Who we are
MISSION
Chicago Community and Workers' Rights is an organization run by workers for workers - regardless of immigration status - dedicated to educating, fostering leadership, and gathering resources to develop organizing tools and collective strategies of resistance against employer abuse, toward just living conditions for our families.
VISION
Our vision is of a community where workers' rights are respected, including the right to fair wages and medical benefits; where labor laws are fair and respected by employers and companies; where workers are at the head of unions and labor rights organizations, which have sufficient resources and power to make demands of government and industry; where independent collective organizations or worker-owned businesses can thrive and be respected.
VALUES
At CCWR we believe that workers and the community drive our mission;
best way to support workers to defend their rights is to provide access to
tools, information, resources, and support to organize themselves; It is important to support the creation of stable, independent, and self-sufficient collectives, owned by the workers, and where labor rights are respected.
Our numbers in history
$10,000,000+
Wages recovered
6000+
Workers assisted
100+
Campaigns
6
Legislation
PARTNERSHIPS
Chicago Community and Workers' Rights will continue to work and collaborate on initiatives, projects and campaigns with numerous organizations to fight for workers' rights, fight racial inequality, support the creation and development of cooperatives, and advocate for laws and policies that promote better working conditions for workers and their families.
Some of the groups CCWR works with or is a part of include: Raise The Floor Alliance, The Resurrection Project, Greater Lawndale Healthy Work Program, Chicago Food Worker Justice Alliance, Chicago's Good Food Purchasing Initiative (GFPI), City of Chicago's Community Wealth Building Advisory Council, Illinois Worker Cooperative Alliance and Chicago SEED Commons.
Most recent articles
- Minimum Wage in Illinois, Cook County and City of Chicago 2024The minimum wage for Illinois is $14.00 per hour effective January 1, 2024.Cook County's minimum wage is equal to the state minimum wage of $14.00 per hour.The City's minimum wageContinuereading "Minimum Wage in Illinois, Cook County and City of Chicago 2024"
- Paid Leave for All Workers Act (SB 208 initiative)Governor J.B. Pritzker signed SB 208 into law on Monday.This new law allows a worker to get one hour of paid leave for every 40 hours worked. A total of 40 hours can be accruedContinuereading "Paid leave law for all workers (SB 208 initiative)"
- OVER $1.5 MILLION AWARDED BY THE CHICAGO REGION FOOD SYSTEM FUND TO 48 GRANTEESEnglish below ⬇︎ ***Grants Build on Community Assets Fundamental to Chicago's Food System*** (Chicago, IL - July 18, 2022) The Chicago Region Food System Fund today awarded $1.52 million to 48 granteesas part of its continuing efforts to bolster Chicago's localContinuereading "OVER $1.5 MILLION AWARDED BY THE CHICAGO REGION FOOD SYSTEM FUND TO 48 GRANTEES"
Contact
Feel free to contact us using the contact information below or use the form to send us a message.
1801 S Ashland Ave,
Chicago, IL 60608
info@chicagoworkersrights.org
(773) 653-3664
(773) 957-6350
- Monday
- 10:00 am - 6:00 pm
- Tuesday
- 10:00 am - 6:00 pm
- Wednesday
- 10:00 am - 6:00 pm
- Thursday
- 10:00 am - 6:00 pm
- Friday
- 10:00 am - 6:00 pm
- Saturday
- Closed
- Sunday
- Closed
Chicago Community and Workers Rights
CCWR is an organization that provides support to the primarily Latino working community without excluding anyone on the basis of color, ethnicity, religion, or sexual orientation.
Contact
Contact
(773) 653-3664
(773) 957-6350 info@chicagoworkersrights.org