by DC Jobs with Justice | Jun 14, 2012 | Projects
Day laborers and other low income workers across the construction, cleaning, and restaurant industries are disproportionately the victims of wage theft. While there are agencies dedicated to this issue, workers in the informal sector are often unable to gather the...
by DC Jobs with Justice | Jun 12, 2012 | Projects
Right now, Verizon’s subsidiary, Verizon Wireless, is planning a sweetheart deal with big cable companies that could cost jobs, raise prices and kill off further expansion of the FiOS network.rnrnThis deal – to package up Verizon Wireless together with cable...
by DC Jobs with Justice | Jun 11, 2012 | Projects
Please join us as we celebrate the career of DC JWJ Executive Board member Dave Richardson! Dave has retired from his position of Senior Economist after more than 20 years of service at the Bureau of Labor Statistics. rnrnWhen: July 6, 2012rnWhere: Hunan Dynastyrn215...
by DC Jobs with Justice | Jun 8, 2012 | Projects
When: June 14th, 2012rnWhere: The steps of the Wilson Building 1350 Pennsylvania, Ave NW. WDCrnTime: 10am to 12pmrnrnThe Associated Builders and Contractors (ABC), a group of some of the biggest, richest developers and general contractors in the DMV, is suing the...
by DC Jobs with Justice | Jun 6, 2012 | Projects
When: June 14th from 7:00-9:00pmrnWhere: Foundry Methodist Church, 1500 16th St NWrn rnJoin DC Jobs with Justice in celebrating the victory of the workers of La Union de Trabajdores in developing a procedure with the Metropolitan Police Department (MPD)to document and...
by DC Jobs with Justice | Jun 6, 2012 | Projects
After a shocking announcement on Friday, June 1st by the Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) that the controversial “Secure Communities” deportation would become active in the District of Columbia today, Tuesday June 5th, DC Council acted swiftly and...
