Friday February, 24, 2012, 6:00 p.m.
Join Havurat Shalom for Shabbat services and a dairy/vegetarian Shabbat dinner followed by a talk: Out of the shadows: MassCOSH and the REAL Campaign to demand temp worker rights.
Registration deadline: February 17. RSVP to registrar@thehav.org or 617-623-3376.
Cost: $10.
Marcy Goldstein-Gelb, executive director of the Massachusetts Coalition for Occupational Safety and Health (MassCOSH) and coordinator of the REAL (Reform Employment Agency Law) Campaign, will talk about a groundbreaking effort to raise standards for temporary agencies. The REAL Campaign brings together temp workers, labor, community, faith-based and legal organizations in demanding changes to the state’s employment agency laws and direct action calling upon temporary agency to sign on to a workers’ bill of rights. Marcy will talk about ways community members can get involved in this exciting effort.
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