by DC Jobs with Justice | Jul 16, 2015 | Actions & Events, Campaigns
This week, employees of companies like Marshalls, McDonald’s and Macy’s told nearly 100 Washington, D.C. residents gathered at Pennsylvania Avenue Baptist Church how unstable hours and so-called “just-in-time” scheduling practices take a toll on their families and...
by DC Jobs with Justice | Jun 11, 2015 | Actions & Events
Today, DC Jobs With Justice, Jobs With Justice Education Fund, DC Fiscal Policy Institute and Georgetown University Kalmanovitz Initiative for Labor and the Working Poor released the first-ever study on service sector scheduling practices in Washington, D.C. Read the...
by DC Jobs with Justice | May 27, 2015 | Actions & Events, Projects
Please join us for a briefing and release of our groundbreaking report on hours and work schedules in the DC service sector. This event will be co-hosted by DC Fiscal Policy Institute and Georgetown University Kalmanovitz Initiative for Labor and the Working Poor....
by DC Jobs with Justice | Aug 6, 2014 | Actions & Events, Press
After Tito’s workers stood up against wage theft, massive amounts of unpaid overtime, and exploitation based on immigration status, their employer responded with illegal firings and by threatening to call ICE. Finally, after a year of organizing with...
by DC Jobs with Justice | Jul 24, 2014 | Actions & Events
Get checked, get healthy. The Registered Nurse Response Network and the Metropolitan Washington Public Health Association will offer a free health screening July 31, 2014, at 6:30 PM at the Dorothy Height/Benning Library at 3935 Benning Rd NE. There will be a...
by DC Jobs with Justice | Jul 15, 2014 | Actions & Events, Ban the Box, Campaigns, Wage Theft
On Monday, July 14th, the D.C. Council voted on two key pieces of legislation that will strengthen rights for all workers in DC. The Fair Criminal Records Screening Act (also known as “Ban the Box”) will begin to remove barriers to gainful employment for returning...