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20 CONGREGATIONS PRAY FOR SICK-PAY AT PMA- Labor Faithful Press Museum From The Pews

Philadelphia, PA, August 31, 2008- 130 security guards have the important job of taking care of the visitors and collections at the Philadelphia Museum of Art. Activists and thousands of supporters this weekend will pray that these guards will soon be treated as well as other city subcontracted workers under the Living Wage Ordinance.

The Living Wage Ordinance which was signed by Mayor Michael Nutter in April 2008 states that city-supported businesses and sub-contractors must pay employees $10.67 per hour and benefits. The security officers at the Philadelphia Museum are paid $10.16 per hour. The Philadelphia Museum of Art, though it receives $2.5 million from the City of Philadelphia, roughly two-thirds of what the museum spends on security, the resources are considered a general contribution.

Philadelphian's have expressed their moral values for the way that we expect workers to be treated when City Council passed the Living Wage Ordinance. The Philadelphia Museum of Art (PMA) has taken more than $10 million in tax payer money and many millions more in donated facilities. Despite the museums reliance on the support of Philadelphians, the PMA leaders scoff at the moral values expressed by the Living Wage Ordinance. The PMA is using your tax money to harm workers. This Labor Day, stand up to the PMA with the POWR campaign.

For more information contact Fabricio at Jobs with Justice via www. phillyjwj.org or the Lava Space.

Jornadas de más de doce horas seguidas, sin derecho a sindicatos, baños insalubres, abusos arbitrarios por parte de los empleadores, racismo y aprensión hacía los trabajadores menos calificados. Cada una de estas situaciones no fueron obtenidas de titulares provenientes de países del tercer mundo...

Forty years ago today, the Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. was shot dead in Memphis, where he was fighting alongside trash collectors who were trying to improve their working conditions, wages and benefits through unionization. All of the trash collectors were black.

Today, similar struggles continue.

It is sad to see a new group of black workers who must fight against the odds to win their rights and a voice on the job.

Check out the column by Marc Lamont Hill in today's Metro!

http://www.readmetro.com/show/en/Philadelphia/20080403/1/14/

Contact: Fabricio Rodriguez FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Tel: 215-670-5627
Cell: 215-732-8318 PRESS CONFERENCE:
E-mail: Fabricio@phillyjwj.org April 3, 2008, 2-2:30 pm
1760 Market St.

ALLIEDBARTON GUARDS DECLARE “IT’S MORE THAN JUST A DREAM”- Black Workers Update King’s Memphis Message

Philadelphia, PA, April 2, 2008- Security guards in Philadelphia say that, forty years after the assassination of Martin Luther King Jr., black workers are still struggling.

We are proud to announce this years line up for the Cesar Chavez and Martin Luther King Jr. Week of Action, click the image to see a larger version...

January 22, 2008, Philadelphia, PA- Temple President, Ann Weaver Hart, like many American’s on January 21 was ready to celebrate the legacy of Reverend Martin Luther King. In recognition of the civil rights leader President Hart planned a big event in the Student Activities Center on Temple Campus. Unfortunately, the one thing that she hadn’t planned on was real, live civil rights activists showing up at the event.

Activists from the community organization Jobs with Justice arrived early at the event and began leafleting and talking with people as they entered the auditorium. The activists claim that Temple University is responsible for the poor compensation, working conditions and workers’ rights abuses of 250 security guards on campus. The 95% African-American work force is subcontracted through the AlliedBarton company.

The activists have been waging a campaign since 2005 to win improvements for the workers.