27 Local Churches Celebrate Labor in the Pulpits

LIPtext_000_0.gifThis Labor Day weekend, 27 local churches will be celebrating workers and labor during their services through the Labor in the Pulpits program. Dozens of local synagogues and temples will also be celebrating workers through the Labor on the Bimah program, organized by Jews United for Justice.

DC Says "No" to SComm

altoaz.jpgOn July 12th, the DC Council held a hearing on historic legislation to prevent the DC Metropolitan Police (MPD) from sharing arrest data with Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE). The first-of-its-kind legislation was introduced in April with co-sponsorship from all 13 Councilmembers in response to MPD's plans to participate in the "Secure Communities" program, a collaboration with the Dept.

Workers Take Action Against Reserve Restaurant

reserve_action_0.jpgThe Reserve Restaurant at 15th and L NW looks swanky from the outside, but behind the scenes workers claim the owner has been cheating them of their fair wages.