The Equal Justice Center is a non-profit, non-partisan employment justice and civil rights organization.  EJC is a 501(c)(3) tax-exempt organization, incorporated in Texas and supported by private charitable contributions.

October 19, International Labor Law Seminar in Austin, supported by EJC's Transnational Worker Rights Clinic

EJC Director, Bill Beardall, Testifies for EJC and NILC about Workers' Rights at Congressional Field Hearing on Immigration Reform

Night-shift Janitors in Austin and San Antonio Sue Target Department Stores and Cleaning Company for Wage Violations

Summer Immigrant Employment Law Fellow Joins EJC, Funded by Labor & Employment Section of Texas Bar

Religion & Labor Network Sponsors May 22 Film and Discussion on Migrant Worker Families

New EJC Attorney-Fellow to Improve Workplace Safety for Poultry Workers

Austin Day Laborers Persuade City Council to Withdraw Proposed Day Labor Ban

Day laborers, supported by EJC, call on Austin City Council, Home Depot for Cooperation

"Workers Rights Are Human Rights" Tour in Austin, Oct. 17-18

See New York Times story on day laborers and Home Depot, with comments from Austin workers and EJC

See news story from the New York Times about EJC's poultry worker justice work

See feature news stories from the Austin American-Statesman about EJC

      See feature news story from İAhora Sí! about EJC
 

Our Mission

The Equal Justice Center is an employment justice and civil rights organization which empowers low-income families, individuals and communities to achieve systemic reforms that improve their lives. To do this EJC uses combined strategies of community organizing, legal rights advocacy, leadership development, technical assistance, and community-based coalition building. EJC provides the critical support and infrastructure that enables low-income working people to organize and achieve fair treatment in the workplace, in the justice system, and in the larger civil society. 

Contact Information

Telephone     512-474-0007                  Email     info@equaljusticecenter.org

Fax                 512-474-0008                               

 

Address          510 S. Congress Ave.

                       Suite 206                  

             Austin, Texas 78704

Staff         

Bill Beardall, Director, bill@equaljusticecenter.org, 512-474-0007 ext-101

        Justin Tullius, Workers' Rights Counsel, justin@equaljusticecenter.org, 512-474-0007 ext-208

Kevin Vela, Baron and Budd Workers' Rights Fellow, kmvela@yahoo.com, 817-690-7097

Helena Coronado-Salazar, Workers' Rights Intern, hcoronado@hotmail.com, 512-474-0007 ext-110  

Rebecca Flores, Community Advocate, rebeccaoflores@gmail.com 210-842-9502

          Arely Sulvaran-Achenbach, Community Advocate, arelysulachenter@yahoo.com 512-791-4794

 

 

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