Labor On The Move: Nikki Daruwala New ED at DC JwJ

(Metropolitan Washington Council, AFL-CIO)DC Jobs with Justice welcomes incoming Executive Director Nikki Daruwala (right) this week. Daruwala succeeds Mackenzie Baris, who’s led DC JWJ since 2002. “We’re excited about the passion, vision and experience Nikki is bringing to help DC JwJ continue to move forward,” said Roger Newell, Chair of DC Jobs with Justice. Daruwala comes to DC JwJ from American Rights at Work, where she directed the Socially Responsible Business Program, a program she founded six years ago to engage with responsible employers, investment professionals, and academic scholars who support ethical corporate labor practices and protect workers' rights. Daruwala’s previous experience includes stints at Calvert Investments, where she managed advocacy programs and strategies, the Food and Allied Service Trades Department of the AFL-CIO and the United Food and Commercial Workers International Union (UFCW), where she contributed to and led national advocacy campaigns to help workers gain union representation and bargaining rights.