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CWA, IBEW Reach Agreement on Bargaining with Verizon
CWA, IBEW Reach Agreement on Bargaining with Verizon; Members to Retu
to Work Tuesday, August 23
*All planned strike support actions are CANCELLED.
Following is a statement by the Communications Workers of America and the Inte
ational Brotherhood of Electrical Workers:
For release 1 p.m., Saturday, Aug. 20, 2011
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No Contract, No Peace!
On Tuesday, August 9th picketers dressed in red marched outside the Verizon Wireless store on F Street, NW in Washington, DC to try to convince Verizon to settle a fair contact that will give their workers more benefits rather than take them away.
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45,000 Verizon workers are on strike and they need your support!
rActivist at Jobs with Justice gather to build working class power!
Activist came from Califo
ia, Texas, Missouri, Maine, Washington State, Rhode Island, Florida and many other locations for the Jobs with Justice National Conference this past weekend (August 5th through August 7th)in Washington, D.C.. One of the most powerful moments at the conference was when Arturo Griffiths, DC JWJ day laborer organizer, talked about immigration enforcement and wage theft. Another compelling moment was at a rally held at Walmart’s DC headquarters where at least 500 of the conference participants chanted “Respect DC”.
Activist from all across the nation come to DC for Jobs with Justice National Conference: August 5th-August 7th
It is estimated that 800 people will attend Jobs With Justice national conference this weekend at the Omni Shoreham 2500 Calvert Street NW, WDC 20008. The conference will kick off on Thursday, August 3rd, with a Student Labor pre-conference. On Friday, Metro Washington Council President Joslyn Williams will give an official welcome at the opening ceremony, before conference participants head off to rally outside Walmart’s DC lobbying office.
Respect DC flash mob hits Laurel, MD Walmart
Caring Across Generations Campaign Kicks Off in DC
Jobs with Justice “I’ll Be There Awards”
Please join us for the 9th Annual “I’ll Be There” Awards
Thursday, June 23rd
5:30 to 7:30pm
Samuel Gompers’ room at the AFL-CIO
815 16th St NW.
The event will feature performances by women’s a cappella group SongRise and performance artist Quique Aviles, as well as wine, beer and light fare.
Each year we honor labor and community leaders for exceptional solidarity. This year’s honorees are:
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Volunteer to teach English for Day Laborers
We are still accepting for our day labor ESL classes. Shown here are two of our greatest volunteers, Candace Wolf and Matt Johnson. They are teaching a class using, flash cards, booklets and a white board. If you are interested in volunteering or know someone who would like to volunteer please contact Lillian at lshelton@dclabor.org
Digital Dead End: Fighting for Social Justice in an Information Age
In 2001 Virginia Eubanks and several dozen collaborators created a technology-training program for women in the YWCA of Troy-Cohoes community. This program challenged Eubanks’ conceptions of the Digital Divide, and her experience over the next four years revolutionized her thinking about access—or lack of access—to technology.
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