Category Archives: Labor/Jobs

Grandmother Walks From West Virginia to D.C. for Oct. 6 Protest

“If you are tired of waiting for politicians to fix what’s wrong & if you believe our policies are going in the WRONG direction, here is your chance to join with thousands of other Americans to DO something besides complain,” … Continue reading

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Protesters Shut Down DHS Headquarters Construction Site for Second Time

LISTEN TO RON HARRIS: [Audio clip: view full post to listen] download mp3 “If we don’t do something about it, it’s going to be like Bolling Joint Air Force Base. They have 13,000 jobs over there [and] only three percent … Continue reading

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UMD Charges Students Hefty Fees for Public Documents Related to Treatment of Campus Workers

[Audio clip: view full post to listen] download mp3 Students at University of Maryland, College Park must come up with $678.26 by Oct. 3 in order to learn what the school’s top administrators have said in internal emails about student … Continue reading

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DHS Headquarters Project: Lots of Money, Lots of Jobs, But for Whom?

LISTEN TO PATRICK WALKER: [Audio clip: view full post to listen] download mp3 It’s blue collar [jobs] today. But when this project gets finished, it’s going to be white collar [jobs]. – Pastor Patrick Walker “This is a peaceful demonstration,” … Continue reading

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With MLK Now Residing in the District, There May Not Be Room for Walmart

LISTEN TO MAYOR VINCE GRAY: [Audio clip: view full post to listen] download mp3 Martin Luther King Jr. was as clear a voice for justice as this country has had. Fiercely pro-union, he was killed in Memphis while assisting striking … Continue reading

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Verizon on the Bimah: JUFJ’s Jacob Feinspan Discusses Religion and Politics

LISTEN TO JACOB FEINSPAN: [Audio clip: view full post to listen] download mp3 “Even though they earned $6 billion in profits last year, they’re asking their workers to take $1 billion in cuts to their contract and benefits, which we … Continue reading

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Department of Labor (Violations): DOL Decision Causes Hundreds of Teachers To Face Deportation

LISTEN TO MILLET DE VERA PANGA: [Audio clip: view full post to listen] download mp3 Last week at a protest in front of the White House, Millet De Vera Panga said, “We’re here to appeal to President Obama to provide … Continue reading

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New Carrollton vs. the Constitution: Taxi Drivers Barred From Collecting Signatures at Public Event

[Audio clip: view full post to listen] download mp3 New Carrollton’s highest officials allowed police to prevent taxi drivers from collecting signatures for a petition at a public event held earlier this month. Neither Mayor Andrew Hanko nor Chief David … Continue reading

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Del. Norton’s Job Fair: “Record Breaking” and “Heart Breaking”

LISTEN TO DEL. ELEANOR HOLMES NORTON: [Audio clip: view full post to listen] download mp3 Yesterday, more than 4,000 District residents came to the Convention Center hoping to find a job. “Normally you are pleased to have a record breaking … Continue reading

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The Department of Labor and Prince George’s County May Be Teaming Up to Punish Whistleblowers

[Audio clip: view full post to listen] download mp3 “Okay, we’ve made use of you. Okay, it’s time for us to dump you.” – Charisse Cabrera, pre-kindergarten teacher, on PGCPS’s recent actions Is the Department of Labor teaming up with … Continue reading

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