to challenge unfair standards,
Protection against intense summer heat and winter cold, using innovative indoor-temperature standards,
A fair and impartial process for resolving disputes,
Wage increases in each of the next 3 years.
“We’re excited about winning this victory, even if it took longer than it should have,” said Carlos “Chico” Rubio, a 10-year warehouse worker who helped negotiate the union contract with a team of eight co-workers.
Employees decided to form their union
Continue reading Rite Aid workers win 5-year campaign to form union at giant Rite Aid distribution center
By jwjnational, on April 28th, 2011
 Coalitions in cities targeted for new Walmart stores gathered and took strategic actions on April 21, 2011 to urge elected leaders to make sure Walmart’s desire to open or expand stores is rejected or met with enforcement of strong standards.
In cities across the United States, Walmart is seeking access to new markets and customers, spurring local and national debate for good reason. Local coalitions of community members, elected officials, religious leaders, small business owners and others are joining together and speaking out to voice their concern and ensure the jobs being offered by Walmart meet strong standards for healthy, growing communities.
Jobs with Justice is playing a key role in these coalitions, either coordinating or participating in a number of cities including: Boston, New York, Washington DC, Chicago, Philadelphia and San Francisco. Other cities where local coalitions held aligned events include: Los Angeles, Seattle. Here are some highlights:
In San Francisco:
Jobs with Justice joined together with a number of community organizations to publicly announce the formation of the coalition to “Keep San Francisco Walmart-Free”. They held a rally and press-conference with roughly 30 community activists, people of
Continue reading Community coalitions in major cities tell elected officials to reject Walmart or impose strong standards
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