The holiday season — a time of counting your blessings, spending time with your family, and abundance. It is also a time for a huge portion of workers — unable to make basic ends meet — to be made painfully aware of how they are falling short. About half of all full-time workers of color in the United States do notContinue reading “I Give Thanks to Workers Standing Up to Injustice”
Monthly Archives: November 2014
Equity in the Balance
Equity in the Balance – How a living wage would help women and people of color make ends meet November 2014 By Ben Henry and Allyson Fredericksen Click here for the full report: Equity in the Balance Click here for individual state reports: State Reports and New York City
Ferguson Tragedy is a Mandate to Change Police Policies and Practices in Our Country
For Immediate Release November 24, 2014 ALLIANCE FOR A JUST SOCIETY Contact: Kathy Mulady, Communications Director (206) 992-8787 or Libero Della Piana, Senior Organizer Libero@allianceforajustsociety.org Ferguson Grand Jury Decision in the Killing of Michael Brown The Alliance for a Just Society joins with millions of people who are outraged and incredulous that no indictment wasContinue reading “Ferguson Tragedy is a Mandate to Change Police Policies and Practices in Our Country”
Ferguson Mandate: Time to Change Police Policies and Practices
The Ferguson grand jury has announced its decision in the killing of Michael Brown. The Alliance for a Just Society joins with millions of people who are outraged and incredulous that no indictment was made of officer Darren Wilson for killing the unarmed teenager in Ferguson, Missouri on August 9, 2014. An indictment is notContinue reading “Ferguson Mandate: Time to Change Police Policies and Practices”
LeeAnn Hall’s Statement on Executive Action for Immigration
For Immediate Release November 20, 2014 Contact: Kathy Mulady, Communications director Alliance for a Just Society (206) 992-8787 Statement from LeeAnn Hall, executive director of the Alliance for a Just Society, regarding President Obama’s announcement on executive action for immigration: “This is a great step forward for everyone in our country,” said LeeAnn Hall, executiveContinue reading “LeeAnn Hall’s Statement on Executive Action for Immigration”
Only 52 percent of Full-Time Workers of Color Earn Enough to Make Ends Meet
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Nov. 18, 2014 Contact: Kathy Mulady, communications director kathy@allianceforajustsociety.org Only 52 percent of Full-Time Workers of Color Earn Enough to Make Ends Meet Just 57 percent of women and 42 percent of Latino workers earn enough working full time to cover their basic needs SEATTLE — During this season of abundance, manyContinue reading “Only 52 percent of Full-Time Workers of Color Earn Enough to Make Ends Meet”
Who Earns a Living Wage, and Who Doesn’t?
A living wage: the ability to make ends meet, to provide for necessities as well as to have some left over for savings and miscellaneous expenses. It sounds simple, but for a large number of workers across the country, it is far out of reach. For a staggering percentage of women and people of color,Continue reading “Who Earns a Living Wage, and Who Doesn’t?”
Groundbreaking Report Reveals Evidence of Economic Racism
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE November 18, 2014 Contact: Kathy Mulady, Communications director Alliance for a Just Society (206) 992-8787 Groundbreaking Report Reveals Evidence of Economic Racism Study: Just Half of Full-Time Workers of Color Earn Enough to Make Ends Meet SEATTLE — Throughout our nation’s history, women and people of color have faced an uneven playing field. ThatContinue reading “Groundbreaking Report Reveals Evidence of Economic Racism”
Voter Support Spreading Nationwide for Higher Minimum Wage
Workers deserve to earn enough to support themselves and their families. This concept has helped guide the work of the Alliance for a Just Society for years. And, in the recent midterm elections, voters in five states and two cities showed that this is an issue that is important to people of all backgrounds, inContinue reading “Voter Support Spreading Nationwide for Higher Minimum Wage”
LeeAnn Hall: Our Work Together is More Important Than Ever
Dear Friends, I join all of you in a sense of disappointment and outrage as I consider the changed composition of Congress after yesterday’s elections. That outrage has ignited in me a renewed determination, stronger than ever, that we must continue our fight in communities, in cities and in states where we are making aContinue reading “LeeAnn Hall: Our Work Together is More Important Than Ever”