Tuesday, July 22, 2014
Rockefeller, Surdna Grantees Named "Champions of Change"
Two individuals with organizations supported by both the Rockefeller Foundation and the Surdna Foundation were named Tuesday by the White House as "Champions of Change" for their efforts to ensure that no American working 40 hours a week should have to live in poverty.
Saru Jayaraman is co-founder and co-director of Restaurant Opportunities Centers United and author of Behind the Kitchen Door, and Christine Owens is executive director of the National Employment Law Project, a leading workers’ rights advocacy organization....