A sampling of what Jobs with Justice coalitions are working on this week.

JwJ coalitions are engaging in health care debate, with some unique approaches.  Central Florida JwJ and Central Indiana JwJ have been rallying to encourage the lawmakers in Florida and Indiana to support a public option in national health care legislation.  Activists from Central IN JwJ, Massachusetts JwJ, DC JwJ, and Utah JwJ also held parties celebrating Medicare’s 44th birthday.  The Vermont Workers Center/JwJ is focused on their “Health Care is a Human Right Campaign”, engaging the grassroots in an effort to win statewide health care reform.

DC JwJ picketed outside a party for Mayor Adrian Fenty’s fraternity in order to bring attention to his recent layoffs of government workers and sale of public property through emergency legislation with little time for public comment.

WalMart’s efforts to build a store on Chicago’s South Side have stalled due to the efforts of a coalition of labor

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