Happy Labor Day

Happy Labor Day to everyone.

Hopefully, you enjoy your time off and take a moment to reflect on the meaning of the day. If you are able, consider making a donation to one of these not-for-profit organizations in support of workers’ rights.

Fair Labor Association (www.fairlabor.org)

The mission of the Fair Labor Association is to combine the efforts of business, civil society organizations, and colleges and universities to promote and protect workers’ rights and to improve working conditions globally through adherence to international standards.

Farmworkers Justice Fund (https://www.farmworkerjustice.org) Farmworker Justice is a nonprofit organization that seeks to empower migrant and seasonal farmworkers to improve their living and working conditions, immigration status, health, occupational safety, and access to justice.

National Employment Law Project (http://www.nelp.org) The Project fights for policies to create good jobs, expand access to work, and strengthen protections and support for low-wage workers and the unemployed.

9to5 National Association of Working Women (https://9to5.org) This organization works to build a movement for economic justice, by engaging directly affected women to improve working conditions.

Out & Equal Workplace Advocates (https://outandequal.org) Out & Equal Workplace Advocates educates and empowers organizations, human resources professionals, employee resource groups, and individual employees through programs and services that result in equal policies, opportunities, practices, and benefits in the workplace inclusive of all sexual orientations, gender identities, expressions, and characteristics.