It's DC budget season! Budgets are moral documents: a reflection of our society's values and priorities, and a blueprint for how to set up a fair and just city. Join JUFJ to learn about our priorities for a fair and just DC budget and work on writing testimony for upcoming FY 2023 budget hearings.
Find out more »Every working person deserves to be treated with respect, whether they work in an office, a restaurant, a construction site, or in a home. Unfortunately, domestic workers in DC like nannies, house cleaners, and home health aides don’t have the same legal protections against employment discrimination, harassment, and unsafe workplaces. Join us to learn about this critical labor justice issue and what you can do to support domestic workers in their fight for equal rights.
Find out more »Join JUFJ's Economic Justice Working Group! We work on leveraging our collective power to create a more equitable budget and make sure everyone is paying their fair share.
Find out more »Early childhood educators in DC are eligible for a huge pay increase, but not all of them know about it yet. Join JUFJ for a virtual 30-minute lunchtime training on how you can help spread the word to the early childhood educators in your life.
Find out more »Join JUFJ's Housing Security Working Group to watch JUFJers and our partners testifying at the DC Council's budget hearing on affordable housing production and vouchers!
Find out more »Join JUFJ's Housing Security Working Group to watch JUFJers and our partners testifying at the DC Council's budget hearing on housing services like rapid rehousing!
Find out more »The Festival of Phones is a way to tell our legislators that we expect them to put people first and enact a fair and just budget. Sign up to make some calls!
Find out more »Join JUFJ's Economic Justice Working Group for our April meeting. We will learn about I-82 on DC ballots this coming election cycle. One Fair Wage will ensure all tipped workers receive DC's full minimum wage of $15.20, plus tips!
Find out more »Join us to discuss the budget with Councilmember Costello's team!
Find out more »Join us for the Board of Estimates Fiscal 2023 Preliminary Budget presentation and Taxpayers' Night!
Find out more »Every working person deserves to be treated with respect, whether they work in an office, a restaurant, a construction site, or in a home. Learn the basics of the newly introduced Domestic Worker Bill of Rights Amendment Act of 2022 and how to talk with friends, family, and neighbors!
Find out more »Join us to discuss the budget with Councilmember Dorsey!
Find out more »What do we mean when we say “Defund the Police?” What does “Defund'' mean in practice? And, what do our Jewish values say about just and fair budgets?
Find out more »Call on the DC Council to make the paid family and medical leave benefits expansion retroactive!
Find out more »Call on the DC Council to make the expanded paid family and medical leave benefits accessible sooner!
Find out more »Join us and our partners for the City Council's hearing on the creation of a Police Accountability Board!
Find out more »Join us to discuss the budget with Councilmember Stokes!
Find out more »Join us for the City Council's 2023 Taxpayers' Night!
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Find out more »Join the Baltimore Right to Water Coalition at the Board of Estimates Hearing to call for water justice with the swift, equitable implementation of the Water Accountability & Equity Act.
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