Justice at Work

Adriana's leadership -

Adriana's leadership Dear Supporter, When asked how she became a leader, Adriana smiles and explains that she’s never considered herself to be one – the word is intimidating. But when she shares her story, it’s clear that she and her coworkers – who organized successfully to end wage theft and mistreatment at a ...

This summer, Justice at Work has had the pleasure of having Peggy Browning Fellow Ali Mirza on the team supporting workers' rights.

Ali is a law student at the University of Pennsylvania and grew up in the Chicago-land area. After completing undergrad, he worked in eviction defense in Detroit which helped him develop his understanding of the through-lines between varying forms of systemic injustice. This summer, Ali has counseled workers who applied for Deferred Action for Labor Enforcement (DALE) under the Biden Administration, researched temporary workers’ rights, and supported ongoing litigation. Following law school, he hopes to use the legal system to create a more egalitarian society.

"we didn’t know we had it in us" -

"we didn’t know we had it in us" Supporter, When Gueazie (pronounced “guee-ah-zee”) arrived in Brockton from the Dominican Republic, by way of Florida, she soon found a home at the Brockton Workers’ Alliance (“BWA”), where she joined fellow Haitians in taking English classes and learning workplace rights and responsibilit...