JCAWA quoted in USA Today
JCAWA was featured in the 9/14 edition of USA Today/NorthJersey.com as a voice in the national conversation on religious expression at work.
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JCAWA condemns LUSH double standard
LUSH closed its UK stores in what it described as a gesture of sympathy with starving children in Gaza. Yet the company remained silent when Israeli children were kidnapped and murdered on October 7, and could not bring itself to directly condemn those acts at the time.
In a world where a recent Pearn Kandola study found that 64% of Jewish employees in the UK report experiencing some form of workplace antisemitism, LUSH might better serve its community by ensuring its own stores are places where all employees — including Jewish and Israeli staff — can feel safe and supported. That safety is called into question when a member of its HR team publicly posts the slogan “From the River to the Sea, Palestine will be Free.” Language that, regardless of intent, is widely understood as a call for the elimination of the Jewish state and the people within it.
JCAWA strongly condemns this antisemitic rhetoric and the company’s double standard. We urge all employers to consider how their actions, or inactions, affect the safety and belonging of Jewish employees in the workplace.
A statement on the 8/19 encampment at Microsoft
The Jewish Coalition Against Workplace Antisemitism (JCAWA) is deeply concerned by the targeted anti-Israel campaign staged by employees at Microsoft’s Redmond headquarters. This was not a protest , but an organized campaign, complete with demands, that brought political intimidation into the workplace. Such actions create a hostile environment for Jewish and Israeli employees, import campus-style tactics into professional spaces, and undermine the principles of safety and inclusion that workplaces must uphold. JCAWA calls on Microsoft and all employers to reject antisemitic campaigns and ensure that workplaces remain free from intimidation, exclusion, and hostility.
