by DC Jobs with Justice | Feb 14, 2012 | Walmart: Respect DC
rnrnDespite the cold and the last minute cancellation of the public hearing on a ballot initiative to ban direct corporate contributions to DC candidates, dozens of people showed up this morning at One Judiciary Square to demand accountability from their elected...
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...
by DC Jobs with Justice | Jan 20, 2012 | Campaigns, Walmart: Respect DC
rnrnWal-Mart:Respect DC rnDC Jobs with Justice is helping to lead the Living Wages, Healthy Communities campaign to force Wal-Mart to respect DC workers and communities. The campaign is working to educate the community about Wal-Mart’s record of worker...
by DC Jobs with Justice | Dec 12, 2011 | Actions & Events, Campaigns, Newsletter, Press
Verizon was declared the winner of the Scrooge of the Year contest at the DC Jobs with Justice Winter Cabaret on December 10th. The Scrooge of the Year is a company or person who has done dastardly deeds to workers in Washington, D.C.. Some of the other nominees were...
by DC Jobs with Justice | Nov 29, 2011 | Actions & Events, Campaigns
CEO of VMT Solanges Vivens is one of seven nominees for for Scrooge of the Year because, according to her nominator, “she used taxpayer funds to fight workers in District-owned nursing homes. She’s made herself rich on the backs of indigent seniors and...
by DC Jobs with Justice | Aug 8, 2011 | Campaigns, Verizon Solidarity
rnVerizon has 2011 annualized revenues of $108 billion and annualized net profits are $6 billion but yet they are demanding almost 100 concessions from their employees. The Communications Workers of America (CWA) has joined with the International Brotherhood of...
