OKLAHOMA COALITION FOR WORKERS RIGH

OKLAHOMA COALITION FOR WORKERS RIGH THE OKLAHOMA COALITION FOR WORKERS RIGHTS (OCWR) IS A NON-PROFIT CORPORATION FORMED TO RESTORE WORKERS' COMPENSATION BENEFITS TAKEN AWAY FROM OKLAHOMA'S WORKING FAMILIES, TO STOP THE EROSION OF THE SAFETY NET PROTECTING THOSE OKLAHOMA WORKERS WHO FIND THEMSELVES TEMPORARILY UNEMPLOYED, AND TO PROMOTE A HIGHER MINIMUM WAGE FOR OKLAHOMA WORKERS. THE COALITION WILL VIGOROUSLY PURSUE PUBLIC POLICIES CONSISTENT WITH THE ISSUES STATED ABOVE THROUGH EDUCATION PROGRAMS, THROUGH ADVOCACY OF CHANGES IN LAWS THAT WILL HELP OKLAHOMA FAMILIES, AND THROUGH THE PROMOTION OF PUBLIC DISCUSSIONS OF ISSUES ADVERSELY AFFECTING OKLAHOMA WORKERS. MEMBERS OF THE OVWR INCLUDE ADVOCATES FROM DIVERSE GROUPS OF EMPLOYEES INCLUDING ORGANIZED LABOR, POLICE, FIRE FIGHTERS, TEACHERS, NURSES, VOCATIONAL REHABILITATION ADVOCATES, AND MANY OTHERS.