by DC Jobs with Justice | Oct 18, 2011 | Projects
New 4-Year Contract for DC-Metro/Baltimore Office Cleaners Protects 12,000 Good Jobs!rnrnCourtesy of Union City, Monday, October 17, 2011rnrnLess than 24 hours before their contract expired, area office cleaners Sunday night won a tentative agreement with wage...
by DC Jobs with Justice | Oct 18, 2011 | Projects
Employees of Unique Residential Care Center voted 165-0 to join Service Employees International Union (SEIU) Local 1199 in February of 2010. More than a year later, they still do not have a contract. This is because of the company VMT which manages Unique Residential...
by DC Jobs with Justice | Sep 28, 2011 | Projects
Although the strike is over members of the Communications Worker of America (CWA)are still struggling to secure a fair contract with corporate giant Verizon. Some of the cuts that Verizon is trying to make to the workers contracts include: freezing pensions for active...
by DC Jobs with Justice | Sep 6, 2011 | Projects
On the morning of September 1, 2011, members of the Service Employees International Union (SEIU) Local 500, Union representatives, and DC Jobs with Justice formed a delegation to the DC Department of Employment Services. The purpose of the delegation was to file...
by DC Jobs with Justice | Aug 30, 2011 | Projects
More than a 50 local congregations will celebrate workers this weekend as part of the annual Labor in the Pulpits and Labor on the Bimah programs.rnrnLabor on the Bimah is coordinated by Jews United for Justice and this year will focus on the importance of...
by DC Jobs with Justice | Aug 19, 2011 | Projects
CWA, IBEW Reach Agreement on Bargaining with Verizon; Members to Return to Work Tuesday, August 23rnrn*All planned strike support actions are CANCELLED.rn rnFollowing is a statement by the Communications Workers of America and the International Brotherhood of...