Turn Up & Turn Out This Week! Several Ways to Stand Up

On Thursday, 6:30pm, Workers’ Dignity is hosting a forum on Amendment 1, which if passed on November 7th, will create a Community Oversight Board of police abuses. The next two weeks are critical to mobilizing voters to approve this measure giving the community more of a voice in addressing racial

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Support Amendment 1: We Need Community Oversight of Police Now!

On Thursday, October 25 at 8pm, Workers’ Dignity will host a Community Oversight Forum. We need community oversight of police now! In a few weeks, Nashvillians will vote on Amendment 1, which would create a Community Oversight Board to investigate police abuse. Our communities face daily harassment, assault, and even

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656 Nashvillians Sign On to Support the Cleaning Workers’ Bill of Rights

See the list of 656 people who signed here. Join the march today at 5:00, meeting in front of the library! More and more hotels are going up in Nashville – in the area of downtown alone, 4000 new hotel rooms will be built in the coming years. And the

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Workers’ Dignity and Music City Riders United Organized a March and Celebration

The Tennessean printed the lead: In South Nashville, Nashvillians participated in marches and a general strike. Workers’ Dignity and Music City Riders United organized a march and celebration. Around 200 demonstrators called for a living wage, an end to wage theft, affordable housing, better public transportation and for there to be

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SANCTUARY FOR ALL: Workers Launch Historic STRIKE this May 1st!

This May 1st, workers across Nashville will launch a historic STRIKE for dignity, a living wage, and an end to local and national policies that target communities of color and working-class communities. Workers’ Dignity, Music City Riders United, and others are joining the national action, calling a May Day march in

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Thousands are Joining the Movement

Over 7,500 people have signed up with us in the last two and a half months, asking to be contacted with their phone numbers & emails in order to get and stay involved. Are you looking to get involved or have a case at work? Visit on a Thursday at 6:30

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VICTORY! With Protest Looming, Jenifer León Recovers Double the Amount of Her Unpaid Wages!

Jenifer, a member of Workers’ Dignity, had announced a public protest at the Regal movie theater on Thompson Lane on March 17. She was paid double the amount of her total wages owed just days before the planned protest! The protest was planned after months of attempts at negotiation. According

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TRUMP VISITS NASHVILLE, WORKERS RESPOND

Workers’ Dignity members coordinate with coalition to organize massive 2,500 person resistance march to the doors of Trump rally in Nashville. Trump’s email reads: “As we have said, this is a Movement, and this movement is growing by the day!” But Trump wasn’t the only one out in Nashville yesterday. Over

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Community Stands with Striking Painting Workers Facing Retaliation

2 weeks ago, painting workers at Bradley Coatings, Inc, organized and decided not to go into work as part of the nationwide action “A Day without Immigrants.” 18 of them were fired after standing up and taking action. Now, the workers are demanding justice, in the form of compensation for

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A Bigger Workers’ Movement Through Grassroots Fundraising

Monthly Donor Campaign ends in success: 210 members and allies are now donating monthly! We started this campaign to ensure that the worker-center would continue to be independent. Last year, we covered 48% of our expenses through grassroots fundraising and as we grow we need continued mass support from the

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