PHOTOS: Grand Openings, Actions, and Grassroots Fundraising!

MCRU opens its’ shared North Nashville organizing center, Jorge’s action draws neighborhood’s attention to unethical boss, and NEXT WEEK Jennifer’s action to recover stolen wages! There’s a lot going on right now. Instead of trying to tell you all about it all at once, we figured we’d share some photos of

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We Did It.

Our first words in 2017: thank you. Thanks to you, we beat our goal and raised a stunning $52,665 from 323 people who support our cause. We are really happy and excited to share this victory with both low-wage worker members and our allies. Thanks to your support, we are

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Register for Organizing Workers’ Dignity Style! / Inscripción para Organizando al Estilo de Dignidad Obrera – Jan 28, 2017

Trump will be sworn in as president in mid-January. This is our response! Join others in the region to train together, share experiences, and build a bigger southern liberation movement. Two years ago, we held our 1st all-day Organizing Workers’ Dignity Style training, where over 75 people from throughout the

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300+ Workers March and Raise $11,650 in Grassroots Donations!

Nashville workers and their allies come together to celebrate their contributions to society and this year’s victories in struggle: We revived the tradition back in 2013 of massive outreach on the street by parading, and handing out flyers to working families in the multi-ethnic neighborhoods along Nolensville pike. This year, we got

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We’ve Got Some Good Labor Day News to Share!

We’ve already raised $7,500 in grassroots donations towards our goal of $15k! Plus, a grant of $3,000 to “match” your donation! Before we all gather together on September 3rd for the Labor Day Festival, we’re asking everyone to think about how much they can contribute to Workers’ Dignity this year.

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The Labor Day Parade & This Year – Festival!

One big party! Four years ago we began bringing together the Nashville community for the first labor day marches in many decades. Afterwards, we always hold a picnic. This year it’s going to grow, and we’re calling it a festival! This September 3rd, come celebrate Labor Day with us! The parade

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NEW VIDEO & PRESS: Workers Confront Hotel Industry Accepting City’s Millions

Workers draw a line in the sand against million-dollar giveaways with no labor standards, in public press conference releasing report This Monday, more than forty housekeepers, occupational health professionals, and concerned community members gathered for a press conference followed by the online release of the report “Hotels Shouldn’t Hurt” (click here

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Join Us Today for Release of Ground-Breaking Report!

Join Workers’ Dignity TODAY as we release our report “Hotels Shouldn’t Hurt.” Hear directly from former and current housekeepers about our experiences working in Nashville’s hotels. We’ll share about poverty wages, wage theft, being pressured to work dangerously fast, and having to pay our own medical costs when there are

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Anniversary Celebration Draws Hundreds, Raises Record $16,750!

The crowd swells, worker testimonies ring out powerfully, and the piggie bank overflows in a record-setting day planned and executed by low-wage workers: Workers’ Dignity began with a handful of volunteers passing out flyers out of the trunk of a car. What started small has since grown tremendously. You can

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The Grassroots Fundraising Surge Continues

When workers and allies sat down six weeks ago to plan a fundraising goal for this years’ anniversary celebration, they set a lofty goal of ten thousand. It’s usually one of our biggest in-person fundraisers that we rely on as a grassroots organization, but that was our biggest goal yet.

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