by DC Jobs with Justice | Dec 9, 2008 | Projects
On Friday December 5th, the workers of Republic Windows and Doors, members of UE Local 1110, occupied their factory, which was due to close at 10:00 AM. Republic Windows and Doors was forced to close after Bank of America, just weeks after taking $25 Billion in...
by DC Jobs with Justice | Dec 3, 2008 | Projects, Student Labor Outreach Project
Students from American, Georgetown, and UMD traveled down to Ft. Benning in Georgia to attend the annual rally to close the SOA-WHINSEC. Every year, groups from around the country arrive in Georgia to protest the US government’s continued support of the SOA –...
by DC Jobs with Justice | Nov 25, 2008 | Workers' Rights Board
rn(Metropolitan Washington Council, AFL-CIO) rnCatastrophe, intimidation, terror. These were common words used to describe DC Mayor Adrian Fenty’s two years in office by over a dozen speakers at Thursday’s Workers’ Rights Board (WRB) hearing. The...
by DC Jobs with Justice | Nov 25, 2008 | Projects
Catastrophe, intimidation, terror. These were common words used to describe DC Mayor Adrian Fenty’s two years in office by over a dozen speakers at Thursday’s Workers’ Rights Board (WRB) hearing. The hearing – which took place at the John A....
by DC Jobs with Justice | Nov 17, 2008 | Workers' Rights Board
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASErnrnNovember 17, 2008rnrnContact: Ruth Castel-Branco, 202.489.2273, rcastel@dclabor.org rnrnDC WORKERS’ RIGHTS BOARD TO HOLD HEARING ONrnBUDGET CUTS IMPACT ON SERVICES AND PUBLIC EMPLOYEESrnThursday, Nov. 20th, 6:30 – 9:00 PM, Wilson...
by DC Jobs with Justice | Nov 12, 2008 | Workers' Rights Board
rnrnOn Thursday, November 20th the DC Workers’ Rights Board will be holding a hearing at the DC City Council on the impact of the proposed budget cuts on public services. The hearing will examine recent attacks on public workers in city agencies ranging from...
