Border Workers United

Border Workers United is a community-based, non-profit organization dedicated to curtailing violations of labor rights through education, advocacy, and organizing with immigrant workers in the Rio Grande Valley and El Paso. Dedicated to the development of worker leadership, BWU already has deep roots in the community with a history of winning legal cases and policy change against wage theft and labor abuse in an often ignored area of Texas and the country. BWU works to stop human trafficking and unpaid labor among the most exploited workers in Texas - workers toiling in a hyper-militarized border region. BWU engages in community education and outreach to raise awareness about workers’ rights, and policy advocacy. It conducts direct actions including community delegations, public protests, press conferences and employer negotiations.