900 IMMIGRANT WORKER FREEDOM RIDERS JOIN DC PARKING WORKERS IN MARCH FOR JUSTICE

On October 2, 900 Immigrant workers, who had traveled to DC on buses from all over the United States as part of the Immigrant Workers Freedom Ride, joined both union and non-union DC area parking workers on a march for justice in Downtown DC. The crowd of more than 1200 took to the streets chanting in Spanish, Amharic, and English and demanded living wages and affordable health insurance for DC's parking workers, who are mostly immigrants. Here are some photos from the march:

Marching with banner

Local 27 member Abraham Adigun, left, and HERE IU President John W. Wilhelm.

PMI Worker, Louis Stokes

Local 27 members Solomon and Alfonso

HERE member Temesgen Hagos

HERE members and staff teach the crowd chants in Amharic

photos by Jay Mallin © 2003

Taking a Stand for Our Future:
• Living Wages
• Affordable Family Health Insurance
• Justice on the Job