Educating, advocating & organizing for quality jobs with living wages and benefits
The Economic Justice Coalition is a 501(c)(3) non-profit organization based in Athens, Georgia
Our Mission
Economic Justice is possible when the workforce is empowered and engaged in civic processes.
Civic Engagement & Voter Registration
Our team of canvassers has a direct boots-on-the-ground approach to registering voters, helping registered voters update their information, and educating voters on the issues that are important to all of the candidates running in races, from the local races in their hometowns to the national races.
Worker Empowerment & Leadership Development
Through the Workers Center at the EJC, we educate and cultivate worker-leaders who are empowered by their knowledge of their rights and ability to negotiate. The Workers Center assists workers in organizing a union in their workplace, recovering lost wages, or improving their working conditions.
Cooperative Business Incubation
Often, the most marginalized workers look to build their own businesses so that they can implement better working conditions in their industries. We support the incubation of worker-owned cooperatives and offer guidance and assistance in the upstart process for a new business.
Recent News & Updates
- NLRB’s Updated Make-Whole Remedy: Compensating Workers who are Victims of Labor Law Violations
A decision made in December 2022 set the bar much higher by saying that when an employee is the victim of labor law violations, they are owed more than just the direct compensation from their employer. - Quiz: Spot Union-Busting TacticsWe’ve put together a quiz to test your union-busting detection skills — do you have what it takes to dig through the jargon and spot the union-busting from your employer?
- Know Your Rights: Georgia’s Sunshine LawsGeorgia’s Sunshine Laws are important because they discourage corruption and increase trust between the public and these bodies.
- Candidate Forum: District 2 CommissionJoin Economic Justice Coalition and the Athens Community Agenda for a Candidate Forum for the Special Election for District 2 Commissioner.
