Brandworkers

Cause Area

  • Advocacy & Human Rights
  • Community
  • Education & Literacy
  • Employment
  • Justice & Legal

Location

43-32 22nd St Suite 202Long Island City, NY 11101 United States

Organization Information

Mission Statement

Brandworkers is a non-profit organization bringing local food production workers together for good jobs and a sustainable food system.

Description

Brandworkers was founded in 2007 by retail and food employees who identified a need for an organization dedicated to protecting and advancing their rights. The organization was launched based on a simple principle: that working people themselves, equipped with powerful social change tools, were uniquely positioned to make positive change on the job and in society. By empowering retail and food employees with social change tools, Brandworkers has recovered over $2 million in unpaid wages and compensation for discrimination; improved working conditions for hundreds of workers; and has helped workers develop as powerful social change leaders.

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