Alfredo Castro · [email protected]

April 4, 2024 at 4:29 PM

Rally to Save Child Care!

Stand with us to protect child care and educators Dear Friend, ? Join us TOMORROW, Friday, April 5th, at 8am in Samuel Gompers Park (Corner of 10th St NW and L St NW) for a rally to demand that the DC Council takes immediate a…

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  Damiana Dendy · [email protected]

March 7, 2024 at 9:18 PM

Virtual TOPA Townhall this Saturday!

Did you miss our first TOPA townhall? Join us on Saturday virtually! Dear Friend,   As you may have heard, TOPA rights are under attack. The Tenant Opportunity to Purchase Act, or TOPA, gives tenants in buildings up for sale the right to be offered the first…

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  Damiana Dendy · [email protected]

March 1, 2024 at 9:34 PM

Take action: Defend TOPA!

Tell the Council not to gut TOPA; strengthen tenants' rights and tools to stop displacement. Dear Friend, The Tenant Opportunity to Purchase Act, or TOPA, gives tenants in buildings up for sale the first opportunity to buy their building. TOPA presents DC residents with a …

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  Elizabeth Falcon · [email protected]

February 27, 2024 at 6:20 PM

ACT NOW: Protect I-82 and Stop Junk Fees

email the council TODAY Dear Friend,? ? Thank you for signing the petition to stop the attacks on Initiative 82. Unfortunately, these attacks continue! In one week, the DC Council will vote on the Restaurant Revitalization and Dram Shop Clarif…

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  Eduarda Serafim · [email protected]

February 26, 2024 at 9:32 PM

We need YOU: Rally for restaurant workers

Initiative 82 is under attack. DC Councilmembers are trying to dismantle the I-82 timeline and incentivize sneaky service charges.?DC voters made it clear we want a graduated increase to the full minimum wage and tips on top. No gimmicks. No …

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  DC Jobs With Justice · [email protected]

February 26, 2024 at 4:50 PM

Take Action to Stop the Crimnibus! One Week Left Till the FINAL Vote.

Dear Katharine, On Feb 6, the DC Council had their first vote on the Crimnibus aka Councilmember Pinto and Mayor Bowser’s “Secure DC” Omnibus in their legislative meeting. While this hyper-racist crime bill passed the first vote, HUNDREDS of you called & emailed and PACKED…

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  Damiana Dendy · [email protected]

February 23, 2024 at 1:20 PM

Save TOPA!

Tenant rights are under attack. We are fighting back! Dear Friend, Tenant rights in DC are under attack. But we are fighting back! The Tenant Opportunity to Purchase Act, or TOPA, gives tenants in buildings up for sale the first opportunity to buy their building. TOPA pres…

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  DC Jobs With Justice · [email protected]

January 26, 2024 at 8:43 PM

[CORRECTED LINK] Support school nurses!

DC Nurses need your help Dear Friend, ? There have been some alarming changes made to the delivery of care in DC Public and Charter Schools. Rather than having one stable nurse at each school, nurses and supportive staff are now floating between a "cluster" …

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  DC Jobs With Justice · [email protected]

January 26, 2024 at 7:20 PM

Support school nurses!

DC Nurses need your help Dear Friend, ? There have been some alarming changes made to the delivery of care in DC Public and Charter Schools. Rather than having one stable nurse at each school, nurses and supportive staff are now floating between a "cluster" …

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  Elizabeth Falcon · [email protected]

January 8, 2024 at 4:10 PM

DC JWJ is hiring: Organizing Director and Administrator

Fight with and for DC! Happy New Year from DC JWJ! ? We are excited to share two opennings at DC JWJ and invite new people to join our team. ? We have a diverse team dedicated to making DC a better place to live and work for all of us. We are …

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  DC JWJ TEAM · [email protected]

December 31, 2023 at 3:00 PM

One last chance to support our work!

Ending the year strong Dear Friend,   As we end the year, we can’t help but be grateful for you and your support. This was a year of creativity! We sought out creative solutions to the increasing attacks against working people and their communities.    This …

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  Sequnely Gray · [email protected]

December 28, 2023 at 3:00 PM

Support DC JWJ today!

Donate to empower our work! Dear Friend,   We hope you have enjoyed your holidays! We want to extend our deep appreciation and gratitude for your support. We have been in awe with the influx of donations and messages from the field that highlight the importa…

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  Damiana Dendy · [email protected]

December 20, 2023 at 3:20 PM

Let's end the year strong!

