Worker's Justice Project (WJP)

What Worker's Justice Project (WJP) does

Worker's Justice Project (WJP) is a New York City-based nonprofit worker center founded in 2010 that educates, organizes, and advocates for low-wage immigrant workers across three industry verticals: construction, house cleaning, and app-based food delivery. The organization operates through three branded divisions — Los Deliveristas Unidos (LDU), Liberty Cleaners, and Construction Workers United (CWU) — and maintains a membership base of more than 12,000 workers. WJP provides worker organizing, leadership development, OSHA and SST certifications (it is a Department of Buildings-approved training provider), collective employer negotiation, hiring-hall services, and policy advocacy, with concrete deliverables including the first-in-the-nation NYC minimum pay mandate for app-based delivery workers at $17.96/hour plus tips and negotiated pay rates of $22-$25/hour for Liberty Cleaners workers.

WJP's business model is a nonprofit donation- and grant-funded model: services are provided free to worker members, and there is no fee-for-service pricing. The organization is fiscally sponsored by Third Sector New England, Inc. (TSNE), which provides administrative and organizational support, and WJP supplements this with annual fundraising events (including a 2026 GALA) and donations processed via ActBlue. WJP monetizes its impact through coalition-driven policy work, research partnerships (notably with the Cornell University Worker Institute for the 2021 'EssentialUnprotected' and 2024 'Delivering Justice' reports), and a pre-apprenticeship program with SUNY Empire for Liberty Cleaners. There is no proprietary technology platform; distribution is via two Brooklyn offices (Williamsburg and Sunset Park/South Slope), social media channels (YouTube, Instagram, Facebook, Twitter), email newsletter, and direct field outreach.

WJP's competitive position rests on a 12,000+ member grassroots base, regulatory influence (the 2023 minimum pay mandate and the November 2023 implementation win after litigation against UberEats, DoorDash, Grubhub, and Relay), and strong coalition partnerships (More Perfect Union, Cornell Worker Institute, SUNY Empire). Geographic scope is limited to New York City, headcount is approximately 15, and the organization's competitive advantages are community ecosystem and regulatory rather than technology-based.

Name

Worker's Justice Project (WJP)

Legal name

Worker's Justice Project

Website

https://workersjustice.org

Company type

Private

Founded year

2010

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Worker's Justice Project (WJP) is a NYC-based nonprofit worker center founded in 2010 that organizes, educates, and advocates for more than 12,000 low-wage immigrant workers in the construction, house cleaning, and app-based delivery industries through three divisions: Los Deliveristas Unidos, Liberty Cleaners, and Construction Workers United.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Worker Center Services / Labor Advocacy

NAICS

Vocational Rehabilitation Services (6243), Temporary Help Services (561320)

SIC

Services-Membership Organizations (8600), Services-Educational Services (8200)

akta.pro primary industry

Workforce Reentry Programs (Justice-Involved) (EDAAAOAG)

akta.pro secondary industry

Employment & Labor Law (BPAHAAAD)

Keywords

• Worker center organizing
• Labor rights advocacy
• Immigrant worker support
• Workforce skills training
• Collective bargaining services

Headquarters

HQ city

Brooklyn

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices2 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Technology or R&D, Infrastructure

Revenue model

1. Donations and Fundraising: As a nonprofit organization, WJP is funded through donations, fundraising events, and grants. The organization is fiscally sponsored by Third Sector New England, Inc. (TSNE).

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels3 records

Core offering

Worker's Justice Project (WJP) is a NYC nonprofit worker center that educates, organizes, and advocates for low-wage immigrant workers across three industries: construction, house cleaning, and app-based delivery. Through three divisions (Los Deliveristas Unidos, Liberty Cleaners, and Construction Workers United), WJP provides worker organizing, collective bargaining, skills training and certifications, hiring hall placement, and policy advocacy at no cost to members.

