Mission
Central Illinois Jobs With Justice organizes to improve working people's standard of living, fight for job security, and protect workers' right to organize.
About Us
Central Illinois Jobs with Justice (CIJWJ) was founded on April 22, 2006 to address growing labor rights concerns in Champaign-Urbana and surrounding areas. The chapter is composed of unions, labor rights groups, religious and community organizations, and interested individuals.
Since its founding, CIJWJ has worked in solidarity with unions on the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign campus as they negotiated new contracts, supported mine workers in Vermillion county, participated in the campus movement to get Coca-Cola off of the U of I campus, and much more!
Site Guide
Welcome to our new website!
As Central Illinois Jobs With Justice grows, so will our online presence. If you are looking for information, you have come to the right place.
Members
These groups support the efforts of Central Illinois Jobs With Justice.
Actions
Here you will find upcoming events and reports on successful actions.
Get Involved
Central Illinois Jobs With Justice holds regular meetings.
Mother Jones
Mary Harris "Mother" Jones worked on many social justice issues, including standing up for mine workers as a union organizer for UMW. She is buried in Mt. Olive, Illinois alongside the miners killed in strike-related violence in the Virden Riot of 1898.
Her life is an inspiration to Central Illinois Jobs with Justice.
In honor of her work, especially in central Illinois, Central Illinois Jobs with Justice adopted the title, "The Mother Jones Chapter," on August 26, 2007.