Brandworkers
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Brandworkers is a non-profit organization of food factory workers building a union with the Industrial Workers of the World. Through co-workers uniting, food factory workers are organizing to win dignified jobs and build power across the industry. Based in New York City, Brandworkers was founded in 2007 by a group of retail and food employees engaged with workers' rights issues. Brandworkers trains workers in the use of social change tools to achieve employer compliance with the law and improve working conditions.[2]
| Founded | 2007 |
|---|---|
| Type | Workers Rights, Non-profit |
| Location | |
| Services | Workplace Organizing Training |
| Affiliations | Progressive International[1] |
| Website | Brandworkers.org |
Issues
Brandworkers campaigns and services are focused on the issues of wage theft, including minimum wage & overtime; immigrant labor; employment discrimination; occupational health & safety; workers compensation; and the right to organize.