Workers’ Rights
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Speech at the United Auto Workers Regional conference
Tags Share Tonight I want to speak with you not about labor unions, but about the common future of those who labor; about what has too often happened to the great American dream, and about how we can bring new opportunities to millions of Americans. The Americans of whom I speak, however, are not the…
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RFK Compass Investors 2022 SXSW Conference
Tags Share “Every asset class has been leveraged in the growth of mass incarceration and every asset class must be a part of decarceration. We are asking investors to align their capital with our values.” –Christina Hollenback The RFK Compass Investors team successfully hosted its very first panel at SXSW in Austin Texas on March…
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Honor, don’t denigrate, the dignity of front-line workers
Tags Share New York’s new mayor has recently twice diminished the dignity of workers who for years now have been on the front lines and otherwise lauded — rightly so – as essential. Arguing that businesses need to remain open so service establishments can be patronized, the Mayor said, “My low-skilled workers, my cooks, my…
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RFK Human Rights wants employers to safeguard ‘workplace dignity’
Robert F. Kennedy Human Rights launched a new Workplace Dignity initiative on Oct. 6 to advise employers on how their employees are valued and treated at work.
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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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