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Food Chain Workers Alliance and the HEAL Food Alliance Declare Solidarity with the 2018 U.S. Prison Strike

Yesterday, prisoners across the United States launched a nation-wide strike demanding an end to prison slavery, poor living conditions, and death by incarceration. The strike began on the death…

Mapping the Restaurant High-Value Supply Chain

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A report on restaurant industry trends by Food Chain Workers Alliance in collaboration with the Restaurant Opportunities Centers United. This study aims to portray the primary aspects and practices of the high-road restaurant industry nationwide in relation to their supply chains, as well as to describe what it means to be a good food business, why it matters, and how policy can direct more companies to embrace these practices.

Eating Well selected Joann Lo & Jose Oliva as part of the 2018 American Food Heroes

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Eating Well announced the winners of the 2018 American Food Heroes Awards and our very own Joann Lo and Jose Oliva were among the 12 award recipients. “To select the…

Joann & Jose receive James Beard Foundation Leadership Award

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Congratulations to our co-directors Joann Lo & Jose Oliva! On Monday October 23, 2017, Joann and Jose received the James Beard Foundation’s 2017 Leadership Award at a special dinner in New York City. …

Support Tom Cat Bakery Workers

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Following a Department of Homeland Security ICE probe, officials at Tom Cat Bakery in Long Island City fired dozens of immigrant workers. The workers had spent years building the city’s oldest artisanal…

Migrant Justice and Ben & Jerry’s announce historic human rights agreement

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B&J’s is first company to join “Milk with Dignity” supply chain program From our member group Migrant Justice: After years of negotiations and public campaigning, Migrant Justice and Ben &…

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EVENTS

february

12feb6:00 pm- 7:00 pmWill County Jobs with Justice Meeting

13feb12:00 pm- 1:30 pmResponsible Job Creation Act (HB 690) Legal Workshop with the Raise the Floor Legal Clinic

16feb1:00 pm- 5:00 pmLiberation Day

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We are excited to announce our upcoming Liberation Day is on Saturday, February 16th! In an LWC workplace justice campaign, workers train and organize underground. When they are ready to go public with their campaign, we launch a Liberation Day where we all rally together, delivering the workers’ demands for justice in a show of community strength.

Laundromat workers across the city are taking the power back. It began at TYS Laundromat in Harlem. Now, laundromat workers in Brooklyn are taking a stand. For many years, these immigrant women workers have faced wage theft and abuse at the hands of their employer. Join us as we take to the streets in Bay Ridge, Brooklyn to launch the next laundromat campaign for better wages and safe conditions.

On Saturday, February 16th at 1pm, we will march together and show our support as the workers deliver their demands to their employer:

-Respect the labor law! Pay minimum wage and overtime to all employees,
-Structural changes and safe conditions! Provide adequate equipment, training, repairs, and ventilation,
-Treat employees with dignity and respect! Apologize for the years of mistreatment. No more physical abuse,
-Basic benefits! Holiday pay and paid sick days.

Gather at 1pm at Kathy Reilly Triangle (Fort Hamilton Parkway, Brooklyn 11218). We will rally and the workers will lead a march to their workplace.

Time

(Saturday) 1:00 pm - 5:00 pm

Organizer

Rosanna RodríguezCo-Executive Director Laundry Workers Center 80 Broad Street, Suite 613A, New York, NY, 10004 rosanna@lwcu.org http://laundryworkerscenter.org https://www.facebook.com/LWC.ORG

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21feb6:00 pm- 8:30 pmKnow Your Rights, Chicago Workshop

28feb9:00 am- 3:00 pmThe Unpredictable Workweek: Why we need fair scheduling laws in Los Angeles

march

7mar5:30 pm- 9:30 pmDC Food Justice Awards

Event Details

Come celebrate food workers and grassroots leaders who are building a better food system for all!

Please join us March 7 for the 2019 DC Food Justice Awards and Fundraiser, cohosted by Food Chain Workers Alliance and HEAL Food Alliance to celebrate food workers grassroots leaders making a better food system for all.

This year’s awardees are: Restaurant Opportunities Center of Washington DC (ROC-DC), Teamsters Union Local 63 and Teamsters Joint Council 42, DC Greens and Friends of the Earth. This is a great opportunity to strengthen connections between workers and food justice advocates in DC. Space is limited, so reserve your spot by purchasing a ticket today!

We’re also happy to announce DC Congresswoman Eleanor Holmes Norton as the keynote speaker! A longtime civil rights and feminist leader, Congresswoman Norton has supported unions, fought for equal pay and DC statehood, and defended workers like those most affected by the recent government shutdown during her 15 terms as a representative.

The suggested donation is $50, with other pricing options based on what works for you. All proceeds will support the FCWA and HEAL in continuing to uplift food worker organizing and food justice campaigns across the US.

We deeply appreciate the support our sponsors Food & Water Watch, Teamsters International Brother Hood of Teamsters, United Food and Commercial Workers International Union, The Praxis Project and Slow Food USA!

And a special shout out to our host committee from our member organizations:
National Latino Farmers and Ranchers Trade Association
Solidarity Center
Jobs With Justice
International Labor Rights Forum
Open Markets Institute
The Praxis Project
United Food and Commercial Workers International Union
Rural Coalition
Union of Concerned Scientists

*Please be advised that the Dacha Beer Garden Loft is located on the second floor with no elevator access. Please reach out to elizabeth@foodchainworkers.org before registering if you think this may pose a problem for you.

Time

(Thursday) 5:30 pm - 9:30 pm

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Being part of this Alliance has been awesome. We're gonna be noticed. When you bring so many people together for one cause, that's when we make a change.
Ruth Faircloth, Rural and Migrant Ministry

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It's gonna take all of us. We really need to start talking amongst each other and getting more organized. Being part of the Food Chain Workers Alliacne is really big for my organization so we can amplify our stories and hopefully bring about change faster.
Dominic Ware, OUR Walmart (Organization United for Respect at Walmart)

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I was treated differently after i started organizing to form a union. But it's worth it to fight for equal rights, a better wage and a better future.
Velia Perez, Teamsters Joint Council 7

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I think the food movement needs to be much, much broader and the FCWA has made that intersectionality much more visible.
Jen Mendoza, Cincinnati Interfaith Workers Center

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To know that other organizations are dealing with with the same issues - if we were all able to come together and work as one, I believe that it will change a lot of things.
Tammy Parkes, Rural and Migrant Ministry