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Demand an End to Wage Theft at GWU
Eleven workers who performed cleaning work in the dormitories at George Washington University this summer have launched a public campaign to demand the wages that have been stolen from them. Click here to sign the petition and stand in solidarity with these courageous...
L&M Construction to pay nearly $113,000 to settle major sexual harassment case with US Labor Department
L&M Construction to pay nearly $113,000 to settle major sexual harassment case with US Labor Department Agreement includes back wages and job offers for 14 Hispanic workers WASHINGTON, D.C.—The U.S. Department of Labor today announced that federal...
Tell Mayor Gray to Sign the LRAA!
July 10th was a historic day for D.C. as the DC City Council stood strong against Walmart's bullying and threats and voted 8-5 to ensure that big box retail jobs will be good jobs for D.C. workers. Every retailer with over $1 billion in revenue and stores over 75,000...
Give us 5! Tell your congress person to support the NLRB nominees
The issue of confirmation of the full 5 members of the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) will come to a head in the US Senate when they return to Washington on July 8th. Tuesday July 2nd was the national day of ACTION called by CWA to rally our side (and educate...
Positive Force DC needs your help to make punk rock history book a reality!
ABOUT THE BOOK We Are The Clash is a book-in-progress that excavates the often-dismissed last two years of The Clash, after the controversial ejection of Mick Jones and Topper Headon from the band. The book challenges existing interpretations of this period,...
From LiUNA: After Carbon Monoxide Poisoning, Workers Demand ASI Clean up its Act!
Washington, DC – Several current and former asbestos workers protested Asbestos Specialist Inc (ASI) May 23 to demand their employer be held accountable for its dangerous behavior. The workers spoke with passers-by and patrons of National Press Club building...
Urgent Request for Patient Protection Act
The Patient Protection Act is legislation before the DC Council to ensure that patients get the best care possible when they need it through safe staffing. Please join DC nurses, patients and community allies to encourage the Council’s Committee on Health to...
Chavez students ask DC Council not to privatize their ride!
On Friday April 26th, students from Cesar Chavez Public Charter School joined with community leaders, and ATU Local 689 members at a city council hearing asking council members not to privatize 20 public bus lines. In the fall of 2012 the District Government...
Victory for Howard Dining Workers: Real Food Real Jobs Movement Picks up Steam
Posted by Erin ODonnell on March 7, 2013 Spurring on the DC food service workers’ fight for greater access to fresh, healthy food and good, sustainable jobs using fresh-cooked ingredients, Howard University workers employed by Sodexo celebrated another victory of DC’s...
Workers and Community Supporters Rally, Testify at the DC Council to Stop Wage Theft
Chants of "la lucha - sí, la lucha - sí" (the struggle -yes, the struggle - yes) echoed off the DC Council chamber walls as more than 50 workers and community activists packed the Wilson Building on Monday, March 4th to demand more protections for workers against wage...
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New DC JWJ Report Reveals Unfair Scheduling Practices in DC
Today, DC Jobs With Justice, Jobs With Justice Education Fund, DC Fiscal Policy Institute and Georgetown University Kalmanovitz Initiative for Labor and the Working Poor released the first-ever study on service sector scheduling practices in Washington, D.C. Read the...
RSVP to our Report Release on Hours and Scheduling
Please join us for a briefing and release of our groundbreaking report on hours and work schedules in the DC service sector. This event will be co-hosted by DC Fiscal Policy Institute and Georgetown University Kalmanovitz Initiative for Labor and the Working Poor....
Tito’s Workers Rally Against Exploitation in Front of NLRB
After Tito's workers stood up against wage theft, massive amounts of unpaid overtime, and exploitation based on immigration status, their employer responded with illegal firings and by threatening to call ICE. Finally, after a year of organizing with International...