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New postings to this web site

The following links point to the most recent additions to this web site.  If you've visited us before and want to know what's changed, take a look here first.

bulletA number of recent news stories have highlighted EJC's work supporting day laborers' in their struggle to achieve fair treatment and community-friendly solutions. See October 10, 2005 New York Times front page news story about day laborers, Home Depot, and EJC's Central Texas Immigrant Worker Rights Center.  See October 20-21, 2005 multiple media stories about day laborers calling on the Austin City Council and Home Depot for cooperation.
bulletSee stories and information about the October 18-19, 2005 Workers' Rights are Human Rights Tour stop in Austin organized by EJC
bulletSee September 6, 2005 New York Times news story about the working conditions faced by poultry processing workers whom the EJC has helped the UFCW organize
bulletSee August 22, 2005 Austin American-Statesman front page news story about EJC's Religion & Labor Network and Central Texas Immigrant Worker Rights Center.
bulletSee July 28, 2005 cover story about EJC's Religion & Labor Network of Austin and Central Texas Immigrant Worker Rights Center in ¡Ahora Sí! (Austin American-Statesman - Spanish language).

News Stories about EJC's work

The following links point to a full list of significant news stories that feature or mention EJC's staff and work.

How EJC is Supporting Immigrant Workers Who Haven’t Been Paid for Their Labor

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Austin American-Statesman, The Power of Shame Pays Off, August 22, 2005 (includes web mini-documentary, print story and photo gallery)

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Austin American-Statesman, Immigrant Workers Recover $10,000, April 15, 2004

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 National Public Radio – Latino USA, Austin Day Laborers, November 21, 2003

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National Public Radio – All Things Considered, Austin Targets Abuses by Day Labor Employers, November 10, 2003

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Austin American-Statesman, Editorial: Workers Have Right to Wages, June 3, 2003

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Austin American-Statesman, Unpaid Workers Speak Up, May 27, 2003

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Austin American-Statesman, Lawsuit to Get Immigrants Their Due, January 10, 2003

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Austin American-Statesman, Austin Emerging Immigrant Gateway, February 29, 2004

 

How EJC is Supporting Day Laborers' Struggle to Secure a Safe, Orderly, and Dignified Place to Seek Work and Support Their Families

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 New York Times, Front Line in Day Laborer Battle Runs Right Outside Home Depot, October 10, 2005

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Latino USA/National Public Radio) Austin Day Laborers and Home Depot, November 4, 2005

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Atlanta Business Chronicle, Day Laborers Create Quandary at Texas Home Depot Store, October 21, 2005

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In Fact Daily (Austin), Home Depot Day Labor Dispute Lands at City Hall, October 21, 2005

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 Austin American Statesman, Workers Want Shelter at Home Depot, October 21, 2005

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KUT Radio (Austin), Day Laborers Want Center in Front of Home Depot, October 20, 2005

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 KXAN – TV (Austin) Day Laborers Take on Home Depot, October 20, 2005 (text)

 

How EJC is Helping Low-wage Workers in the Poultry Processing Industry Overcome Low Wages, Appalling Health and Safety Conditions, and Discrimination 

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New York Times, Union Organizers at Poultry Plants in South Find Newly Sympathetic Ears, September 6, 2005

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Austin American-Statesman, Protection Sought for Meat and Poultry Workers, April 8, 2005

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Mississippi Public Broadcasting, Working Conditions at Poultry Plant, March 4, 2005

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Jackson Clarion-Ledger, Center to Help Empower Workers, June 5, 2004

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Jackson Clarion-Ledger, Canton Cop Charged in Extortion Ring, January 27, 2005

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Jackson Clarion-Ledger, Many Fired Peco Workers Leaving, August 17, 2003

 

How EJC is Working with Faith Leaders and Congregations to Lift Up Worker Justice as a Moral and Spiritual Value 

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Austin American-Statesman (web mini-documentary), Vigil for Migrant Workers, August 22, 2005

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Austin American-Statesman, The Power of Shame Pays Off, August 22, 2005

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Austin American-Statesman, Panel Hears Details of Workers’ Rights Abuses, October 19, 2005

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KUT - Public Radio Austin, Labor Unions are Changing in Central Texas, October 19, 2005

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Austin Chronicle, Prevailing Wage Guessing Game, April 15, 2005

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Austin American Statesman, Religious Leaders, Worker Rights Advocates Joining Forces in Pulpits, August 20, 2004

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KUT – Public Radio Austin, Labor Unions Invited into Austin Churches, September 9, 2004

 

How EJC is Pioneering a New Transnational Workers’ Rights Clinic at the UT Law School

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  Texas Lawyer, Human Rights Center Helps Students Assist Immigrants, July 12, 2004

  

How EJC is Working to Reform the Texas Indigent Defense System 

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 Houston Chronicle, A Wider Death-Penalty Pool, March 18, 2005

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 San Antonio Express-News, Defense of the Poor in Texas Inadequate, November 11, 2003