Helping Labor Unions and Public Interest Groups Confront Unbridled Corporate and Political Greed since 1981
Corporate Campaign develops strategies and tactics and structures campaigns in ways that strengthen internal union solidarity, maximizes membership and family involvement and generates favorable media coverage. In so doing we help union leaders create a collective bargaining atmosphere that places union members on the offensive and gives unions real clout at the bargaining table and with political leaders. —Learn More—
"No one helps workers shake up big business like Ray Rogers and Corporate Campaign..." — Crystal Lee Sutton, the real Norma Rae
The Corporate Campaign against J. P. Stevens & Co. exposed, attacked and broke up the network of power supporting the company and eventually forced the big money interests behind J.P. Stevens, led by Metropolitan Life Insurance Co., to give Stevens an ultimatum — settle or else. Pressure from the Corporate Campaign "divide-and-conquer strategy" led to the resignations of top corporate officers from the boards of Manufacturers Hanover Trust Co (then the nation's fourth largest bank), New York Life Insurance Co. and J.P. Stevens itself. —Learn More—
Crystal Lee Sutton, the Real "Norma Rae," worked at a J. P. Stevens textile plant in Roanoke Rapids, NC in the 1970s and became involved in an epic labor struggle over the right to unionize and bargain collectively.
Sally Field played Norma Rae in the 1979 film, "Norma Rae" that won an academy award and made the name Norma Rae synonymous with labor union struggles and victories.
The 'Impossible' Becomes Reality for Migrant Workers.
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Big Victory in 1st Campaign to Stop Construction Sweatshops.
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Corporate Takeover Stymied with a Corporate Campaign.
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Labor Helps Defeat Bush & Big Oil.
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Helping Farmworkers Gain Justice with a Powerful Strategy.
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Internet for All, Win Strike, Save PEG Stations.
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Fighting for Labor, Human Rights & the Environment.
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Winning Justice for Victims of Crooked Willie Gary Et Al.
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Challenging REBNY's Abuse of Power Harming Millions of New Yorkers.
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Fighting for Justice Against Invention Theft.
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End Chevron's Global Detstruction.
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A Dynamic Speaker with a Rich History of Mobilizing Workers, Students and the Public in Challenging and Defeating Brutal Corporations and Billionaire Bullies
Ray Rogers says those lacking power have little hope or happiness. His and the Corporate Campaign team's work helping labor unions and community activists "confront power with power" have been featured in newspapers, magazines, newscasts, radio and television interviews and documentary films around the globe. Ray's op-eds have appeared in The New York Times and New York Daily News. His tireless efforts to empower workers and the poorest of the poor in their struggles against corporate greed and political adversaries led Business Week to describe him as a "legendary union activist." He is heralded as one of the most innovative labor strategists, communicators and successful organizers of our time. — Learn More —
Ray Rogers discusses the power of Corporate Campaigns relating to labor and environmental issues at Ralph Nader's "Breaking Through Power" conference.
Ray Rogers talks about activism, building power and challenging the Real Estate Board of New York (REBNY) on Manhattan Neighborhood Network with host of The Radical Imagination Jim Vrettos, Professor in the Sociology department at CUNY's John Jay College of Criminal Justice.
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