Washington, DC – A new report released today by the Center for American Progress Action Fund outlines state policies necessary to help state elected officials bypass federal gridlock and strengthen the middle class. “The evidence is clear. The failed philosophy of trickle-down economics only helped the most wealthy while severely hurting the middle class and weakening

Fort Belvoir, VA – Dozens of men and women who keep Fort Belvoir safe and clean walked off the job on strike today to protest numerous charges filed with the National Labor Relations Board. Workers, who have also filed a complaint with the Department of Labor, allege that Brown & Pipkins owes nearly $300,000 in wages and benefits. U.S.

    Letter from Congressman Jim Moran (D-VA) to Colonel Gregory D. Gadson, at Fort Belvoir     Washington, DC – Congressman Jim Moran (D-VA) is urging Fort Belvoir federal contractor Brown & Pipkins d/b/a Ascential to avoid a strike by ensuring a fair contract is reached for approximately 70 janitors at the base. The men

Attributable to Jaime Contreras, Vice President, 32BJ of the Service Employees International Union: “Killing the ‘VA Dream Act’ is yet another example of how extreme and out-of-touch Republicans are in Virginia as they miss an opportunity to strengthen our economy and keep our state competitive. The elections proved that most Americans support the Dream Act and believe that immigrants

Bethesda, MD — Today, janitors who clean and maintain the Walter Reed National Military Medical Center and the Uniformed Services University protested their employer’s failure to pay workers for two weeks of wages. Escab Enterprises, a federal cleaning contractor that has received over $40 million in taxpayer money since 2008, failed to pay nearly 300

WASHINGTON, D.C. – As the nation observes Veteran’s Day this weekend, nearly 300 janitors who ensure that veterans have safe and sanitary rooms at the Walter Reed National Navy Medical Center and the Uniformed Services University have not been paid for two weeks. Escab Enterprises, a federal cleaning contractor that has received over $40 million

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Members of 32BJ of the Service Employees International Union who clean offices at the Department of Health and Human Services Nebraska Ave. complex, have filed a lawsuit against Diversified Service Group, charging the contractor with violating the District’s Displaced Worker Protection Act by firing them without notice or just cause. Cleaners, many who had

Washington, DC – Starting today, the Houston janitors’ unfair labor practices strike will spread to 8 cities across the United States, including here in Washington, D.C. SEIU Local 1 janitors are fanning out around the country to establish picket lines against their janitorial contractors in Washington D.C., Seattle, San Ramon and Oakland in California, Minneapolis and

Washington, DC – By a unanimous vote, private security officers in Washington, D.C. have ratified a new four-year contract covering 1,700 officers who protect most commercial office buildings in the District. The region’s top private security contractors and the union representing the security officers, 32BJ of Service Employees International Union reached an agreement on June 28th.