Labor Profile: Jobs with Justice Intern Anthony Ferguson

(Metropolitan Washington Council, AFL-CIO)

Most youth dream of changing the world and making a difference. Anthony Ferguson (l), a rising junior at Bell Multicultural High School in Columbia Heights NW DC, chose to put his dream into action by signing up for DC Jobs with Justice in a summer internship. "I wanted to help with workers' rights," says Ferguson, adding that "since starting my internship last week I have already been exposed to the injustice done to some workers in the day laborer's campaign." An avid basketball player in his spare time, Ferguson decided to spend the summer this year promoting fair wages and hours in his own community. "I'm happy to work at a great organization with great people every day," he says, "and I definitely see myself working for justice into the future." - Joseph Daniels, AFL-CIO Union Summer Intern