Workers’ Dignity is an organization led by low-wage workers who know that they deserve to live and work with dignity. We believe that transforming society requires working-class people of all races, ages, and walks of life to build resilient and democratic organizations capable of disrupting strategic institutions and industries. Only then will we be able to seize power and shape our own conditions.
Since our founding in 2010, we have demonstrated to be one of the most effective organizations at shaking corporate power in the South by teaching workers how to fight and claim historic victories against high-profile employers, landlords, and developers.
More than $1 Million in recovered wages and compensation from over 100 employers! Since January 2019 alone, workers - primarily in construction and housekeeping - have won back over $190,000 in unpaid wages.
Target Cancels Statewide Contract
In January 2019, after a several month public pressure campaign, janitorial workers moved big box chain Target to cut its statewide Tennessee contract with an abusive cleaning agency, sparing hundreds of workers the pain and stress of missing paychecks and other nefarious practices.
Workplace Rights Education
Over 1,000 low-wage workers have learned how to exercise their rights in the workplace through Defend Your Rights workshops and other trainings.
Hotel Cuts Contract with Cleaning Agency
In July 2019, housekeepers at the Hilton Garden Inn Downtown Convention Center recovered $2,000 in unpaid wages from bounced checks by cleaning agency HotelHelp. The hotel also cut its contract with the agency.
Housekeepers Win Wage Increases
Between 2013 and 2018, hotel housekeepers organized with coworkers to win $888,000/year in wage increases and the firing of multiple abusive managers.
OUR STAFF
Nelson Nuñez-Chavez
Julio 'Coco' Quispe
Rose Marie Pink
NATIONAL PARTNERS
Thank you to our national partners for their critical assistance in strategy development, training and technical assistance.