Fight displacement in DC with us! Dear Friend,   Thank you for being with us all year. As it comes to an end, we’re doing some reflecting on the power we have built and the work we’ve done together.    This spring, we were able to put a cap on the increasing…

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  Eduarda Serafim · [email protected]

December 12, 2023 at 3:20 PM

Workers are still fighting!

Ending strong, standing with workers Dear Friend,   This year was pivotal for our communities in DC, we want to thank you for showing up to our community’s urgent needs!    This year, the DC JWJ community stood up for street vendors, domestic …

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  Elizabeth Falcon · [email protected]

December 11, 2023 at 6:48 PM

Join our team: Organizing Director and Administrator

Fight with and for DC! We are excited to share two opennings at DC JWJ and invite new people to join our team. ? We have a diverse team dedicated to making DC a better place to live and work for all of us. We are a passionate group that believ…

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  Alfredo Castro · [email protected]

November 29, 2023 at 1:20 AM

Last chance to support DC JWJ on Giving Tuesday

Dear Friend,   We are just taking one last chance to ask you to support DC Jobs With Justice this Giving Tuesday 😎.   Will you give today to support the power-building work of DC Jobs With Justice? SUPPORT DC JWJ ON GIVING TUESDAY D…

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  Sequnely Gray · [email protected]

November 28, 2023 at 5:30 PM

Showing love for DC JWJ

it's Giving Tuesday Hi friends! ? For the last seven years, I have been proud to be an organizer with DC Jobs With Justice. Our strength comes from the power of our community. We rally DC to fight for what we deserve: good jobs, a strong democ…

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  Elizabeth Falcon · [email protected]

November 28, 2023 at 1:50 PM

Support DC JWJ on Giving Tuesday

Dear Friend, ? Today is Giving Tuesday, and we're taking today to highlight a few things we've done this year that make us most proud!? 2023 Highlights: Rolled back the highest rent increase for rent controlled residents in DC histo…

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  DC Jobs With Justice · [email protected]

November 27, 2023 at 7:07 PM

Getting ready for Giving Tuesday

And our new enamel pin Dear Friend, ? Tomorrow is Giving Tuesday, but it's not too early to start giving to your favorate labor-community coalition fighting for justice in Washington, DC. ? At DC JWJ we like to say we "bring labor to community fights & b…

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  DC JWJ · [email protected]

November 27, 2023 at 3:00 PM

Uplift your voice for social housing!

Testimony writing event for for Social Housing bill! Good day Friend, For over a year, community and advocates have come together and continue to fight for social housing in DC under the Green New Deal for D.C. coalition banner! The Social Housing Bill we have been advocatin…

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  DC Jobs With Justice · [email protected]

November 17, 2023 at 7:20 PM

Thanks for celebrating with us!

Thank you to everyone who came to the I'll Be There Awards. We had a great time with our awardees, hosts, and all of you! We appreciate everyone who joins us to share our joy and celebration. We're so thrilled to be in a movement with each of…

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  Elizabeth Falcon · [email protected]

November 13, 2023 at 7:00 PM

Uplifting Our Communities: Metro AME Church & Natacia Knapper

I'll Be There Awardees 2023 Dear Friend,? ? Over the past year we have witnessed our community step up with and for each other. Tomorrow, at our I'll Be There Awards, we want to highlight the work of Metropolitan African Methodist Episcopal (M…

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  Nadia Salazar Sandi · [email protected]

November 9, 2023 at 9:30 PM

Fighting for workers and tenants: IUPAT DC51 and Woodner Tenants' Union

I'll Be There Awardees 2023 Dear Friend,    This year, as a response to the rampant wage theft and massive evictions happening, we saw our community come out and stand up for workers and tenants all over DC. Our partners: the International Uni…

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  Aja Taylor · [email protected]

November 7, 2023 at 6:00 PM

Special invite from Awards host!

Join me and celebrate our communities' wins! Dear Friend,? ? My name is Aja Taylor and I am excited to host the I'll Be There Awards this year! I have had the pleasure to serve as community organizer, facilitator (of meetings, magic and mischief), a student…

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  Sequnely Gray · [email protected]

November 6, 2023 at 2:15 PM

Can you keep a secret...

new logo coming Dear Friend,    For the first time in 22 years, DC JWJ is getting our own logo! We're going to be rolling out our new logo on t-shirts, totes, hoodies, and enamel pins at the I'll Be There Awards. Each ticket purchase comes wit…

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  Eduarda Serafim · [email protected]

November 2, 2023 at 6:00 PM

I'll Be There Awards are coming soon!

