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Dear CIWC Members, Friends, and Allies, The Cincinnati Interfaith Workers Center will be hosting a 2012 New Year Launch Party on January 15th at 3:30pm. Come meet our new Director, Sameerah Ahmad, and new Lead Organizer, Elizabeth Burnett, and hear … Continue reading →

After pickets, community delegations, a dept. of Labor investigation and constant press coverage the owners of the Hamilton Ave. and Sycamore Animal Hospital have agreed to pay back their workers. The company will pay back $42,000 in overtime wages that … Continue reading →

Thanks to the over 100 people who came by the new Cincinnati Interfaith Workers Center on Friday and enjoyed the art, the wine and the fight for Justice. It’s wonderful to see all of the support there is in Cincinnati … Continue reading →

After lots of sweat and hard work, we have a new home! Come help us celebrate our recent move to our Vine Street office, and catch up on the latest of what we’ve been up to. Drop by for snacks … Continue reading →

What began as a single complaint at the Cincinnati Interfaith Workers Center, has developed into a campaign that now involves 21 Hispanic workers, all of which were cheated out of their over-time wages. After workers stood up, met with the … Continue reading →

The Cincinnati Interfaith Workers Center received the call yesterday that Labor Works will pay $18,000 in back wages for workers who worked at the Reds stadium during the 2009 and 2010 seasons. After months of foot dragging, workers took the … Continue reading →

On opening day, Day-Labor Workers at Labor Works learned that a year of organizing paid off- they were no longer charged the mandatory $6 transportation fee. For Minimum wage workers, that amounts to over a dollar per hour raise in … Continue reading →

As the Red’s gear up for the season, day-labor workers are gearing up too to clean up all the mess left by the baseball fans at Great American Ball Park. For the last several years, Labor Works, a day-labor agency … Continue reading →