by DC Jobs with Justice | Nov 18, 2009 | Campaigns
For Immediate ReleasernWednesday, November 18 2009rnContact:Ruth Castel-Branco, 202 489 2273, rnRcastel@dclabor.orgrnrnDC COUNCILMEMBERS SUPPORT STRIKING WINGS WORKERS,rnCALL FOR RAPID RESOLUTION TO THE STRIKErnrnWASHINGTON, DC— As workers at Wings Enterpises,...
by DC Jobs with Justice | Nov 2, 2009 | Newsletter
The NEWS from DC Jobs with JusticernFall 2009 rnrnIn this issue: rn*Protecting the public sector: Holding elected officials accountablern*Profile of Solidarityrn*Iraqi Labor Leaders Speak Outrn*Day Laborer Victoryrn*Hotel Worker...
by DC Jobs with Justice | Oct 20, 2009 | Projects
While the scope and length of the current economic crisis is still unclear—unemployment rates are at a record high, the number of day laborers looking for work at Home Depot is growing and a quarter of DC residents are living below the poverty line– what is...
by DC Jobs with Justice | Oct 6, 2009 | Projects, Student Labor Outreach Project
More than 200 highschool students wearing all black walked out of classes Monday to protest the layoff of 388 school employees last week. Chanting “No counselors, no college!” students met at McKinley Technology High School and marched towards schools...
by DC Jobs with Justice | Oct 3, 2009 | Interfaith Worker Justice, Projects
Day laborers in DC scored another big victory on October 2nd: recovering over $10,000 in stolen wages for eight workers. Several members of the Union de Trabajadores de Washington, DC, a day laborer association, had been doing work on a DC public school building over...
