Form 990 for tax year 2024

Totals

Total revenue

$1,496,977

Total expenses

$1,465,312

Contributions and grants received

$1,490,879

Grants paid

$0

Program service revenue

$0

Investment income

$0

Other revenue

$6,098

Total assets, end of year

$324,248

Total liabilities, end of year

$552,309

Net assets or fund balances, end of year

-$228,061

Program services expenses (Part IX)

$1,032,549

Management and general expenses

$369,650

Fundraising expenses

$63,113

Program service expenses (Part III)

$1,032,549

Program services were 70.5% of total expenses calculated — Part IX's program-services column over total expenses, both as filed.

Line items

Every line the filer filed in Parts VIII, IX and X, as filed and in filed order. Blank columns are left out, and the lines are not forced to add up to the totals above.

Mission and programs · 2024

• WWJ has supported workers organizing for safer workplaces, higher pay, an end to sexual harassment, and respect on the job. WWJC held ongoing beginning and advanced training programs on: Health and Safety Organizing to enforce Workplace Rights Your Legal Rights in the Workplace Stopping Sexual Harrassment Criminal Background Checks: Know Your Rights Communicating our Story to the Public Understanding the Global Supply Chain Since 2009 WWJ has won: Over $2 million in recovered stolen wages Warehouse employers and temp agencies use a range of schemes to cheat workers out of their pay. WWJ takes action to fight abuses such as missing hours, short checks, illegal paycheck deductions and fees, unpaid showup pay, payroll card abuses, unpaid overtime, payroll card abuses and more. Over $10 million in wage increases When WWJ opened its doors, warehouse wages averaged $9/hour. Through protests, strikes, petitions, community delegations, public outcry and organizing, WWJ has successfully raised wages in key facilities in the Chicago distribution hub. While some wage rates are still below the $15/h workers deserve, these improvements show that when workers organize, things get better. Paid sick days for temp workers. When warehouse workers get sick or need to care for an ill loved one, they are often punished. For temp workers, paid time off is unheard of. But with support from WWJ, temp workers in the import supply chain of a major retailer united their coworkers and forced their employer to offer paid sick days. An end to the piece rate system in large retail distribution centersWhen WWJ began operation in 2009, warehouse operators commonly paid workers using a piecerate system. This scheme, often called production pay, involved paying a team of two workers a set amount for unloading a shipping container. Over time, this rate was lowered to the point where a workers pay was often less than minimum wage. In addition, workers were not paid time between unloading containers. Through legal tactics and organizing, WWJ successfully eliminated this practice in the largest warehouses in the Chicago distribution hub. Reinstatement of dozens of workers unjustly fired Most warehouse workers have little job security. But WWJ has worked to win reinstatement for workers who are unfairly fired. We have successfully won jobs back for workers fired for retaliation for speaking up about sexual harassment or safety abuses, as well as workers fired discriminatorily or in retaliation for exercising their right to organize. WWJ assists workers in asserting their legal rights to seek justice when fired unjustly.? Safety improvements in large retail distribution centers Workers shouldnt have to risk death or serious injury so that retailers can continue to make money. Unfortunately, warehouse work is still among the most dangerous jobs in the US. WWJ has won many safety improvements in Chicago area warehouses, including replaces storage racks, new dock plates, heating and cooling systems, better safety equipment, enhanced training and more. In addition, WWJ works closely with OSHA officials to ensure legal compliance in area warehouses.

  Expenses $1,032,549

As filed on the 2024 return.

Listed in Part VII

Compensation is as filed in Part VII: reportable pay from this organization and from related organizations, other compensation, and hours per week. The total, marked calculated, is our sum of the three dollar columns, with a blank column counted as $0; the form itself has no total. On a Form 990-EZ the columns are Part IV's instead, and on a Form 990-PF Part VIII's — compensation, contributions to benefit plans, and expense account — and the total sums those.

Grants on this return

No itemized grants to organizations on this return.

Provenance

Return type

form_990

Tax year

2024

Filed

10 August 2026

IRS schema version

2024v5.2

Source object

202642329349300544

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