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.
Direct Services & Resources
- Empowerment & Education of Workers’ Rights
- Recovering Lost Wages
- Reporting & Resolving Unsafe Working Conditions
- Community Benefits Agreement Development
- Unionization & Collective Bargaining
- Access to Resources for Legal Representation
Community Action
- Supporting workers with collective action
- Educating the Community on Labor Issues
- Engaging with elected officials on the issues that matter to workers
- Shifting the community perception of workers & employee development
Workers Centers “…are gateway organizations that provide information and training in workers’ rights, employment, labor and immigration law, legal services, the English language, and many other programs. They represent a new generation of mediating institutions that are integrating low-wage workers into American civic life and facilitating collective deliberation, education, and action. Worker centers provide low-wage workers a range of opportunities for expressing their “collective voice” as well as for taking collective action.”
– Janice Fine
Workers Centers: Organizing Communities at the Edge of the Dream
Meet the Workers Center Organizing Team
Broderick
Flanigan
Chairman of the Board of Directors,
Economic Justice Coalition
Linda
Lloyd
Executive Director,
Economic Justice Coalition
Joseph
Carter, PhD
Strategic Researcher,
Workers Center at Economic Justice Coalition
Enrique
Reyna
Strategic Campaigner,
Workers Center at Economic Justice Coalition
Philip
Tapley
Legal Support
Jami
Mays
Communications Director,
Economic Justice Coalition
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Recent Articles for Workers
- 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?
- Press Release: DHS Announces Temporary Protection from Deportation for Undocumented Workers Fighting Labor AbuseImmigrant workers can now file labor complaints with local, state, and federal labor agencies without fear that they will end up in deportation proceedings for asserting their rights in the workplace.
- Hang A Sign to Show Your Support for the Brewing Union of GeorgiaYou’ve asked, so here it is! Print this sign and hang it in your window at your home or business to let the workers at Creature Comforts know that you’re in their corner.
- Workers at Creature Comforts form The Brewing Union of GeorgiaThe Workers Center at the Economic Justice Coalition has been facilitating an effort to unionize a popular local brewery in Athens, GA. Workers at Creature Comforts Brewing Company, located primarily in downtown Athens, GA, are unionizing their facilities. The union will be called the Brewing Union of Georgia (BUG). On January 13, 2023, at 2:30pm, […]
- Resource: Basic Guide to National Labor Relations ActHere’s a fairly brief guide (less than 40 pages) published by the NLRB about the National Labor Relations Act. It includes helpful examples as well as detailed explanations of terms.
