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TAKE ACTION
A few minutes of your time could make a difference.
Endorse a letter from the faith community demanding a fair budget
Are you a faith leader? In partnership with 99 Percent New York, the Labor-Religion Coalition is gathering as many clergy signatures as possible calling for a budget that preserves and restores jobs and services while requiring the richest among us to contribute their fair share. Please add your name to this Fair Share Letter from Faith Leaders. To add your name (clergy only please), email Sara Niccoli with "Cuomo Letter" in the subject line. Indicate your name, title, and the faith community you represent as well as its address.
Make New York Sweatshop-free!
Following the 100th anniversary of the Triangle factory fire and our 40-Hour FAST, we re-dedicate ourselves to ending today's sweatshops. Please write to Gov. Andrew Cuomo informing him that you strongly endorse New York's leadership in the SweatFree Purchasing Consortium. On-line petition to Gov. Cuomo and more >
Are you a NYC resident? Ask Mayor Bloomberg and the NY City Council to join the Sweatfree Purchasing Consortium > On-line petition
Thank you for helping end tax support for sweatshops.
Are you a New York State resident? If so, follow directions below to send an email message to your elected representatives in the state legislature.
End the exclusion of farmworkers from NY's basic labor protectionsOnce again we are calling on our state legislators to deliver justice. To view and send a sample letter, click here. You will receive a copy of the letter in your inbox once it is sent.
Follow links to learn more about the Farmworkers Fair Labor Practices Act (A.1652/ S.1862) as of April 2011.
GET INVOLVED
In addition to learning about the mission and activities of the Labor-Religion Coalition of New York State, you are invited to join in activities of a local coalition, participate in the next Fair Trade Eyewitness Delegation, and organize a group to make your local school district, city or county "sweatfree" by adopting an "informed choice" purchasing policy for apparel and other items.
Another way to support fair treatment for workers is the LRC's Fair Trade Project. Click here to learn about changing the rules of the global economy with every cup of coffee you drink.
You are also invited to organize a Labor in the Pulpit/ On the Bimah program around Labor Day in September. Click on the materials section of the web site of Interfaith Worker Justice. Excellent bulletin inserts, readings and publicity information are available in .pdf format. Materials can also be ordered in bulk. Contact the labor-religion coalition nearest you to learn about Labor Day activities around New York state.
Last Updated:12/05/2011
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