A Loss For DC Workers

The District government's $611 million investment in our new baseball stadium was supposed to be a homerun for District residents, producing countless jobs and opportunities for DC workers. Instead, ballpark construction is striking out for District workers.

Most of the work is going to out-of-towners. Promised apprenticeships - once touted as an invaluable opportunity for local job training - have failed to materialize. Not a single firm has abided by the construction's Project Labor Agreement (PLA). The list goes on and on.

Explore this site to learn more about why the ballpark contraction has failed our city. Read about how DC workers lost, sign our petition, or email the Council to tell them no more unfair construction agreements.

Click on the image below to read our full report, "Broken Promises, Big Losses."

In the News

Stadium Project Falling Short Of City’s Ambitious Hiring Goals
The Washington Post
February 24, 2008

Noose Incident Highlights Systemic Ballpark Discrimination
DCEEC Press Release
January 25, 2008

"There's a pattern here. They've shut out local and minority residents from work, they've been silent over the racism involving the electricians, and now this," said Trabue. "It's clear those involved with stadium construction -- including IBEW Local 26, which has been involved in each of the racist  incidents -- have little regard for local, minority workers."

Ballpark Worker Fired Over Noose Incident
Washington Post
January 25, 2008

"The incident came less than two months after five African American electricians said they had been fired after a Truland worker made what they believed were racially derogatory remarks about them."

Rally Urges Local Labor for Ballpark
Roll Call
December 6, 2007

"Protesters gathered outside RFK Stadium on Tuesday morning, charging that the D.C. government and Washington Nationals have broken their promise to hire minorities and D.C. residents to build the team's new baseball stadium."

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