Northeast Ohio Worker Center

06/17/2026

If there is such a thing as a perfect week— we think we had one at the worker center.

First, the Worker Center crew met up at Labor Notes in Chicago. We learned, we laughed, we built community and we took the conference by storm. Stay tuned for a more full debrief by the labor & ed committee later this summer.

Next, some of the worker center staff went on to visit Voces de la Frontera, a Milwaukee based worker center that has been organizing with the immigrant community for over 30 years. The warmth, generosity, and wisdom of the Voces team is something we will carry with us for a long time.

Finally, we hurried home to close out the week with another session of our book club for Origins of the family, private property, and the state. Where Ricardo and Heather led another important (and fun!) discussion.

There’s more to say on these experiences, but for now, we’ll just say, we feel enormously lucky to be in community with comrades both near and far. The work is hard, but when the company is good, everything seems just a little bit more possible!

05/22/2026

We can't wait to see you next Tuesday for our Union Coop Solidarity Circle! We are throwing the event in partnership with Cleveland Owns, IRTF - The InterReligious Task Force on Central America, and all of the fine folks who host the Coop Circles event series!

Our pal, Craig, from Cleveland Owns says it best:

When I see the challenges facing us today - rising authoritarianism and ecological crises - I think it's clear that the folks who got us into this mess can't get us out of it. It's working people like you and I who are going to be the ones who build and fight our way to a better tomorrow. Labor unions and cooperatives are two powerful ways for working people to do this! And not just moving in parallel, unions and cooperatives are two parts of a bigger labor movement and they can work together down to the shopfloor.

Our guests for this event have been living this!

Rob Witherell with the United Steelworkers has been a champion for the union co-op movement for decades. Inspired by the success of Mongradon, the Steelworkers helped to found Co-op Cincy - a union co-op incubator

Flequer Vera, is one of the founders of Co-op Cincy and Sustainergy - a unionized worker cooperative that works in energy efficiency and solar installation - and is Sustainergy's CEO

Newer to the movement, our friends at Rose Electric - Iris, Victoria, and Camryn - are union electricians who founded Rose Electric, a new union cooperative!

We will be at Forest City, Tuesday, May 26th, at 7PM!

RSVP here: https://www.clevelandowns.coop/events/union-co-op-solidarity-circle

What do labor unions and cooperatives have in common? They are two ways working people can build stronger communities and fight for what they need.

On May 26, our union will be participating in a Co-Op Circle in Cleveland, Ohio, to talk about how these two formations can work together, why co-ops need labor unions, and more. If you are in the area, consider joining us in person.

Not in Cleveland? Join via Zoom: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/86743253769?pwd=naBat1DiSYqiM1OnrwNq3X5vvaxqba

05/12/2026

To make this boycott a success, we need YOU to sign up for volunteer leafleting shift and to join us for a rally this weekend!

Sign up here: https://tinyurl.com/5epxw384

04/27/2026

T Minus 5 Days Till May Day!!

We love May Day around these parts. The first rally we ever helped put together at the Worker Center was May Day 2021 and we’ve been fighting with and for workers every May Day since!

We will be at public square, this Friday, May 1st from 4-6 to hear from workers organizing their workplaces and communities! Hope to see you there!!

And shout out to all of the amazing partners pulling May Day together!! Solidarity forever yall!!

04/23/2026

Today we went to the statehouse with the Time to Care Coalition to celebrate Paid Family Leave being introduced for ohio 🎉

You shouldn’t have to choose between caring for a loved one or yourself and keeping your job. This is why we support SB 396, a comprehensive Paid Family Leave bill. If passed, this bill would give Ohioans 14 weeks of paid time off to care for a new child, a loved one or themselves.

04/21/2026

Looking forward to seeing you all there!!!

04/20/2026

Do you know that the city of Cleveland recently passed a pay transparency law? It says that employers in the City of Cleveland must include salary ranges on all job postings and cannot ask about salary history in interviews.

Want to have a Fair Pay Ambassador come speak at your next community event or meeting about the law? Let us know!!

04/17/2026

04/10/2026

Join us for an ICE Defense Training in partnership with Young Latino Network and Northeast Ohio Worker Center, alongside InterReligious Task Force on Central America (IRTF) and Cleveland Whistle Brigade.

Learn your rights at work in the event of ICE activity and get trained on observing and documenting ICE in your community. Stay informed. Stay prepared.

Register at the link in the Worker Center or YLN bio.