Defending Education Workers

(Metropolitan Washington Council, AFL-CIO)

“This rally will highlight the outrageous treatment of workers by the Fenty administration,” says Metropolitan Washington Council, AFL-CIO President Jos Williams, referring to AFSCME 2921’s “Rally For Justice” this Friday to defend Para-professionals and clerical staff who work at DCPS, Head Start, OPEFM and OSSE. “The problems in the educational system are a consequence of an administration that has no compassion or care for its employees.” The workers charge that they are being forced to work out of classification and are to perform overtime without compensation; that their jobs are being “contracted out”; that they have been working without a contract for three years; and that they are subject to the implementation of “unfair IMPACT evaluation systems,” among other issues. Williams adds, “These workers are the individuals who are on the front line of taking care of our most precious assets - our children.” The rally is scheduled this Friday, 10A-12P outside DCPS headquarters in the District’s northeast; click here for details. - photo by Adam Wright