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UncategorizedMarch 6, 2018

Blaming too few students signed up for the class, the Iowa City Community School District has decided to cancel the…

UncategorizedFebruary 28, 2018

Here at the Center for Worker Justice, we value and celebrate diversity in our community. After receiving reports…

UncategorizedJanuary 20, 2018

Eleven CWJ members and allies met with the regional directors of Senators Grassley (Fred Shuster) and Ernst (Brittney Carroll)…

UncategorizedDecember 20, 2017

In 2015, Johnson County workers won a long-overdue, historic minimum wage increase when the Johnson County Board of Supervisors unanimously…

UncategorizedNovember 1, 2017

“We are here to stay! Immigrants are here to stay! Our minimum wage is here to stay! Our unions are…

UncategorizedNovember 1, 2017

Over 100 businesses have committed to honoring a livable wage within our community – but we’re not going to stop…

Uncategorized, WorkersOctober 22, 2017

Over the past several weeks, we’ve been working hard to make sure that local businesses continue to honor a minimum…

UncategorizedOctober 7, 2017

Celebrate local progress with us at CWJ’s Second Annual Gala on October 21, 2017 at 6:00 PM! Our members and allies…

UncategorizedMay 15, 2017

Case came to the CWJ in April for help in recovering over $400 in unpaid wages owed by her former…

UncategorizedApril 4, 2017

We’ve been hard at work asking local businesses to commit to continuing to support our community by paying at least…