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LAS VEGAS INTERFAITH COUNCIL FOR WORKER JUSTICE

Also Known As: NV Interfaith Council

2100 S Maryland Pkwy Ste 9
Las Vegas, NV 89104

www.nvinterfaith.org

Mission and Programs

Mission

Our scriptural traditions call upon the religious community to honor work and pursue justice. Since 1997, the Nevada Interfaith Council has stood with low-wage and immigrant workers to improve conditions on the job. Together, clergy and workers collaborate to create a community in which: 1) Workers enjoy the full protection of wage, safety and civil rights laws, 2) Government and corporate policies promote a high standard of living for working people, 3) Employers have employment practices that lead a diverse and representative workforce, and 4) Government invests resources in communities equally.

Programs

The Interfaith Council for Worker Justice strives to meet its mission through community organizing, direct action, public education, original research, legal advocacy and litigation. Our work is organized into four broad themes: Worker Justice Advocacy, an Interfaith Worship Series, Nevada Policy and Priorities, and the Dolores Huerta Center for Worker Rights.

Our Worker Justice Advocacy theme includes a range of activities designed to expose unjust working conditions, empower workers to change unjust conditions and promote public policies that support working families. Our Interfaith Worship Series builds community through collective worship around shared values of social justice. The Dolores Huerta Center for Worker Rights educates workers regarding their employment rights, trains workers in self-advocacy and organizing skills, and pursues strategic litigation. Nevada Policy and Priorities is a new program that focuses on policy analysis and recommendation on issues affecting working families.

While all workers deserve dignity and respect on the job, the Interfaith Council pursues its work primarily in partnership with low-wage workers, immigrant workers and workers of color.

Additional Comments from the Organization

The Nevada Interfaith Council for Worker Justice is one of the country's leading examples of a successful and effective religion-labor partnership. We are one of over fifty affiliates of the National Interfaith Committee for Worker Justice.

Who We Are

The Nevada Interfaith Council is the religious community's response to injustice in the workplace. We are a nonprofit membership organization of Christian, Jewish and Muslim clergy. Since 1997, we have been partners with low-wage and immigrant workers on campaigns to improve wages, benefits and working conditions.

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Goals and Results

Accomplishments for Fiscal Year Ending December 31, 2001

  1. The Interfaith Council joined the ACLU and Culinary Union to eliminate constitutionally-dubious police work card requirements for tens of thousands of service workers in Las Vegas and Clark County.
  2. Our Dolores Huerta Center-a legal advocacy program dealing with wage and discrimination complaints-generated 550 inquiries, opened 270 cases, and completed 75 cases.

Objectives for Fiscal Year Beginning January 1, 2002

  1. Pass a living wage policy for companies contracting with county and local governments.
  2. Win a commitment to have an EEOC office opened in Las Vegas.
  3. Generate religious support for workers' right to organize and stronger enforcement of existing employment and labor laws.

Chief Executive Profile

Michael Slater has served as executive director of the Interfaith Council since September 1998. During his tenure, the Interfaith Council has developed into a statewide organization with members in Las Vegas and Reno, and has recently opened the Dolores Huerta Center for Worker Rights, an innovate legal advocacy program for low-wage and immigrant workers. Prior to the Interfaith Council, Michael was an organizing team leader for District 1199 SEIU and served as executive director of Minnesota ACORN for three years. He began his career in community organizing an intern for U.S. Senator Paul Wellstone (D. Minnesota).

Financial Data

Revenues and Expenses: Fiscal Year Ending June 30, 2004

Revenue
Contributions $5,946
Program Services $2,122
Investments $0
Special Events $0
Sales $0
Other $0
Total Revenue $8,068
Total Expenditures $8,355
Net Gain/Loss ($287)

Balance Sheet: Fiscal Year Ending June 30, 2004

Note: The balance sheet gives a snapshot of the financial health of an organization at a particular point in time. An organization's total assets should generally exceed its total liabilities, or it cannot long survive, but the types of assets and liabilities also must be considered. For instance, an organization's current assets (cash, receivables, securities, etc.) should be sufficient to cover its current liabilities (payables, deferred revenue, current year loan and note payments). Otherwise, the organization may face solvency problems. On the other hand, an organization whose cash and equivalents greatly exceed its current liabilities might not be putting its money to best use.

  July 1, 2003 June 30, 2004 Change
Assets      
Cash & Equivalent $3,658 $3,100 ($558)
Land and Buildings $20,440 $20,439 ($1)
Other $0 $0 $0
Total Assets $24,098  $23,539  ($559) 
Liabilities      
Total Liabilities $0  $0  $0 
Fund Balance $24,098  $23,539  ($559) 

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