by Daniel Gross | May 7, 2019 | Uncategorized
Brandworkers NJ has a job opening for an Organizer in North Jersey The Organization Brandworkers was founded in 2007 based on the principle that marginalized workers have the unique right and unique power to determine their destiny at work and contribute to...
by Michelle Flores | Jan 24, 2019 | Uncategorized
Eight years ago today, Juan Baten was killed by his employer’s negligence in a mixing machine installed without the required safety guard at Tortillería Chinantla in Williamsburg, Brooklyn. Juan had spent 6 years since arriving from Guatemala at the age of 16 working...
by Michelle Flores | Jan 18, 2019 | Uncategorized
Brandworkers Grant Writing Consultant – Scope of Work About Brandworkers Brandworkers is the first worker center led and operated by workers employed in the fast-growing local food manufacturing industry. Founded in 2007 and based in Queens,...
by Winnie Zwick | Jan 8, 2019 | Uncategorized
Remembering Juan Baten as We Organize for Safe, Dignified Jobs Eight years ago today, Juan Baten was killed by his employer’s negligence in a mixing machine installed without the required safety guard at Tortillería Chinantla in Williamsburg, Brooklyn. Juan had spent...
by Winnie Zwick | Dec 18, 2018 | Uncategorized
Community members and elected officials rally in support of workers Long Island City, NY — Workers at the Amy’s Bread factory delivered a letter today to the bakery’s owner, Amy Scherber, demanding that management return to the table to negotiate a workplace justice...
by Winnie Zwick | Nov 6, 2018 | Uncategorized
On October 26, 2018, the New York Times ran a column by Ginia Bellafante about Tom Cat Bakery workers fired in the wake of an ICE audit at the factory in early 2017. Since the audit, workers have been organizing to win immigrant worker protections in the factory and...
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