Please support DC JWJ

Dear John,

Today marks the one year anniversary of the beginning of the longest government shutdown in US history. Our region was rocked as federal buildings closed, museums shut their doors, and tens of thousands of local residents did not know when they would get paid. Many federal workers still had to work with no paycheck. Ripple affects spread with contracted workers, servers, taxi drivers, and others reliant on the operation of the federal government lost wages and shifts.

DC Jobs With Justice stepped up to resist the shutdown. We fought to reopen government without caving on Trump's demand for a border wall.

We coordinated actions inside the Hart building, including mobilizations and bird- dogging
We rallied outside the Senate Republican retreat at Nationals Stadium
We met with Congressmembers about the needs of contracted workers and HUD program recipients
We coordinated with airline workers including the Association of Flight Attendants - CWA
We engaged local elected officials

DC Jobs With Justice knows that when our communities are locked out, we can't leave them out in the cold. So we dedicated ourselves to keeping the pressure on Congress in our hometown while thousands of other working people did so across the country. Ultimately, worker action is what ended the shutdown after 35 days.

We stand with our communities when they are under attack. Please sustain our work so we can take on whatever next year throws at us.

In solidarity,

Elizabeth Falcon
Executive Director
DC Jobs With Justice

PS. We even sometimes did it with a cold smile!