This is the last week workers laid off because of Covid-19 will receive the additional $600 in Unemployment Insurance, as the program ends on July 25th. We support workers' efforts to call for an extension and advocate for the support they need during the Covid-19 pandemic.
Justice at Work is hiring! See link below for information about our openings for a Paralegal and Racial Justice Fellow in our Philadelphia office and a Paralegal in our Pittsburgh office.
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Today, the Supreme Court protected DACA, a victory immigrant youth fought decades for! Please see the attached flier for a summary and information about this momentous decision, and thank you to @UNITEDWEDREAM for putting it together.
This statement from Farmworker Justice reminds us that our agricultural labor system was intentionally designed to oppress farmworkers, who were historically enslaved African Americans. We are committed to advocate on behalf of farmworkers as they confront this unjust system.
Justice at Work will be closed tomorrow, June 4, to mourn the death of George Floyd. As an organization that serves farmworkers we are mindful that the racist exploitation of Black Americans that began at our country’s inception still endures.
Check out this flier from the Department of Labor which summarizes your rights to paid sick leaving during the Covid-19 pandemic. Please contact us if you have any questions about your rights or you think your employer is not allowing you the paid sick leave you are entitled to.
In case you missed it, last Friday the new Philadelphia Domestic Workers Bill of rights went into effect, expanding the rights for the over 16,000 nannies, house cleaners, and private pay workers. What a milestone!
#Farmworkers and #EssentialWorkers across the food system are falling ill due to lack of proper protections by employers. Specific guidance for #AgriculturalWorkers is urgently needed for our communities during #COVID19! We stand with you.
The Pennsylvania Departments of Agriculture and Health recently issued rules about safety measures employers must take in order to protect workers who live in employer-provided housing in farming and other industries from the spread of Covid-19. See the attached.
Find important information in multiple languages for children and families about how to apply for Medicaid and CHIP for free over the phone - and where immigrant families can find safe health care - at pccy.org/covid (click on Health Resources).
Penn State Law's Center for Immigrant Rights made the following summary of the Trump Administration's April 22nd proclamation limiting immigration for 60 days.
The #PhiladelphiaInquirer published this article about the challenges migrant workers are facing during the COVID-19 crisis. Justice at Work's General Counsel, Art Read, is quoted in this article and helps to bring attention to such an important issue.