Product overview

Worker's Justice Project (WJP) is a nonprofit worker center offering services through three distinct divisions: Los Deliveristas Unidos (LDU) organizes app-based delivery workers; Liberty Cleaners serves domestic cleaning workers; and Construction Workers United (CWU) supports construction workers. The organization provides education, workforce development, leadership training, OSHA and skills certifications, hiring hall services, and worker organizing/advocacy programs across these three industry verticals.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• Los Deliveristas Unidos (LDU): A rapidly growing movement of app-based food delivery workers organizing and advocating for better wages, conditions, safety measures, and other rights in New York City.
• Liberty Cleaners
• Construction Workers United (CWU)

Products and services

• Los Deliveristas Unidos (LDU) A division of WJP that organizes and advocates for app-based food delivery workers (Deliveristas) in NYC, fighting for better wages, conditions, safety measures, and labor rights. Operates as a rapidly growing member-led movement.
• Liberty Cleaners A collective of cleaning workers offering skills training, certifications, and job connection services to professionalize the domestic cleaning industry, while negotiating living wages and safer working conditions with employers.
• Construction Workers United (CWU) A division of WJP advocating for day laborers and low-wage immigrant construction workers in NYC, providing health and safety training (OSHA/SST certification under Local Law 196), operating a hiring hall, and negotiating wages with employers to create career pathways and access to living-wage jobs.

Quantifiable outcome

• Achieved minimum pay mandate of $17.96/hour plus tips for NYC delivery workers
• +2 more outcomes

Named customers1 record

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

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Partnerships

Four partnerships are on record, tiered core.

• Third Sector New England, Inc. (TSNE)coreOthersTSNE serves as WJP's fiscal sponsor, providing administrative and organizational support for the nonprofit organization.
• SUNY EmpirecoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerSUNY Empire developed a pre-apprenticeship program with Liberty Cleaners covering professional cleaning practices, technology integration, and workplace safety using environmentally healthy products.
• More Perfect UnioncoreGTM or Marketing PartnerPartnership for the 'Customers Delivering Justice' campaign to highlight delivery worker struggles and pressure the Adams Administration to pass minimum pay legislation.
• Cornell University Worker InstitutecoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerResearch partnership with The Worker Institute of Cornell University's ILR School to examine conditions of delivery workers engaged by digital platforms in NYC.

Scale indicators4 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Broad incumbents

• National Domestic Workers Alliance: National federation of domestic worker organizations, including cleaning workers. Comparable to WJP's Liberty Cleaners division in advocating for living wages, safety, and formal employer relationships in the cleaning sector.
• Jobs with Justice: National worker rights coalition supporting organizing campaigns and policy advocacy. Comparable as a worker-center ecosystem player though operating as a coalition rather than a direct worker center.
• 32BJ SEIU: Large property services union representing janitorial, security, and airport workers in NYC. Comparable in representing low-wage service workers, but as an established union rather than a worker-center nonprofit.

Others

• Worker Institute at Cornell ILR: Research and policy arm of Cornell ILR that partners with worker centers like WJP. Listed as a peer because of its direct research collaboration with WJP on the 'EssentialUnprotected' and 'Delivering Justice' delivery-worker studies.

Direct peers

• CASA: Mid-Atlantic worker center organizing immigrant workers in construction, landscaping, and domestic work. Comparable to WJP in grassroots organizing, hiring hall operations, and policy advocacy for low-wage immigrant communities.
• Workers' Defense Project: Texas-based worker center organizing low-wage immigrant construction workers through skills training, hiring halls, and policy advocacy. Closely mirrors WJP's Construction Workers United division in operating model and member base.
• La Colmena (Community & Workers' Center): NYC-based worker center organizing low-wage immigrant day laborers in construction and adjacent trades. Directly comparable in NYC geography, member demographics, and day-laborer hiring hall model.
• Restaurant Opportunities Centers United: Worker center and advocacy organization focused on restaurant workers, operating through organizing, research, and policy campaigns. Closely analogous in nonprofit worker-center model and immigrant/low-wage member base.
• Make the Road New York: NYC-based worker center serving immigrant and low-wage workers through organizing, education, and advocacy. Directly comparable to WJP in mission, geography, and member demographics, with overlapping construction and worker-justice programs.

Emerging players

• Brandworkers: NYC-based nonprofit organizing low-wage workers in retail, food, and service industries. Comparable in NYC geography and worker-center model, though focused on different industry verticals.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/workersjusticep
• YouTubeyoutube.com/channel/UCzzngzE8On7gxPCTPfjUxYg
• Facebookfacebook.com/workersjustice.org
• Instagraminstagram.com/workersjusticeproject
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/workers-justice-project

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