Come party with us on Nov. 14! Dear Friend,    Howdy folks! I’m Eduarda Serafim, the Solidarity Organizer at DC Jobs with Justice. As you know, the I’ll Be There Awards ceremony on November 14 is quickly approaching, and I could not be more ex…

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  Elizabeth Falcon · [email protected]

November 1, 2023 at 5:20 PM

Fighting for Vendors: BCI and Genesis Lemus

I'll Be There awardees 2023 Dear Friend,    This year included a powerful win for DC vendors, and we are proud to celebrate the leaders of that campaign at the I'll Be There Awards: Beloved Community Incubator and Genesis Lemus.    Beloved Com…

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  Elizabeth Falcon · [email protected]

October 31, 2023 at 4:47 PM

Awardees announced! I'll Be There Awards Nov. 14

I'll Be There Awards Nov 14 Dear Friend,? ? In our movements, we all need to take a moment to appreciate the wins we have and the leaders who are bringing us forward. That's why I am very excited about this years' awardees: ?Street Vendors Uni…

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  James Benton · [email protected]

October 26, 2023 at 7:20 PM

I'll Be There Awards 2023 are coming!

Celebrate with us on Nov. 14! Dear Friend,    Greetings! I’m James Benton, co-chair of the board of DC Jobs With Justice and director of the Race and Economic Empowerment Project at the Kalmanovitz Initiative at Georgetown University. I wanted…

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  Sequnely Gray · [email protected]

October 19, 2023 at 3:59 PM

I'll Be There Awards are coming!

mark your calendar to celebrate Dear Friend,? ? DC Jobs With Justice is thrilled to be celebrating the I'll Be There Awards at our new home in the Festival Center. Join us on Tuesday, November 14! Every year, we celebrate the work of the outst…

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  Eduarda Serafim · [email protected]

September 29, 2023 at 8:23 PM

Join Janitors in the fight!

Make a donation Like us on Facebook Follow us on Twitter Follow us on Instagram Sent via ActionNetwork.org. To update your email address, change your name or address, or to stop receiving emails from DC Jobs Wi…

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  Eduarda Serafim · [email protected]

September 26, 2023 at 6:30 PM

RALLY this Saturday 9/30 at MOM's Organic Market

Join union workers at MOM's in College Park this Saturday Dear Friend, ? We need your help! Union workers at MOM's Organic Market in College Park are protesting management's union busting and discriminatory practices. The workers will be joine…

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  Elizabeth Falcon · [email protected]

September 19, 2023 at 7:10 PM

Help us find the next I'll Be There Awardees!

Dear Friend,? ? We are gearing up the the I'll Be There Awards, and the most special part is getting to celebrate our amazing community members. What campaigns have made a splash? Whose leadership is shining? Who is pushing what racial and economic justice …

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  Sequnely Gray · [email protected]

September 13, 2023 at 3:54 PM

THIS SATURDAY! Turn Up the Volume - Turn Up the Wage

GoGo for good jobs in DC! Dear community,? ? Join us this weekend at Turn up the Volume, Turn up the Wage Festival! We will have food, GoGo bands, a bouncy house, and more. Share with your friends and family, and come out for some family fun while we share …

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  Sequnely Gray · [email protected]

September 8, 2023 at 5:04 PM

Sept 16: Turn Up the Volume - Turn Up the Wage

GoGo for good jobs! TURN UP THE VOLUMETURN UP THE WAGE? ? Saturday, September 16th 2:00 - 7:00 PMBread for the City1640 Good Hope Road? SAY YOU'LL BE THERE Sent via ActionNetwork.org. To update y…

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  Eduarda Serafim · [email protected]

September 7, 2023 at 9:40 PM

TAKE ACTION: Stand with Starbucks Workers United on 9/14

Join our SBWU solidarity action next Thursday morning! Dear Friend, ? In less than 2 years, workers at over 350 Starbucks stores have unionized! In response, Starbucks has waged an egregious union busting campaign and is now one of the worst l…

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  Elizabeth Falcon · [email protected]

September 6, 2023 at 2:30 PM

Save the Date: I'll Be There Awards

Dear Friend,? ? Summer is ending, but Hot Labor Summer lives on! We're getting ready for our annual celebration, the I'll Be There Awards! Each year we recognize outstanding contributions from organizers across the District at our awards even…

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  Eduarda Serafim · [email protected]

September 5, 2023 at 4:56 PM

TODAY: Rally with hotel workers

Happy Labor Day Happy Labor Day from DC Jobs With Justice! Start your week off right by joining hotel workers at Sofitel in their fight for justice on the job. They will be joined by AFL-CIO President Liz Shuler. Today, August 5 at 5:00 PM @ 806 15th St NW. …

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  Elizabeth Falcon · [email protected]

August 25, 2023 at 2:00 PM

Defend students and nurses!

