Students, Labor, Unite at G-Town

Monday, April 3, 2006

(Metropolitan Washington Council, AFL-CIO)

 

The chant "Workers' rights are human rights" echoed loudly across Georgetown's campus Friday as students, faculty, workers and members from the DC labor and religious communities gathered for a rally in Red Square. Speakers included Metro Washington Labor Council President Jos Williams, AFSCME Council 26's Carl Goldman, Gene Pinder of the Laborers' and Georgetown fellow Pablo Eisenberg. "I was really enthusiastic about the turnout at the rally today,” said Georgetown student Colleen Hodgetts. “We had some great speakers and the presence of the labor community at the rally shows how important a cause we are fighting for.  I hope we can work with Georgetown's administration to advance workers' rights." Speakers emphasized card check – a process whereby employers recognize a union when a majority of workers sign union cards -- as the most democratic way to form a union and encouraged Georgetown to take strides to respect the right to organize for campus workers.  “We should be proud that the fight at Georgetown is part of a greater struggle around the country and world for labor and immigrants' rights," said Carl Goldman. Added Jos Williams, "We are fighting the good fight united with students and workers and history shows we won't stop till we have won!"

- reported by Ashwini Jaisingh

 

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