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Council member presents data on DCWP outreach events and their impact
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Council Member Julie Menin presents data on DCWP's outreach events and their impact, and inquires about ways to increase outreach efforts, especially given the current federal administration.
- In calendar year 2024, DCWP hosted 289 outreach events
- These events resulted in 2,519 complaints on issues like paid sick leave, fair workweek, and delivery worker issues
- 506 investigations were opened as a result of these complaints
- Council Member Menin emphasizes the importance of outreach events in encouraging people to come forward with complaints
Julie Menin
1:21:31
Okay.
1:21:32
And I do wanna note, getting back to this issue of getting the word out about all the great worker protection work that you all are doing.
1:21:39
So, we have some data on outreach events that is indicating that in calendar year 2024, DCWP hosted two eighty nine outreach events.
1:21:50
These events produced 2,519 complaints, which consisted of complaints on paid sick leave, fair work week, delivery worker issues.
1:22:00
And as a result of that, five zero six investigations were open.
1:22:06
What in what ways could you do even more outreach?
1:22:09
Given the atmosphere that we are now in with the federal government and the Trump administration, what can be done to increase those outreach events?
1:22:17
Because they're obviously a key way that that people then come forward and and do a complaint.