Coffee Hour on Workers' Rights
We had our first community coffee hour on #WorkersRights, with special guests Adam Wombacher from the Department of Labor, and Mitchell Mahan from Iowa Workforce Development!
The office was bustling with 40 folks. After a “social” hour, we made a collective call to President Obama asking him to take bold action on comprehensive immigration reform, as that day was the National Day to Stand Up for Families.
The evening consisted of a presentation on wage and hour laws, and workers’ rights, the wage claim process, as well as misclassifications and filing OSHA complaints. The #WorkersRights training engaged the room, and what was really significant? Many heard each other’s story of wage theft/abuse on the job for the first time.
This community coffee hour is a monthly gathering for workers to create community, get trained on their rights at work, and learn to take the first steps towards organizing in their workplace.
Join us for our next community coffee hour on #WorkersRights!
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