This disabled veteran knows what it means to struggle. But he remains determined to work with Just Harvest and other people who hunger for basic fairness.
Tag Archives | low-wage workers
Power of the Pen: Is raising the minimum wage enough?
Attendees at this monthly event write letters pushing for specific policies to address hunger and poverty. Frank conversation is part of that.
James: This senior wants respect for minimum wage workers
Though at 66-years-old he’s past the age of retirement, James describes himself as a working man. Fairer policies would allow him the old age he deserves.
Mel Packer tells the Port Authority Board to support fare equity
Longtime Pittsburghers for Public Transit activist Mel Packer details the transit woes of low-wage Port Authority riders.
Joining USW at the Stand Against Poverty Mass Rally & Moral Revival
On June 23, we went to Washington D.C. for the culmination of the 2018 Poor People’s Campaign, the revival of a movement launched in 1968.
Overcoming Racism: Reflecting on the 1968 Poor People’s Campaign
Board member Theresa Orlando shares her personal experience of a key moment in the Civil Rights movement and how it changed her view of white supremacy.
The local grocery industry must raise its wages
Working in a grocery store used to be a good, family-supporting career. Deliberate changes in the industry have driven workers into poverty, including 3,600 Giant Eagle employees.
Protect Food Assistance: Stop the House Farm Bill (H.R. 2)
Expanding SNAP’s ‘work requirements’ will make it harder for millions of workers to consistently put food on the table. Call your House Rep. to say “Hands off SNAP!”
Just Harvest Calls on Port Authority to Uphold Equity in New Bus Rapid Transit Plan
The anti-hunger organization joins Pittsburghers for Public Transit, Mon Valley riders, stakeholders in speaking out against planned 61ABC bus route cuts, increased fares WHAT: Press conference and rally, then testimony […]
Week 12: We Make Pittsburgh Town Hall
We make Pittsburgh. All of us. No matter our race, our ethnicity, our country of origin. But Pittsburgh isn’t always working for us.
