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About Chicago Jobs with Justice
Chicago Jobs with Justice is dedicated to building a strong and progressive labor movement that works in coalition with community, faith and student organizations to win campaigns for workers and social justice.
Chicago Jobs with Justice is organized and led by our staff, headed by Executive Director / Lead Organizer Susan Hurley.
Economic Justice and Recovery
- Committed to living wage and/or union jobs for all. This committees immediate priority is the Emergency Campaign for Jobs.
Labor Committee on Immigrant Worker Rights
- The Labor Committee on Immigrant Worker Rights is dedicated to protecting and promoting the rights of immigrant workers and comprehensive immigration reform that honors all work and workers and keeps families united.
- Co-Chairs:
- Laura Garza, Vice President SEIU Local 1
- Moises Zavala, Organizing Director of Local 881 UFCW
- Margarita Klein, Staff Director, Workers United/SEIU
- Chair: Terry Davis
- The Student Labor Action Project (SLAP) seeks to build leadership, unity and collaboration with the next generation of workers and engage young people in the fight for workers' rights and social justice.
- Chair: Elce Redmond, South Austin Coalition
- Chicago Coalition for the Homeless
- Chicago Federation of Labor
- Committee for New Priorities
- Community Renewal Society
- Centro de Trabajadores Unidos
- IBEW Local 21
- Latino Union
- Southsiders Organized for Unity and Liberation (SOUL)
- SEIU Illinois State Council.
- South Austin Community Coalition (SACC)
- UFCW Local 881
- UAW Region 4
- UE Western Regional Council
- 8th Day Center for Justice
- AFGE
- BCTGM Local 1
- Chicago A.C.T.S.
- Chicago CLUW
- Chicago Fair Trade
- Chicago Newspaper Guild
- Chicago Political Economy Group
- Chicago Workers Collaborative
- CWA Local 4250
- Equality Illinois
- IAM Local 126
- Teamsters Local 743
- Teamsters Joint Council 25
- Little Village Environmental Justice Organization
- NABET-CWA Local 41
- Physicans for a National Health Plan (PNHP)
- U.I.C.-G.E.O.
- United Steel Workers District 7
- USW Local 2154
- UAW Local 6
- UAW/NOLSW Local 2320
- Workers United, Chicago & Midwest Regional Joint Board
Executive Committee
Steering Committee
The campaigns, actions and activities of Chicago Jobs With Justice represent majority vote at our Steering Committee. It should not be assumed that a particular member organization endorses all actions or activities unless done so explicitly. As always, we strive for the greatest unity in protecting the rights of working people while respecting the diversity of views among our member organizations.
The Unemployed Action Center, Thursdays, 9am - 5pm., 333 S. Ashland.
Explore and troubleshoot benefits and services. Work on your job history and plan. Use the Internet for job research. Join in UAC actions. (312) 738-6161, susanh@jwj.org.
