May 17, 2016

Nannies And Housekeepers In Illinois Just Won A Major Victory

Magdalena Zylinska has been working in people’s homes for most of the last two decades since she came to the United States from Poland. She spent some time as a nanny and a caregiver, but since 1997, she’s been a full-time housekeeper. But it wasn’t until she took classes with Arise Chicago, a worker organization, …

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“We’re Not Paid Enough”: Cafeteria Workers at Walt Disney World Say They Want a Union

The cafeteria workers at “The Most Magical Place on Earth” are trying to organize a union. About three-quarters of the cafeteria workers at Walt Disney World in Orlando, Florida, have signed cards indicating that they want the union UNITE HERE to represent them. Disney World, the largest single-site employer in the United States, has over …

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Madeline Messa

Madeline Messa is a 3L at Syracuse University College of Law. She graduated from Penn State with a degree in journalism. With her legal research and writing for Workplace Fairness, she strives to equip people with the information they need to be their own best advocate.