The victory sets a standard that their union hopes to match as contracts expire up and down the East Coast.
District of Columbia
Posted inWorking in America
D.C. Janitors Fight to Keep Up With Soaring Costs of Living
Up and down the East Coast, SEIU’s janitorial contracts are expiring. D.C.’s janitors expect a better one—and if they don’t get it, they’ll strike.
Posted inHealth and Social Policy
Protecting Domestic Abuse Survivors’ Privacy Online
Advocates at the state level are fighting for stronger confidentiality programs for survivors of domestic abuse.
Posted inEconomic Policy
D.C. Council Repeals Wage Bump for Tipped Workers, Will of Voters Be Damned
Washingtonians voted for an initiative raising wages. Their elected representatives just nullified that vote.
Posted inMoney, Politics, and Power
D.C. Council Members Join Congressional Republicans to Override Voters’ Decision to Raise Tipped Workers’ Wages
District voters passed Initiative 77, but “Freedom Caucus” House leaders and Democrats on the council say the vote shouldn’t count.
Posted inCivil Rights in America
The Kids Who Played Host — and Became Political Activists in the Process
How high schoolers in the Washington, D.C., area arranged housing, food, and programs for the weekend’s marchers, and transformed themselves into political organizers
Posted inHousing and Transportation
Turning Up the Heat on WMATA
Serious maintenance issues continue to plague Washington’s transit system, but securing a dependable funding source remains the biggest hurdle
Posted inEducation in America
How D.C. Became the Darling of Education Reform
Despite an absence of rigorous, independent evaluation, school officials and city leaders have framed D.C.’s new education policies as a great success.
Posted inEducation in America
Why D.C.’s First Charter Union Election Was Called Off
In February, I reported on the first public union campaign at a charter school in Washington, D.C. Teachers at Paul Public Charter School wanted to form their own local-the District of Columbia Alliance of Charter Teachers and Staff (DC ACTS)-which would be affiliated with the American Federation of Teachers. Seventy-one percent of Paul’s staff signed […]
Posted inEducation in America
D.C. Charter Teachers Seek to Unionize
If the Paul Public Charter School teachers succeed, they’d be the first unionized charter employees in the nation’s capital.
