Early-morning Rally to Demand Action on Paid Leave and Fair Scheduling

When the DC City Council returns from summer recess today, local activists will be on the front steps of the Council – 8:15a; see Calendar above -- to ask that they get to work for working families. Just Hours and Paid Family Leave, two of the priority campaigns supported by organized labor and our allies, will be back on the table this session. For more than a year now, the labor-community coalition and folks working retail across the city have urged the Council to pass a "Just Hours" law to ensure full-time hours and stable work schedules in the local service industry. Similarly, the DC Paid Family Leave campaign has been waiting -- and waiting -- on the Council to pass a universal paid leave program. “Come on down to City Council this morning and help spread the word on this day of action,” urges Metro Council Executive Director Carlos Jimenez, “show your support for critical policies that will help DC’s working families.”

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