My name is Saladi Shebule, and I am excited and honored to introduce myself as the POWER (Protecting Our Workers from Exploitation and...
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Introducing Saladi Shebule - CEJ POWER Organizer
Meet Dan Powers - CEJ's 2013 Cornell ILR High Road Summer Fellow
Hi! I’m Dan and I’m working at the Coalition for Economic Justice this summer as part of Cornell University’s High Road Summer... Read more
Hi! I’m Dan and I’m working at the Coalition for Economic Justice this summer as part of Cornell University’s High Road Summer... Read more
Jobs Blueprint for Working New York
New Yorkers want shared prosperity, but our state’s economic recovery is only being felt on Wall Street. Across the state, the working... Read more
New Yorkers want shared prosperity, but our state’s economic recovery is only being felt on Wall Street. Across the state, the working... 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- Buffalo to welcome #BALLE conference. Get details @BuffaloFirst and watch our exclusive interview with @bishopsarahe http://t.co/VqDN3jZRhr
Featured Event
Strike for Justice: Saturday, August 17, 2013
Get ready for CEJ’s annual summer bowling contest and party &
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The $7 Billion Wager: New York State's Costly Gamble in Economic Development
New York spends approximately $7 billion annually on economic development. Dozens of different economic development programs issue subsidies such as tax exemptions, tax credits, grants, tax-exempt
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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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