Immigrant Rights Victory! DC Council Says No to Secure Communities.
As a result of the effort of DC Jobs with Justice and local activists from the DC Immigrant Rights Coalition, on Tuesday May 8th, 2012 the DC Council on the Judiciary voted the Immigrant Detainer Compliance Amendment Act of 2011 out of committee.
2012 DC Workers' Rights Board
The 2012 Workers' Rights Board from L to R: Yvette Bryant (Florida Baptist Church), Reverend Edwin Jones (Living Faith Baptist Church), Parisa Norouzi (Empower DC), Terry Lynch (Downtown Cluster of Congregations), Pastor Raymond Bell (Spirit of Love and Deliverance Baptist Church), Carol Rosenblatt (Coalition of Labor Union Women), and Christine Hart-Wright (STRIVE-DC).
DC Jobs with Justice teams up with CWA locals for national day of action!
On May 3, 2012, corporate giant Verizon held its annual meeting of shareholders in Huntsville, Alabama. Verizon still has not negotiated a fair contract with its workers who are members of the Communication Workers of America (CWA) and the International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers (IBEW). Activist and CWA members rallied in Huntsville in a strong show of support. Locally, DC Jobs with Justice (DC JwJ) teamed up with CWA Locals in the DC-area in a show of solidarity.
