Category: EJ
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PCEJ Stands In Solidarity with Bamazon Employees
Yesterday (PCEJ) joined labor groups in support of Bessemer Alabama Amazon Employees! When workers come together to form a Union, they win dignity and respect at work. Having a Union at Amazon would give employees the right to collectively bargain over their working conditions, safety standards, training, breaks, pay and most importantly – benefits. Without…
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Nat Geo: Air pollution kills millions every year, like a ‘pandemic in slow motion’
“On the other side of the continent, Anthony Victoria’s opponent isn’t a single incinerator but the consumer economy—at least in its current form. Victoria, a young man with a goatee and round glasses, lives in California’s Inland Empire, a region once known for its citrus groves. Sixty miles inland from the container ports of Los…
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WRITTEN TESTIMONY REGARDING H.R. 5986 THE ENVIRONMENTAL JUSTICE FOR ALL ACT
ANDREA VIDAURRE PEOPLE’S COLLECTIVE FOR ENVIRONMENTAL JUSTICE 22421 BARTON ROAD #296 GRAND TERRACE, CA 92313 OCTOBER 1, 2020 Good afternoon Chairman Grijalva, Ranking Member Bishop, and members of the Committee. Today is incredibly important to the community in which I come from and me. The Environmental Justice for All Act addresses many of the obstacles…