The Mass Poor People's & Low-Wage Workers' Assembly & Moral March on Washington D.C. & to the Polls

On June 29th, the Poor People's Campaign: A National Call for Moral Revival is hosting a moral march and mass assembly in the nation's capital to uplift and center the needs of the over 135 million poor and low-wage people and workers across the United States. The gathering will feature testimony from impacted people, advocates, and moral and religious leaders, and launch a season of continued outreach to 15 million poor and low-wage infrequent voters ahead of the 2024 U.S. elections and beyond.

A report from the Metro Washington Council, AFL-CIO said:

Thousands of poor and low-wage workers and their supporters from religious, labor, and social justice organizations rallied in DC on Saturday as part of the Mass Poor People's and Low Wage Workers' Assembly and Moral March on Washington, DC and to the Polls.

Many Affiliates of the Metropolitan Washington Council, AFL-CIO participated in the event, including AFSCME, OPEIU Local 2, ATU Local 689, the Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers and Trainmen, the Washington Teachers' Union, 1199 SEIU, 32BJ SEIU, UNITE HERE Local 25, and more. We joined allies from across the country to uplift the voices of people impacted by poverty and to mobilize 15 million poor and low-income voters ahead of November.

“If you came here on public transit, you were most likely with an ATU member," Raymond Jackson, president of ATU Local 689, said to the thousands of people gathered at the event as one of the featured speakers. Jackson was joined on stage ATU Local 689 member Rachid Mhamdi. “We know that the counter to organized greed is organized people," Mhamdi said.