by DC Jobs with Justice | Nov 28, 2009 | Campaigns, Justice At Wings, Projects, Student Labor Outreach Project
Taking time from cramming for mid-terms, students from the George Washington (GW) University and members of DC Jobs with Justice’s Student Labor Action Project joined striking Wings workers on a delegation to the university to demand that the institution take action...
by DC Jobs with Justice | Nov 28, 2009 | Campaigns, Justice At Wings, Projects
In late October, a small but committed band of rodmen – construction workers who place the reinforcing steel in the concrete structure of buildings, bridges, power plants, etc – walked off the job at Wings Enterprises. While many of the striker’s...
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 20, 2008 | Campaigns
Frequently Asked QuestionsrnrnWhat is a day laborer? rnA day laborer is someone who seeks work on a day-to-day basis, usually without a formal relationship with an employer. While day laborers seek work in a variety of locations and do a wide range of types of work,...
by DC Jobs with Justice | Nov 17, 2008 | Campaigns
Media AdvisoryrnFor Immediate ReleasernWednesday, November 12, 2008rnrnFor More Information, Contact: Ruth Castel-Branco, 202/489-2273rn 
rnCOMMUNITY GROUPS TO EXAMINE BUDGET CUT IMPACT ON SERVICES, ATTACKS ON PUBLIC EMPLOYEESrnrnWASHINGTON, DC—A coalition of...
by DC Jobs with Justice | Nov 11, 2008 | Campaigns, Wage Theft
This week Interfaith Worker Justice founder and director Kim Bobo launches her new book, “Wage Theft in America,” which examines the crime wave no one talks about — how billions of dollars worth of wages are stolen from millions of workers in the...
