by DC Jobs with Justice | Sep 25, 2017 | About, Get Involved
DC Jobs With Justice Seeks Lead Organizer Overview: DC Jobs With Justice (DC JWJ) is a coalition of labor unions, community organizations, faith institutions, and student organizations dedicated to protecting and advancing the rights of working people in the DC...
by DC Jobs with Justice | Jul 19, 2016 | About, Press
We are extremely pleased to announce that Ms. Elizabeth Falcon will be the next Executive Director of DC Jobs with Justice. For over a decade, Ms. Falcon has been a passionate advocate for social change in Washington, DC and across the Deep South, with a...
by DC Jobs with Justice | May 6, 2015 | About
Today marks the 10 day countdown to our first-ever DC Jobs With Justice Day! I’ve been with DC JWJ for three years, and that’s been long enough to see the broad and indispensable role we play in the struggle for a more just Washington, DC. Our coalition has a duty...
by DC Jobs with Justice | Jun 10, 2014 | About
Yanely Perez is a rising sophomore at Georgetown University. She is majoring in Government and Psychology with a minor in German. She is originally from Covadonga, Guanajuato, Mexico but she moved with her family in 2000 to Oklahoma. Throughout her school career and...
by dcjwjeditor | Feb 10, 2014 | About, Wage Theft
Councilmember Tommy Wells, chair of the Committee on the Judiciary and Public Safety, held a hearing at the Wilson Building on new legislation to “Ban the Box.” The bill would prevent employers from asking job candidates about their criminal history on...
by DC Jobs with Justice | Feb 2, 2012 | About, Campaigns
Dyana Forester a DC native joined the staff of DC Jobs with Justice in September to work on our Walmart: Respect DC campaign. rnrnShe began her career as an organizer with the United Food and Commercial Workers’ Union organizing Walmart workers. From there she moved...
