{"id":12141,"date":"2025-08-20T16:31:12","date_gmt":"2025-08-20T16:31:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/laprensanewspaper.com\/?p=12141"},"modified":"2025-08-20T16:31:39","modified_gmt":"2025-08-20T16:31:39","slug":"trabajos-con-justicia-jobs-with-justice","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/laprensanewspaper.com\/index.php\/2025\/08\/20\/trabajos-con-justicia-jobs-with-justice\/","title":{"rendered":"Trabajos con Justicia \/ Jobs with Justice"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"\"<\/a>By Martin Lopez Ramirez<\/strong><\/p>\n

At the ripe old age of five, my father Victor V. Ramirez went into the cotton fields of Edcouch, Texas. With no education and only the support of his family. As he wiped the sweat from his small forehead day after day, no bell or foreman was coming to yell: Break Time! Fourteen hours later was his break.<\/p>\n

My mother, Carmen L. Ramirez, also found making and selling tortillas out of her house in Brownsville, Texas, at the age of five to be equally challenging, with little to no breaks and fewer rights than we find today for undocumented workers. In the early 1960s, when my mother went to work at a tomato canning factory in Northwood, Ohio, she was met with chauvinistic bosses at every water fountain, until it was too much for her to bear.<\/p>\n

Today I am proud to tell you I took this photo of them four years before they both passed after enjoying 30-plus years in retirement. They worked hard and loved even harder. What they taught their children, if nothing else, was to help those around them. And this is why I am writing this article.<\/p>\n

Jobs with Justice has been in existence nationwide since June 29, 1987, and as of 2022, is in over 30 cities and regions, building coalitions with faith, union, and labor-based organizations that support worker rights.<\/p>\n

If you haven\u2019t heard of them, it\u2019s OK. Neither had I until I had to know them. As a proud retired Toledo American Postal Workers\u2019 President of Local 170, I learned how to fight, through the Union, for not only my rights but the rights of the person to the left and right of me.<\/p>\n

As a retired unionist, it darkens my heart to see workers without union support, across all occupations, being trampled on, sexually harassed, experiencing workplace threats, wage theft, and scheduled cuts if one complains about working conditions.<\/p>\n

What is my point?<\/em><\/p>\n

My point is that I have partnered with some sharp individuals, through Jobs for Justice, who work on solutions, not just pointing out the problems. Through this partnership, we have formed a Toledo Workers\u2019 Center,<\/em> and we are looking for your help in identifying the most pressing issues in the workplace.<\/p>\n

So, can you do us a HUGE favor? Please take five to seven minutes of your time and take this survey online: https:\/\/forms.gle\/K6EryDjfEwtmiW8Q7<\/a><\/p>\n

The survey is FREE, and you can do it anonymously! And once Jobs for Justice reaches the maximum number of participants\/surveys, this site will be shut down, the information reviewed, and it will be used to determine how best to help you! While also being realistic and understanding that we can\u2019t be everything to everyone. So, please take the survey and let us know what the hot-button issues are, so we can all work together to make a difference and hopefully make in difference in your lifetime!<\/p>\n

Moreover, Jobs for Justice will not collect any personal data from you or sell it to a third party. This is not about that; we don\u2019t have time for that. This is about helping you find a big brother or sister in your battle, our battle, for rights at your job.<\/p>\n

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Trabajos con Justicia<\/strong><\/p>\n

Por Mart\u00edn L\u00f3pez Ram\u00edrez<\/strong><\/p>\n

A la madura edad de cinco a\u00f1os, mi padre, V\u00edctor V. Ram\u00edrez, trabajo en los campos de algod\u00f3n en Edcouch, Texas. Sin educaci\u00f3n y no m\u00e1s con el apoyo de su familia. Mientras se secaba el sudor de su frente d\u00eda tras d\u00eda, ninguna campana ni capataz ven\u00eda a gritar: “\u00a1Hora del recreo!”. Catorce horas despu\u00e9s, llegaba su descanso.<\/p>\n

