DC Jobs with Justice Corner: DC JwJ Opens Award Nominations

(Metropolitan Washington Council, AFL-CIO)
DC Jobs with Justice is looking for a few great activists. For the first time, DC JwJ is opening up the selection process for the annual “I’ll Be There” Awards, and is looking for nominations of individuals or organizations that have “demonstrated exceptional solidarity over the past year, or victories that should be celebrated.” The “I’ll be There” awards celebration, scheduled for June 12th, “is an opportunity to celebrate the many JwJ victories won in this past year,” says DC Jobs with Justice Organizer Mackenzie Baris. A coalition of more than 30 labor, faith, community and student organizations, JwJ helped win strong new contracts for grocery workers and security officers, the passage of Paid Sick and Safe Days legislation and more. Click here by May 15 to submit your nomination. To place an ad in the “I’ll Be There” Awards program book, click here to download the form. Look for more DC JwJ updates every Thursday in UNION CITY!
- report by Ruth Castel-Branco