GuestworkerAlliance @NGAdignity

The National Guestworker Alliance (NGA) organizes across the U.S. to win collective dignity at work. Organizers of #BeatTheBlacklist guestworkeralliance.org New Orleans, LA Joined August 2011

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GuestworkerAlliance @NGAdignity

9 years ago

"The lesson is that the rules of the recovery need 2 b set up early for a just reconstruction. To achieve a successful rebuilding& reconstruction & to achieve a just reconstruction, we really have 2 b in for the long haul.” – @saket_soni theguardian.com/us-news/2017/n…

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GuestworkerAlliance @NGAdignity

9 years ago

[After Hurricane Katrina] “Black workers were primarily excluded from rebuilding efforts and had to fight their way in while immigrants workers, while included, suffered extraordinary exploitation” @saket_soni theguardian.com/us-news/2017/n…

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Steven Greenhouse @greenhousenyt

9 years ago

On this Black Friday, remember that many retailers hugely change their workers' schedules week after week--creating havoc in their workers' lives & making it hard for them to arrange child care, go to college or hold a second job. My Story: latimes.com/opinion/op-ed/…

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GuestworkerAlliance @NGAdignity

9 years ago

“'I've decided 2 take sanctuary bc I have 2 babies who need me,' he said. 'They're destroying me totally as the father of a family. I feel terrible—they're removing me from my daughters' lives. That's why I'm fighting against these injustices.'” @mgsledge theadvocate.com/new_orleans/ne…

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GuestworkerAlliance @NGAdignity

9 years ago

Scheduled to appear before U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement this morning, El Salvadoran construction worker and human rights leader Jose Torres sought indefinite sanctuary at First Grace United Methodist Church in Mid-City. More here: theadvocate.com/new_orleans/ne…