?Defendamos a estudiantes y enfermeras! Dear Friend, Nurses are always at the forefront of the fight to protect our community's health. So when nurses and students call for backup, we are there! The District of Columbia Nurses Association (DCNA) is deeply troubled by Children…

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  Nadia Salazar Sandi · [email protected]

August 24, 2023 at 8:31 PM

Celebrate and learn with us!

Join us 9/16 and celebrate with us! Greetings Friend, Here at DCJWJ we are gearing up for our second music festival of the summer! We want to invite you to come out with us and celebrate DC's official music - GoGo! We're bringing our outreach and campaigns right to our commu…

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  Nadia Salazar Sandi · [email protected]

August 22, 2023 at 2:00 PM

Come outside with us!

Come out to upcoming events or volunteer with us! Good day Friend, Tis the season to be outside! DC Jobs With Justice is out and about, and we want you to join us! This Labor Day season is a great time to show up and show out with us! Join a Know Your Rights clinic, talk to re…

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  DC Jobs With Justice · [email protected]

August 15, 2023 at 8:24 PM

Sign the Fair Price Fair Wage Petition!

Sign our petition to defend tipped workers in DC Dear Friend, ? We're launching a new campaign to defend tipped workers in DC! Read and sign our petition here. DC JWJ has teamed up with a variety of advocacy groups, tipped workers, and communi…

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  Eduarda Serafim · [email protected]

July 24, 2023 at 9:50 PM

DC JWJ IS STRIKE READY

Stand in solidarity with 340,000 UPS Teamsters! Dear Friend, In just one week, UPS Teamsters will potentially launch the biggest nationwide strike this country has seen since 1997. It's time for all of us to become #StrikeReady ahead of August 1st to support our union siblings…

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  Alfredo Castro · [email protected]

July 21, 2023 at 2:58 PM

Last Day! Sustainer Drive

11 donors to reach our goal Dear Friend, ? As one of the newer members of DC JWJ, I am so appreciative of all of the support our community has shown during the DC JWJ Summer Sustainer Drive! ? This is my first summer with DC JWJ, and I'm spen…

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  Elizabeth Falcon · [email protected]

July 20, 2023 at 4:40 PM

2023: Big fights, Big wins!

We've been talking a lot about our Summer Sustainer Drive. So today, we're going to show not tell. Check out what we've done in 2023! SHOW YOUR SUPPORT We're on the picket with UFCW 400 members calling…

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  Sequnely Gray · [email protected]

July 19, 2023 at 3:20 PM

We're growing, grow with us!

Two new team members! Dear Friend,   For the last seven years, I have had the opportunity to be an organizer at DC Jobs With Justice. Our team keeps growing and I'm now part of DC JWJ's biggest organizing staff!   We're taking on more campai…

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  Nadia Salazar Sandi · [email protected]

July 18, 2023 at 3:20 PM

Join DC JWJ in Growing Our Movement

Dear Friend,   Last week, I facilitated a retreat to defend the people's win to end the tipped wage system in DC. Two dozen people come together to protect the Initiative 82 ballot win and support tipped workers.   This spring, the attacks …

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  Elizabeth Falcon · [email protected]

July 17, 2023 at 1:30 PM

Summer Sustainer Drive Kick-Off!

Dear Friend,   Today, we’re kicking off our 2023 Summer Sustainer Drive! Every day, DC JWJ is working to grow a strong movement. We build power by supporting collective action, strong unions, and strategic campaigns that make DC a better plac…

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  Alfredo Castro · [email protected]

July 13, 2023 at 2:47 PM

Thank you for making Turn up the Wage a success!

Check your pay stubs! Dear Community,    Thank you for your incredible support and participation in the "Turn up the volume! Turn up the wage!" event. Despite the challenging weather conditions, the community came out to support us in spreading awareness abo…

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  Nadia Salazar · [email protected]

July 11, 2023 at 1:30 PM

Happy Hour! Monday at Midlands

Summer Sustainer Drive kick off! Join DC JWJ friends and fam to kick off our 2023 Summer Sustainer Drive! Next week, DC JWJ will hold our Summer Sustainer Drive! We just have one week to hit our goal of 50+ new and upgrading monthly donors. The Sustainer Drive is a time t…

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