Eduarda, DC JWJ · [email protected]

May 5, 2025 at 5:14 PM

Mayor Bowser moves to kill I-82

Rally with us tomorrow morning at the Wilson Building UPDATE: Last week, we sent you this email. All of it remains true, except today, Mayor Bowser announced her plan to repeal Initiative 82 - which gradually phases out the tipped minimum wage - in her upcom…

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  Elizabeth, DC Jobs With Justice · [email protected]

May 2, 2025 at 2:58 PM

ICYMI: May Day is for People Power

Dear Friend,   You don’t celebrate May Day - you organize it.   Today is International Workers’ Day - May Day. Workers have always been on the front lines in the battle for democracy. Whether federal civil servants or restaurant workers or …

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  Elizabeth, DC Jobs With Justice · [email protected]

May 1, 2025 at 3:16 PM

May Day is for People Power

Dear Friend,   You don’t celebrate May Day - you organize it.   Today is International Workers’ Day - May Day. Workers have always been on the front lines in the battle for democracy. Whether federal civil servants or restaurant workers or …

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  Eduarda, DC JWJ · [email protected]

April 30, 2025 at 8:46 PM

No attacks on tipped wages!

Protect Initiative 82 today! Dear Friend,   The tipped minimum wage is under attack. We need you. As you know, DC is on a path to raise the minimum wage to the full minimum wage by 2027. This the result of the overwhelming win at the ballot …

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  DC Jobs With Justice · [email protected]

April 25, 2025 at 4:10 PM

Family Know Your Rights Training April 30

Dear Friend,   EmpowerEd, MLOV, and DC JWJ are co-hosting a virtual Know Your Rights training on Wednesday, April 30th, at 6pm for immigrant families and school communities. We know that many school communities, especially in DCPS, are stil…

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  Eduarda, DC JWJ · [email protected]

April 24, 2025 at 11:30 PM

✊ Solidarity in the Streets: Join Us This May Day!

Dear Friend, This May Day, working people across the DMV are taking their demands to the streets — and we’re proud to stand with them.   From transit workers to restaurant staff, teachers to federal employees, we are uniting behin…

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  DC Jobs With Justice · [email protected]

April 24, 2025 at 2:25 PM

ATU 689 on STRIKE today!

Solidarity with Martz Gold Line Bus Operators! As of midnight today, ATU Local 689 members have walked off the job at Martz Gold Line, a major part of the MTA Commuter Bus network serving the DC suburbs. The company is not bargaining in good faith, and workers are sufferi…

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  DC Jobs With Justice · [email protected]

April 22, 2025 at 4:18 PM

July 1: minimum wage increase coming

Dear Friend,   DOES has published the minimum wage increases for July 1, 2025. All businesses in DC will be expected to follow the new minimum wage starting July 1.   The Minimum Wage will increase from $17.50 per hour to $17.95 and the Tipped Minimum Wage…

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  Damiana Dendy · [email protected]

April 15, 2025 at 1:16 PM

Tell YOUR story: Share your TOPA experience ahead of our Town Hall!

Español abajo   Dear Friend,   Tenant rights in DC are under attack. Mayor Bowser’s RENTAL Act is a pro-landlord bill that would roll back TOPA protections, making it easier to displace renters and strip away our power to collectively deter…

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  Eduarda, DC JWJ · [email protected]

April 12, 2025 at 3:00 PM

Speak out with us on DC Emancipation Day!

Dear Friend,   DC Emancipation Day is a powerful reminder of the courage and determination of those who have fought for freedom—and a call to continue that work today.   As part of this year’s Emancipation Day celebrations, we invite you to…

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  Damiana Dendy · [email protected]

April 11, 2025 at 3:18 PM

ACTION: Don't Dilute Eviction Prevention Programs!

