Vision/Mission

Long Island Jobs with Justice works in coalition with labor unions and worker centers, community organizations, faith-based organizations and individual social justice activists who are committed to protecting the rights of working people on Long Island and supporting community struggles to build a more just society. We are committed to creating living wage jobs, supporting worker organizing, demanding corporate accountability, and building an economy that works for us all.

Values

At Long Island Jobs with Justice we value people over profit and are committed to the fight against white supremacy, patriarchy, misogyny and racial capitalism. We understand that for us to have a multi-racial democracy and economy in which we all thrive we must both confront the system of racial capitalism through our campaigns and programs, and actively work to uproot the harmful intentions and impacts of white supremacy within our own organizations and the broader movement.

What We Do

LIJWJ centers and elevates the working people of Long Island through a mix of workplace, community, faith, and legislative based organizing.

Workers contribute the most to our economy, yet are always prioritized last.  Our active campaigns to reverse this and build a just Long Island are:

• • • • • Union Solidarity & Workers’ Rights
        • Combatting Wage Theft
        • Growing a Network of Interfaith Justice Leaders
        • Fighting Austerity Through Policies Like the Unemployment Bridge Program

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Our Staff

Meet the organizing team!

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Our Board Members

Roger Clayman

David Sprintzen, Ethical Humanist Society of Long Island

Mary Dewar, Long Island Council of Churches

Kate Jones Calone

Monica Diaz, Long Island Field Organizer, SEIU 32BJ

Michael Gendron, Executive Board Member, CWA Local 1109

Anthony Guerrero, Political Coordinator, SMART Local 28 Sheet Metal Workers Union

Nikki Kateman, Political & Communications Director, RWDSU/UFCW Local 338

Linda Obernauer

Mary Anne Trasciatti, Director of Labor Studies, Hofstra University