Interesting that Merrill Williams untags herself from every tweet that calls for fair pay and a fair contract. You can't ignore it forever, Cathy: Do the right thing and sign a fair contract.

Spokesperson for Mayor Muriel Bowser confirms a settlement but will not provide details. NBC4 Washington

Approaching 3 years of bargaining and Merrill Williams still thinks $42,500 is a livable DC salary for her staff. Cathy, please re-read this thread. You have employees struggling to get by while covering a very expensive city.

My statement on the clearing of the GW encampment early this morning:

DC is supposed to be a bastion for protest and exercising First Amendment Rights.

Cracking down on campus protestors to appease MAGA Republicans in Congress is wrong and sets an incredibly dangerous precedent for our city.

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IMAGES FROM THE SCENE:

BREAKING: A Metropolitan Police Department spokesperson said officers are working to clear the University Yard encampment at about 3:45 a.m.

To start off Teacher Appreciation Week, instead of rewarding our hard-working Washington Teachers' Union's with a contract, unfortunately, DC Public Schools and Mayor Muriel Bowser team cancelled the negotiation session scheduled today & filed a PERB complaint against WTU claiming that WTU does not…

UNITE HERE Local 25 has joined the call for voters to write in “uncommitted” for President in Maryland and Washington, D.C in their upcoming primaries. We also stand in solidarity with the student protestors calling for a ceasefire and justice for Palestine. Our full statement:

Phil Mendelson & Kenyan McDuffie need to hold a joint hearing on the “Local News Funding Act of 2023” (B25-545) and then hold a vote on it in Council Period 25! Setting aside 0.1% of the District’s annual budget to fund media outlets that report local news is a good investment!

I was proud to co-introduce this bill with CM Janeese Lewis George. Our local news ecosystem is in jeopardy and we can do something about it.

If only there was a DC Council bill that supported local news like Washington City Paper so the service can remain accessible and free…

But wait there is! Janeese Lewis George’s bill: dcist.com/story/23/10/24…

And it appears to be stuck in committee of the whole and business.

Tomorrow the DC Council will consider a bill to make more projects eligible for Project Labor Agreements (PLAs). PLAs maintain labor standards, help resolve disputes, and ensure commitments to safety.

Join DC Jobs With Justice tomorrow at 10:30 AM for a rally to vote YES on this bill ⬇️

So proud of my union and all the organizers who put immense amounts of time and care into this report. Please read and share.

DC is in talks with businesses and entrepreneurs on how to deliver an Asian grocery store in Chinatown, deputy mayor of planning and economic development tells reporters: wtop.com/dc/2024/05/tas…