by DC Jobs with Justice | Nov 19, 2010 | Interfaith Worker Justice, Projects
“Wage theft is a crime” was the theme of a rally and press event on Thursday, Nov. 18th that brought together workers, faith leaders, and community supporters. Held in front of the DC Metropolitan Police Dept. Headquarters, the rally gave workers a chance...
by DC Jobs with Justice | Feb 22, 2010 | Projects, Workers' Rights Board
Workers, advocates, labor leaders, and community activists packed the basement of First Rising Mt. Zion Baptist Church last Thursday night to examine how “Wage Theft” is impacting local workers. rnrnA board of 10 prominent community leaders, chaired by...
by DC Jobs with Justice | Jul 14, 2009 | Interfaith Worker Justice, Projects
For the past 8 years, congregations around the DC metropolitan area, and around the country, have been participated in Labor in the Pulpit, Labor on the Bimah, Labor on the Minbar program as a way of remembering God’s call to pursue justice, honoring people’s...
by DC Jobs with Justice | May 13, 2009 | Projects, Trabajadores Unidos de DC / United Workers of DC
Members of the Union de Trabajadores de Washington, D.C., DC’s only day laborer association, were able to claim a victory Thursday night in their on-going campaign to battle wage theft. rnrnJoe Walsh, Director of the Department of Employment Services, agreed to...
by DC Jobs with Justice | Apr 23, 2009 | Interfaith Worker Justice, Projects
“No matter what has happened in the past, from this day forward we are here to help,” promised Mohammad Sheikh, Assistant Director for Labor Standards at DC’s Department of Employment Services. Sheikh was responding to Jews United for Justice’s...
