Workers’ Rights
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RFK Compass Investors Interview with Saru Jayaraman
Tags Share Saru Jayraman has been at the forefront of advocating for tipped workers to be paid what they’re worth instead of subsisting on the meager wages provided by the $2.13 subminimum wage to tipped workers under federal law. Even when you add tips on top, it’s not anywhere near what a worker needs to…
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Farmworkers and the Struggle for Humane Working Conditions
The history of Robert F. Kennedy Human Rights is closely tied to the rights of the farmworker movement. That work continues today and is explored in this lesson plan.
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Denny’s Shareholders Revolt After Top Exec Concedes $15 Minimum Wage Won’t Hurt Business
Refusing to pay workers a fair living wage is not only immoral, it runs counter to the interest of shareholders.
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RFK Human Rights Urges Wendy’s to Protect Farmworkers
Companies must now take action to back up their pledges of social responsibility.
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Supporting New York Farmworkers’ Right to Organize
Tags Share (New York | May 11, 2016) Robert F. Kennedy Human Rights applauds yesterday’s filing of a case by the New York Civil Liberties Union to challenge discriminatory exceptions to New York labor law denying farmworkers the right to organize under New York’s Constitution. The NYCLU’s constitutional challenge was also endorsed by Governor Andrew…
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