Comments on: The Imperative: National Day of Action for Low-Wage Workers http://jewschool.com/2012/07/23/29109/the-imperative-national-day-of-action-for-low-wage-workers/ Progressive Jews & Judaism Tue, 21 May 2013 07:15:06 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 By: Adam http://jewschool.com/2012/07/23/29109/the-imperative-national-day-of-action-for-low-wage-workers/comment-page-1/#comment-700534 Adam Wed, 25 Jul 2012 18:08:04 +0000 http://jewschool.com/?p=29109#comment-700534 Its in the interest of the rebbes to keep the majority of their constituents in relative poverty. Their retaining a powerbase depends on their ability to serve as arbiter, provider and dealmaker, and the isolation in New Square or Kiryas Joel serves that end as well. I'm sure Uri L'Tzedek doesn't preclude poor haredi workers in these communities from their efforts, but I'm confident the rebbe of these communities would preclude Uri L'Tzedek from having any contact with their communities. How about we get a comment from Rabbi Ari Hart on the subject? Its in the interest of the rebbes to keep the majority of their constituents in relative poverty. Their retaining a powerbase depends on their ability to serve as arbiter, provider and dealmaker, and the isolation in New Square or Kiryas Joel serves that end as well.

I’m sure Uri L’Tzedek doesn’t preclude poor haredi workers in these communities from their efforts, but I’m confident the rebbe of these communities would preclude Uri L’Tzedek from having any contact with their communities.

How about we get a comment from Rabbi Ari Hart on the subject?

]]> By: Kung Fu Jew http://jewschool.com/2012/07/23/29109/the-imperative-national-day-of-action-for-low-wage-workers/comment-page-1/#comment-700527 Kung Fu Jew Wed, 25 Jul 2012 13:51:26 +0000 http://jewschool.com/?p=29109#comment-700527 Boxthorn doesn't live to build; he's here to tear down. Boxthorn doesn’t live to build; he’s here to tear down.

]]> By: Dan Ab http://jewschool.com/2012/07/23/29109/the-imperative-national-day-of-action-for-low-wage-workers/comment-page-1/#comment-700517 Dan Ab Wed, 25 Jul 2012 02:38:57 +0000 http://jewschool.com/?p=29109#comment-700517 Dave, What are you suggesting? All organizations working on poverty should rank regions on poverty/capita and work from the bottom up or just Uri L'Tzedek? That working to increase wages and job protection for all of the poorest workers won't help people in these towns? That it's the fault of Uri L'Tzedek that more kosher restaurants in the NY area don't want to voluntarily go through a certification to show that they treat their employees reasonably? That it's a bad thing to have restaurants outside NY believe it important to get certified? That Uri L'Tzedek should directly take up the poverty issues of Kiryas Joel by setting up a job training division? Do you have some grand vision for how Uri L'Tzedek can radically decrease poverty in Kiryas Joel? Dave, What are you suggesting? All organizations working on poverty should rank regions on poverty/capita and work from the bottom up or just Uri L’Tzedek? That working to increase wages and job protection for all of the poorest workers won’t help people in these towns? That it’s the fault of Uri L’Tzedek that more kosher restaurants in the NY area don’t want to voluntarily go through a certification to show that they treat their employees reasonably? That it’s a bad thing to have restaurants outside NY believe it important to get certified? That Uri L’Tzedek should directly take up the poverty issues of Kiryas Joel by setting up a job training division?

Do you have some grand vision for how Uri L’Tzedek can radically decrease poverty in Kiryas Joel?

]]> By: Dave Boxthorn http://jewschool.com/2012/07/23/29109/the-imperative-national-day-of-action-for-low-wage-workers/comment-page-1/#comment-700514 Dave Boxthorn Tue, 24 Jul 2012 22:43:14 +0000 http://jewschool.com/?p=29109#comment-700514 Sorry en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_the_poorest_places_in_the_United_States Sorry

en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_the_poorest_places_in_the_United_States

]]> By: Dave Boxthorn http://jewschool.com/2012/07/23/29109/the-imperative-national-day-of-action-for-low-wage-workers/comment-page-1/#comment-700513 Dave Boxthorn Tue, 24 Jul 2012 22:40:20 +0000 http://jewschool.com/?p=29109#comment-700513 Not sure if a reservation is a municipality. Anyhow if you prefer, poorest 'large town' in the US: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List-of-the-poorest-places-in-the-United-States And my point about Uri L'Tzedek not doing anything to help KJ still stands-and I can add New Square to my complaint (And I doubt that the problems on reservations have to do with state low-wage laws especially since state laws don't apply there). Not sure if a reservation is a municipality. Anyhow if you prefer, poorest ‘large town’ in the US:

en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List-of-the-poorest-places-in-the-United-States

And my point about Uri L’Tzedek not doing anything to help KJ still stands-and I can add New Square to my complaint (And I doubt that the problems on reservations have to do with state low-wage laws especially since state laws don’t apply there).

]]> By: justin http://jewschool.com/2012/07/23/29109/the-imperative-national-day-of-action-for-low-wage-workers/comment-page-1/#comment-700510 justin Tue, 24 Jul 2012 19:21:50 +0000 http://jewschool.com/?p=29109#comment-700510 DB- I am pretty sure that that Pine Ridge Indian Reservation in South Dakota has had the honor of being the lowest income/capita in the US since its creation. DB-
I am pretty sure that that Pine Ridge Indian Reservation in South Dakota has had the honor of being the lowest income/capita in the US since its creation.

]]> By: Jew Guevara http://jewschool.com/2012/07/23/29109/the-imperative-national-day-of-action-for-low-wage-workers/comment-page-1/#comment-700503 Jew Guevara Tue, 24 Jul 2012 13:51:04 +0000 http://jewschool.com/?p=29109#comment-700503 Good for you! Good for you!

]]> By: Dave Boxthorn http://jewschool.com/2012/07/23/29109/the-imperative-national-day-of-action-for-low-wage-workers/comment-page-1/#comment-700490 Dave Boxthorn Mon, 23 Jul 2012 23:27:50 +0000 http://jewschool.com/?p=29109#comment-700490 The poorest municipality (income /capita) in the US is Kiryas Joel. Many other orthodox communities are very poor as well. But when I go to 'orthodox' Uri L'Tzedek's website do I see any programs to help them. I do not. And when I check the restaurants on the Tav HaYoser list I find about 10 in Maryland, but under Brooklyn just one (and zero in Monsey). Somethings wrong here. The poorest municipality (income /capita) in the US is Kiryas Joel. Many other orthodox communities are very poor as well.

But when I go to ‘orthodox’ Uri L’Tzedek’s website do I see any programs to help them. I do not.

And when I check the restaurants on the Tav HaYoser list I find about 10 in Maryland, but under Brooklyn just one (and zero in Monsey).

Somethings wrong here.

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