“This sends a message not just to my co-workers, but restaurant workers across the D.C. area that we all deserve the dignity, respect, and stable careers that come with a union,” said Bazaar busser Evelyn Perez.  

José Andrés Group has not said whether it’ll voluntarily recognize the union.

Health care providers say they’re struggling with burnout, high turnover rates, and not having enough time to provide quality patient care.

Approximately 180 pharmacists and optometrists in D.C. and Virginia are joining the nationwide Kaiser strike.

Their union, the United Food and Commercial Workers Union Local 400, has requested to dismiss the decertification petition.

If the union drive at the Wharf hotel is successful, workers at the acclaimed Vietnamese spot from Chef Kevin Tien would achieve a rarity in organizing a fine dining restaurant.

“Every day I see our customers coming in asking, ‘Have you guys got your contract yet? How’s it going?’ And every day I’m sad to tell them that there’s been no progress.”

Workers are waiting on the federal labor board to resolve challenged ballots and to issue decisions on the unfair labor practice charges they filed.

D.C.’s largest public-sector unions endorsed At-Large Councilmember Robert White, while several big-name private-sector unions went for Mayor Muriel Bowser.

“You’re not going to see the last of us.”