A Touch of Justice: 10 out of 26 Unfairly Fired Port Truck Drivers Rehired at Toll Trucking

Truck drivers working for Toll Trucking, a $8.6 million Australian goods-movement company, are denied basic rights, including access to bathrooms and breaks. Though Toll workers in Australia are unionized and treated justly, American workers from the same company are treated with completely different standards. After many efforts to improve working conditions, 26 truck drivers were unjustly fired. Fortunately, as of...

Building a Just Sukkot at Occupy-LA

Jewish activism emphasizes a tradition of creating a “community of obligation”. An important part of city living is providing hospitality and care, but not merely through charity. We strive to meet everyone’s basic needs with dignity. Rabbi Jonathan Klein of CLUE-LA organized several Jewish leaders to build a Sukkah and thereby ensure that the Jewish community supports the 99%. By building a “JUST...

Supporting Tomato Farmworkers

Last Friday, CLUE-LA participated in the March to Trader Joe’s headquarters in support of the Coalition of Immokalee Workers, tomato pickers in Florida.  We marched alongside clergy, students, workers, and a diverse group of community organizations to show the contradictory actions of Trader Joe’s. TJ has a great history of supporting sustainable and just business practices, but they are not supporting the...