Mi madre, Carmen L. Ram\u00edrez, tambi\u00e9n descubri\u00f3 como hacer y vender tortillas en su casa en Brownsville, Texas, a los cinco a\u00f1os era igual de dif\u00edcil, con pocos o ning\u00fan descanso y menos derechos que los que tenemos hoy en d\u00eda para los trabajadores indocumentados. A principios de la d\u00e9cada de 1960, cuando mi madre empez\u00f3 a trabajar en una f\u00e1brica de conservas de tomate en Northwood, Ohio, se encontr\u00f3 con jefes machistas en cada fuente de agua, hasta que fue demasiado para ella.<\/p>\n

Hoy me enorgullece decirles que les tom\u00e9 esta foto cuatro a\u00f1os antes de que ambos fallecieran, tras disfrutar de m\u00e1s de 30 a\u00f1os de jubilaci\u00f3n. Trabajaron duro y amaron a\u00fan m\u00e1s. Lo que les ense\u00f1aron a sus hijos, como m\u00ednimo, fue a ayudar a quienes los rodeaban. Y por eso escribo este art\u00edculo.<\/p>\n

Trabajos con Justicia\/Jobs with Justice existe en todo el pa\u00eds desde el 29 de junio de 1987 y, desde 2022, est\u00e1 presente en m\u00e1s de 30 ciudades y regiones, creando coaliciones con organizaciones religiosas, sindicales, y laborales que defienden los derechos de los trabajadores.<\/p>\n

Si no los conoces, no te preocupes. Yo tampoco los conoc\u00eda hasta que tuve que conocerlos. Con orgullo, y por ser presidente anterior de los Trabajadores Postales Estadounidenses de Toledo, Local 170, aprend\u00ed a luchar, a trav\u00e9s del sindicato, no solo por mis derechos, sino tambi\u00e9n por los derechos de las personas a mi lado.<\/p>\n

Como sindicalista jubilada, me entristece ver a trabajadores sin apoyo sindical, en todas las ocupaciones, siendo pisoteados, acosados sexualmente, sufriendo amenazas en el lugar de trabajo, robo de salarios, y recortes de salarios si se quejan de las condiciones laborales.<\/p>\n

\u00bfCu\u00e1l es mi punto?<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n

Lo que quiero decir es que, a trav\u00e9s de Trabajos con Justicia\/Jobs with Justice, me he asociado con personas perspicaces que trabajan en busca de soluciones, no solo en se\u00f1alar los problemas. Gracias a esta colaboraci\u00f3n, hemos formado el Centro de Trabajadores<\/em> de Toledo y buscamos su ayuda para identificar los problemas m\u00e1s urgentes en el lugar de trabajo.<\/p>\n

\u00bfNos har\u00eda un gran favor? Por favor, dedique de cinco a siete minutos a responder esta encuesta en l\u00ednea: https:\/\/forms.gle\/K6EryDjfEwtmiW8Q7<\/p>\n

\u00a1La encuesta es GRATUITA y puede responderla de forma an\u00f3nima! Una vez que Trabajos con Justicia\/Jobs with Justice alcance el n\u00famero m\u00e1ximo de participantes\/encuestas, este sitio se cerrar\u00e1, la informaci\u00f3n se revisar\u00e1, y se utilizar\u00e1 para determinar la mejor manera de ayudarle. Siendo realistas y entendiendo que no podemos ser todo para todos, le pedimos que responda la encuesta y nos diga cu\u00e1les son los temas m\u00e1s calientes para que podamos trabajar juntos y marcar la diferencia, \u00a1y con suerte, marcar la diferencia en su vida!<\/p>\n

Adem\u00e1s, Trabajos con Justicia\/Jobs with Justice no recopilar\u00e1 sus datos personales ni los vender\u00e1 a terceros. No se trata de eso; no tenemos tiempo para eso. Se trata de ayudarte a encontrar un hermano o hermana mayor en tu batalla, nuestra batalla, por los derechos en su trabajo.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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