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Get respect at work

Every worker has a right to dignity and respect on the job. We’re fighting for liveable wages, safe workplaces, and resilient communities — and together we have the power to win.

You deserve your fair share

As associates at Walmart and Amazon, our work creates record profits for some of the world's richest people — while our families struggle to make ends meet. By joining together, we pressure the most profitable companies on the planet to adopt practices and policies that raise job standards throughout retail and empower workers and their families to thrive.

Unfair, unstable, unsafe

Underpaid retail & warehouse associates work long hours for little pay while our health, safety, and well-being are put at risk.

People over profits

We're fighting to protect workers from corporate greed, invasive surveillance, and harmful automation — to win livable wages, healthcare, dependable schedules, & RESPECT.

Join Our Movement

Our labor powers the biggest corporations in America. Together we can build an economy and democracy that works for all of us—not just the billionaires.

Fighting for Respect

We deserve living wages, safe workplaces, schedules our families can count on, and influence over the decisions that impact our work and our lives.
Together, we are taking on the largest retail companies to fight for what’s right — because winning quality jobs at Walmart and Amazon is the gateway to changing the service economy as a whole.

Bold, structural change is impossible without worker voices at the tables where decisions are made. That’s why UFREF brings our fight from the front line to the boardroom and halls of Congress.
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Prioritizing People Over Profits

Unchecked corporate greed takes a physical, emotional, and mental toll on associates and our families.
We bring together people working in retail to support each other in your fight for good jobs, exposing exploitative practices through your voice and leadership.

When We Fight, We Win

Amazon workers organizing with UFREF fought to clean up their facility,getting clean water and safer ventilation. Walmart workers fought for full time and higher wages.

Strength in Numbers

Speaking out and taking action together, we are impossible to ignore. Across stores and facilities, we’re forcing greedy employers to respect people working in retail.

Respect for All Workers

We know workers have the power to shift public and corporate policies by sharing their stories and shining a light on what’s really happening - because we’ve done it before.

We are in this together

For over a decade, we’ve brought retail associates together to fix what’s broken inside the richest corporations in the world.
We’ve moved Walmart to raise wages, pushed giant private equity firms to create funds for retail associates they’ve laid off, and have helped workers successfully push back on Amazon’s illegal retaliation for organizing. And we’re just getting started.

Here’s The Plan

Here’s what you can expect from us when you join our fight for respect.

1 - Sign up

Let us know what you need! Sign up now and start accessing the resources to fight for respect at work.

2 - Rise up — together

We’ll send customized info on how you can drive change and connect you to associates who are fighting with — and for — you.

3 - Win Respect

Together, we can win corporate and public policy changes to give workers their fair share — and build an economy and democracy that works for all.

Pick your fight

Where do you work?
Which retail giant are you standing up to?
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Our victories so far

We’ve won meaningful changes so our families and communities can thrive

Walmart raises wages

We’ve successfully pressured Walmart to raise wages and offer paid famiy leave.

Amazon admits wrongdoing

Ron Sewell won an Unfair Labor Practice charge against Amazon for retaliation.

Toys R Us hardship fund

Toys ‘R’ Us employees won a historic $20 million financial assistance fund.

fighting for paid leave

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Cat Davis saved up all her PTO leave to get 2 weeks off at Walmart after giving birth to her son — then fought for all Walmart associates to get parental leave.

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Ron Sewell

After “Mr. Ron” and his colleagues began organizing, management retaliated. Ron filed a federal complaint and Amazon had to wipe the wrongful discipline from his record.

Fighting For Accommodations

TaNeka Hightower

fter getting injured at work, TaNeka’s doctor ordered time off to recover. She initially lost her job, but kept putting pressure on Walmart and was reinstated.

We get RESULTS

We can help you win, too.

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Walmart associates working full-time now have paid family leave.

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Associates at Toys “R” Us, ShopKo, Art Van and other shuttered retailers won tens of millions from private equity.

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workers now have access to paid family leave, providing stability and security for their families.

You have the right to fight for your rights

No matter what your boss says, workers have rights. Tap into these resources to flex your power :

Ways you are protected

Is your manager asking you to do work when you’re not on the clock? Did your hours get cut? Are you dealing with discrimination at work? There are laws that protect you.

Know Your Rights

There are agencies tasked with protecting workers from these abuses, and you can file a complaint or register to get what you’re owed.

We’re not taking it anymore

FAQ

No, United for Respect Education Fund is not a traditional union, but is rather a 501c(3) nonprofit advocacy organization dedicated to building a future where all workers have the power, time, and money to lead full, free, empowered lives. We work to get through through grassroots organizing and advocating for policy changes, not directly negotiating collective bargaining agreements with employers.

Get the details on our Know Your Rights page.

The National Labor Relations Act protects workers from being retaliated against for exercising their rights – and that includes organizing your coworkers for better working conditions. If you feel you’re being retaliated against, you can file a claim with the National Labor Relations Board.

You can use this form to reach out, and an organizer will get back to you as soon as possible!

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