Steps that Workers Can Take If They Are a Victim of Wage Theft

Wage theft is a lot more common than people think. It costs workers billions of dollars every year. Employers often get away with wage theft because it’s tough to spot and sometimes workers feel pressured to not speak up about it so that they don’t lose their jobs. But wage theft is illegal, and you can report wage theft to your state, or local authorities and to the U.S. Department of Labor.

Elected officials commit to transportation, affordable housing plans at annual CAJM rally

While a bus rapid transit system aimed at providing adequate transportation is projected for 2025 in Charleston region, elected officials said they won’t wait that long to work on efforts to make public transportation more efficient and affordable. The Charleston Area Justice Ministry held its seventh annual Nehemiah Action Rally Monday at Mount Moriah Missionary Baptist Church, …

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Nine Charleston-area officials vow to help better transportation and housing at smooth-sailing CAJM rally

CARTA board members say they’ll push for “Fair Fares Plan” Posted by Adam Manno on Tue, May 7, 2019 at 1:25 PM Ruta Smith Monday’s Nehemiah Action at Mount Moriah Baptist in North Charleston is one of CAJM’s biggest events of the year As 1,800 people greeted their friends and took their seats, there was no question what inspired them …

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Charleston residents open up to racial bias researchers about police encounters

Ann Powell-Cromwell was turning to head home on James Island when an officer stopped her. Her tag lights were out, he said, and he couldn’t see her license plate. “I felt that he shouldn’t have stopped me because I had my signal on way ahead of time,” Powell-Cromwell said in a classroom at St. James …

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Transportation will take top priority for Charleston Area Justice Ministry in 2019: The issue beat education and crime and violence

The Charleston Area Justice Ministry will focus its time, resources, and people power on improving transportation in the Lowcountry in 2019. The perceived lack of accessible public transit came out on top with 221 votes at Monday night’s Community Problems Assembly at Morris Brown AME in downtown Charleston. Education got second place, with 132 votes. …

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Charleston Police to face more scrutiny with new citizens committee, independent review

The city of Charleston is making progress on two strategies to build more trust between the Charleston Police Department and the people it serves, particularly minorities. The city has launched its search for an independent firm to review the department’s policing practices and identify any racial biases that might be at work when officers are …

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Council members back plan to boost affordable options: Charleston ministries push elected officials to forge new affordable housing plans

With housing prices in the Charleston area still hovering well above the national average, a coalition of local ministries has convinced elected officials in the Lowcountry’s largest cities and towns to team up and do something about it. The Charleston Area Justice Ministry on Monday held its sixth annual Nehemiah Action Assembly, an event designed to …

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Congregations join Charleston County Schools to address behavior with “restorative practices”

When LuAnn Rosenzweig’s son got in a fight 14 years ago at Wando High, the administration punished him with a three-day suspension. What bothered Rosenzweig is that the school didn’t address the underlying conflict: Her son and the other students returned to school three days later and were expected to act as if nothing had …

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Two community leaders and a Charleston organization to receive 2018 MLK Celebration awards

Two community leaders and a Charleston organization will be honored with awards at the upcoming 46th annual Reverend Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Celebration. Joan Robinson-Berry, vice president and general manager of Boeing South Carolina and Boeing Commercial Airplanes, and the Rev. Nelson B. Rivers III, pastor of Charity Missionary Baptist Church in North Charleston, …

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