A landlord-backed bill that increases barriers for ERAP is going to its final vote. Email the Council to preserve ERAP! Dear Friend,   Rental assistance keeps Washingtonians housed. That’s why it’s important to have a strong rental assistanc…

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  DC Jobs With Justice · [email protected]

April 9, 2025 at 2:27 PM

TOMORROW: WIN DC Rally and Call to Action

Dear Friend,   Federal tax policies shape our local communities—housing, education, healthcare—yet they continue to favor the wealthiest few over working families. This is a moral issue, not just a policy debate.   Join WIN DC for an Interf…

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  Eduarda, DC JWJ · [email protected]

April 3, 2025 at 4:02 PM

FRIDAY: Protect DC's Sanctuary City Status!

Dear Friend,   Remember to join us THIS FRIDAY, April 4th at 5pm, for a press conference and rally in Mt. Pleasant to demand the protection of DC's Sanctuary City Status.   Migrant families are asking allies to TURN OUT so that we are all …

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  Elizabeth Falcon · [email protected]

April 1, 2025 at 4:44 PM

Hands off our union rights!

Dear Friend, DC Jobs With Justice strongly condemns the Executive Order stripping over a million federal workers of their union rights. This is a blatant attack on workplace democracy and an attempt to silence workers. “This administration’s bullying tactics threaten every Am…

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  Eduarda, DC JWJ · [email protected]

March 28, 2025 at 5:35 PM

Next Friday: Rally to Protect DC's Sanctuary City Status

Dear Friend,   Immigrant rights are under attack. DC's Sanctuary City status is under attack. Countless families are living in fear as state-sanctioned abductions are taking place around the country at an alarming rate. It's time for all of…

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  Eduarda, DC JWJ · [email protected]

March 20, 2025 at 11:03 PM

Federal Worker Solidarity Fund + Upcoming Federal Rights Webinar

MONDAY 3/24: Know Your Rights for Feds! Dear Friend,   As we all know, it's now more important than ever that we look after our neighbors who work in the federal government. That's why DC JWJ is proud to uplift these two amazing resources: t…

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  Damiana Dendy · [email protected]

March 17, 2025 at 9:05 PM

TOMORROW: Rally to Save TOPA from the Mayor's Attacks

Mayor Bowser has proposed gutting TOPA through the RENTAL Act. Rally with us tomorrow to tell the Council: Save TOPA! Español abajo   Dear Friend,   Tomorrow, March 18th, meet us at 10 AM in front of the Wilson Building, 1350 Pennsylvania Av…

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  Elizabeth Falcon · [email protected]

March 17, 2025 at 7:29 PM

People Power

Dear Friend,   Last week, DC showed up to fight for our autonomy! Day after day, DC residents and their families called Senators, visited offices, and demanded DC's right to control our own funding. And we were heard! A standalone bill prote…

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  Elizabeth Falcon · [email protected]

March 14, 2025 at 2:35 AM

All out for DC

Our money. Our time to fight. Dear Friend, Tonight, Senate Democratic Leader Schumer announced he would ignore the rights and needs of DC's 700,000 residents and vote "yes" on the Continuing Resolution (CR) that prevents DC from spending a BILLION dollars of our own locally-ra…

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  Elizabeth Falcon · [email protected]

March 12, 2025 at 12:03 PM

TODAY Fight for DC at the Senate 10 AM

urgent action needed to save our budget Thanks to our friends at DC Action for putting together this call to action. DC JWJ is joining allies across DC - incuding our elected leaders - in demanding our funds be available for us! We will be at the Hart Building at 10 am and joi…

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  Eduarda, DC JWJ · [email protected]

March 11, 2025 at 2:00 PM

TAKE ACTION: Demand collective bargaining rights for UMD grad workers

Tell the Maryland Senate Finance Committee to Approve SB0166! Dear Friend,   We just launched a new Action Network Letter Campaign to support University of Maryland (UMD) graduate student workers in the Graduate Labor Union (GLU-UAW). Click …

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