Mazahir Salih announced on Monday that she is stepping down as executive director of the Center for Worker Justice of Eastern Iowa (CWJ). “It has been an honor to serve in this role, and it has also taken a toll on me and my family. It’s time for me to step away and focus on […]
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The Center for Worker Justice reflects on 10 years of advocacy, from the $10.10 pledge to COVID relief
Mazahir Salih learned about the Center for Worker Justice of Eastern Iowa by coincidence. In 2012, she moved to Iowa with her family. They settled in Coralville and her children went to school, with the exception of her 2-year-old son. Two months after moving, Salih took her son to the Coralville Public Library to pass […]
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For Sudanese immigrants in Iowa City, visiting home is a long, expensive and all too rare privilege
When Dalia Musa moved to the United States, her youngest child was in the second grade. Musa, a mother of three, emigrated from Sudan in 2013. By the time her family traveled back to Sudan, her children were high schoolers. “They didn’t see their family since the elementary, and when they come back, they are […]
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Cortado: La vida de los inmigrantes indocumentados importan
La pandemia del Covid-19 está afectando de manera diferente a las familias y personas de bajos recursos económicos. Ocurre también lo mismo con la población inmigrante que vive en los Estados Unidos, especialmente con los inmigrantes indocumentados. Los inmigrantes indocumentados contribuyen a la riqueza de los Estados Unidos y, al estado de Iowa en particular. […]
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Lights for Liberty vigils planned in Iowa City, Cedar Rapids
On Friday, July 12, the Eastern Iowa Community Bond Project and El Trueque will host Iowa City’s Lights for Liberty: A Vigil to End Human Concentration Camps in College Green Park at 7 p.m. Cedar Rapids will also be holding a vigil, co-hosted by the Center for Worker Justice and Freedom for Immigrants Eastern Iowa, across from the Federal Courthouse.
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Top five 2018: Workers in Iowa continue to fight the good fight
The last few years have been challenging for Iowa workers, and 2018 is no exception. In the face of these challenges, Iowans are fighting back to reclaim their rights and their state.
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En Español: The Center for Worker Justice celebrates five years of service
This November the Center for Worker Justice celebrated its fifth anniversary. Thanks to their efforts, workers whose labor rights had been infringed have received more than $60,000 for their losses.
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‘We want to prevent further erosion of our voting rights’: An event focused on voting rights will be held on Sunday
A public meeting on voting rights will be held at the Center for Worker Justice on Sunday.
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Updated: Benefit concert for the Center for Worker Justice at The Mill
The Iowa City-based Librarians for Social Justice have set up a benefit concert at The Mill tonight, Thursday, April 20 to raise money for the Center for Worker Justice, an affiliate of the national Interfaith Worker Justice network in Eastern Iowa.
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Photos: Rally protests legislation that would remove local control of minimum wage
A group of about 60 people gathered in the Iowa City Ped Mall Wednesday afternoon to voice their opposition to House File 295, a bill that would restrict local governments from regulating things like minimum wage. Opponents of the bill say it takes aim at ordinances passed in four Iowa counties, including Johnson County, to raise the local minimum wage.
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Iowa’s Fight for $15 readies itself for an uphill battle
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text] In a state that recently has been failing to live up to its progressive legacy, Iowans have joined the Fight for $15 movement, a national campaign launched by low-wage workers in New York City in 2012. The fight has a long history, including notable roots in Iowa, where workers at a Mason City McDonald’s […]
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Claims of wage theft, retaliation at UI Children’s Hospital worksite
When Silvia Williams left her home in Puerto Rico to work on the new University of Iowa Children’s Hospital in Iowa City, she was tempted by the opportunity to earn money for her family. She had received multiple calls from Rimax Contractors, a Georgia-based labor agency, recruiting her for the work. But upon arrival, she […]
