What a night!
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American Rights at Work
Board Members Bradley Whitford
and Harley Shaiken.
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American Rights at Work
Executive Director Mary Beth Maxwell
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On April 18, American Rights at Work brought together over 400 guests
representing a diverse network of today’s workers’ rights movement at
our third annual Eleanor Roosevelt Human Rights Awards Celebration.
This year’s honorees reflect the
institutions and communities outside of the labor movement that view
protecting workers’ rights as good for business and crucial for a
vibrant democratic society. Advocates like Human Rights Watch are exposing the significant legal barriers to freedom of association in our country as international human rights abuses. Kaiser Permanente,
one on the nation’s largest healthcare providers, has created a model
partnership with its workers’ unions based on a shared commitment to
improve patient care. And celebrities like Judge Greg Mathis are lending their fame and creativity to support workers who stand up and demand fair treatment on the job.
American Rights at Work Board member Bradley Whitford,
of NBC’s “The West Wing” and “Studio 60 on the Sunset Strip,” hosted
our celebration that was attended by leaders of the human rights, civil
rights, faith, student, arts, and labor communities. Workers from
Kaiser Permanente and Smithfield Packing Company also shared their
personal, inspiring stories of why having a voice at work is so
critical.
We would like to thank everyone whose support for this event and our
work all year round helps build powerful new momentum for workers’
rights. We look forward to continuing to work together to make the
right to organize a reality for America’s workers.
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