DIGNITY AT WORK ORGANIZER
The Coalition for Economic Justice (CEJ) is a long-term coalition of labor, faith, community, academic and student activists and...
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Open Buffalo is Hiring
Open Buffalo is a collaborative working towards a more democratic, innovative and unified Buffalo. The project is funded by the Open... Read more
Open Buffalo is a collaborative working towards a more democratic, innovative and unified Buffalo. The project is funded by the Open... Read more
USW “Keep It Made In America” Town Hall a Rousing Success
by: Jennifer Diagostino Last night’s dreary weather did not keep people away from the “Keep It Made In America” town hall... Read more
by: Jennifer Diagostino Last night’s dreary weather did not keep people away from the “Keep It Made In America” town hall... Read more
Featured Work
Getting Our Money's Worth
New York government has a responsibility to build a better future for all New Yorkers by making smart investments that revitalize the economy and meet the needs of communities … Read more
Civic Engagement and Government Accountability
As an extension of its campaign work, CEJ engages in public education efforts and also registers new voters, encourages occasional voters to become more active participants in … Read more
Canal Side
In January 2010, the Coalition for Economic Justice helped form the Canal Side Community Alliance to ensure the proposed development of Buffalo’s waterfront would result in … Read more
Living Wages for a Liveable City
CEJ joined the living wage movement early on, becoming the 35th city in the country to adopt a Living Wage Ordinance. Our campaign for passage of a city law b … Read more
Living Wage Schools
Over 1,000 Buffalo School District workers don’t earn enough to support their families, yet they are the caretakers and support staff that the community’s children rely on … Read more
Solidarity
As a coalition of more than sixty labor, faith, community, academic, and student organizations, we engage in solidarity actions to advance the cause of workers’ rights and s … Read more- Our WNY inductee into the Corporate Tax Dodgers Hall of Shame is in the news again: http://t.co/j7TDN27F36
Featured Event
CEJ's 2013 Annual Banquet
CEJ invites you to our 2013 Annual Awards Banquet on Thursday May 2nd at the Buffalo Niagara Convention Center from 6:00 pm – 9:00 pm.
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Regional Review: Job Creation and Industrial Development Agencies
This report examines the performance of Industrial Development Agencies, or IDAs, New York’s main job creation tool and finds that IDAs are not living up to their job creation promises.
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Abraham McKinney
"I work for the City of Buffalo as a seasonal sanitation worker. Despite my title I work full-time year round picking up garbage on Buffalo’s city streets. Until 2008 I earned only $8.15 an h
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