Resources for Activists
AFL-CIO: The AFL-CIO provides a variety of action items to complete to support workers on its website.
Amazon Labor Union: Follow ALU’s organizing efforts and learn how to support Amazon workers.
Brandworkers: Keep up to date with Brandworkers’ campaigns in New York City.
Coalition of Immokalee Workers: Learn about active CIW campaigns to support workers nationally.
Community 2 Community Development: Support an ecofeminist group bringing justice to farmworkers and migrants in Washington State.
Fair Food Program: Know more about the labor behind your food.
Farm Labor Organizing Committee: Volunteer, donate, or share FLOC’s mission to support Farm laborers.
Fight for $15: Support workers across industries and the nation in earning a minimum $15/hour.
Food Chain Workers’ Alliance: The FCWA works from farm to table as a major coalition dedicated to bringing power to workers and their organizations.
Food Not Bombs: Find a Food Not Bombs chapter near you or start your own.
Food Recovery Network: Find a Food Recovery Network chapter near you or start your own.
Food Waste Toolkit: The Food Waste Toolkit provides suggestions of how to limit food waste at home and in your business. It also provides a directory of resources in the New York City area to get you connected with other organizations. Even for those outside of New York, it provides valuable information about reducing and dealing with food waste.
Find a Free Fridge Near You: Freedge has a map and database of free fridges worldwide. They also have resources on their website for community fridges about taxes and other common organizational concerns.
HEAL Food Alliance: HEAL is a campaign created out of the FCWA that focuses on just futures for food chain workers. Their website features a number of ways to get involved and an in-depth explanation of the Farm Bill and the process to get it passed.
International Alliance of Delivery Workers: Support delivery workers in New York City.
Jobs with Justice: Learn about and act for just jobs.
Justice for App Workers: Learn about and support a coalition of drivers and cyclists working for apps.
Justice for Migrant Women: Support advocacy and protection for migrant women.
Los Deliveristas Unidos: Learn about LDU’s campaign or sign their customer petition here.
Milk With Dignity: Ensure your milk is ethically sourced and learn about MD certification criteria.
Migrant Justice: Join in Migrant Justice’s organizing for human rights for farmworkers and view their current campaigns.
National Partnership for Women and Families: The National Partnership for Women and Families advocates for a variety of policies with a focus on women and families, including supporting women in the workplace. Their website features action items and current campaigns.
National Waste and Recycling Association: Learn more about waste management labor. NWRA’s website also includes safety recommendations for companies and workers.
One Fair Wage: OFW has state and national campaigns as well as petitions and other ways to support restaurant workers.
Public Citizen: Follow current Public Citizen efforts to ensure worker safety and hold harmful employees accountable.
Restaurant Opportunities Center United: Learn about ROC-United campaigns and find worker movements near you.
Retail, Wholesale and Department Store Union: Follow RWDSU campaigns and connect with their organizers.
Service Employees International Union: Take action and find local SEIU campaigns.
Slow Food: Learn more about Slow Food’s movement and find a chapter near you.
Solid Waste Association of North America: Learn about activism in the sanitation industry and about waste worker safety.
Starbucks Workers United: Sign a petition, sign up for emails, or learn about the union Starbucks closest to you.
Sustainability Tracking, Assessment & Rating System: Track sustainability at your higher education institution and push for better.
Trader Joe’s Union: Follow Trader Joe’s workers’ union campaigns.
Unite HERE: Learn about Unite HERE’s campaigns in the US and Canada. Their website includes a feature where you can find hotels with union staff or avoid hotels with bad labor practices.
United Farm Workers: Follow current campaigns and learn about immediate or long-term action items on UFW’s site.
United Food and Commercial Workers: Learn about starting a union and follow UFCW campaign updates.
Venceremos: Follow Venceremos on social media to see campaign updates and support poultry workers.
Walmart Worker Campaigns: Show your support for Walmart workers in their campaigns for dignity and reasonable working conditions at their stores.
Warehouse Workers for Justice: Support warehouse workers or learn more about safe working conditions in warehouses outside of Chicago.
Worker’s Center of Central New York: Educate yourself on the rights you have as a worker and support the Worker’s Center of CNY’s mission to protect workers.
Workers Justice Project: Support education and advocacy for non-unionized and undocumented workers in New York City.
Workers United: Support and expand union campaigns in the US and Canada.