New Orleans Workers Center for Racial Justice

Since 2007, the New Orleans Workers' Center for Racial Justice has been a home for Black and immigrant workers refusing to accept exploitation as normal. When the political climate tries to divide us, we organize across race, language, and background to build something powerful: a workers' movement that fights for all of us!

Your donation to NOWCRJ makes real change possible.

This September, we're hosting our third annual Warrant Clinic to clear municipal warrants, traffic tickets, and fines that trap New Orleanians in cycles of debt and criminalization. Last year alone, we helped 531 people clear over $450,000 in fines and fees, giving working-class workers and families a fresh start and restoring their ability to work, drive, and move forward.

Through our "We Are Not Disposable" campaign, we're fighting for the workers who make Mardi Gras possible but are treated like an afterthought. This year, we provided PPE to hundreds of cleanup workers, delivered snacks and water during long shifts, and successfully pressured the City of New Orleans to pay workers after many weeks of wage-and-hour violations. We're not just helping workers survive, we're demanding they be treated with the dignity and respect they deserve.

When you support the Workers' Center, you're investing in worker-led power that changes lives and transforms our city.

Donate $50 or more, and you will receive a copy of our book “Don't Stand Alone" on Black labor organizing in New Orleans. It's a powerful reminder that the rights we have today were fought for, that the struggle continues, and that together, we are unstoppable!

Thank you for standing with New Orleans workers. Let's keep building!