Trabajadores Unidos de Washington DC

What Trabajadores Unidos de Washington DC does

Trabajadores Unidos de Washington DC is a non-profit, community-based organization headquartered at 1419 V Street NW, Washington DC, that delivers free advocacy, education, and direct services to day laborers, immigrants, migrants, and other low-income workers across the DC metropolitan area. Founded by Arturo Griffiths (who passed away in September 2025), the organization operates a physical Worker Center as the primary hub connecting employers with day laborers and offers a recurring set of programs including immigration workshops (TPS re-registration, asylum and visa guidance), Know Your Rights education covering workplace, tenant, and ICE-intervention scenarios, OSHA 10 occupational safety certification, multi-level English language classes, civic and voter education for non-citizens, and the Summer Youth Employment Program (SYEP). Outreach is extended through Radio Jornalera DMV, which broadcasts community information across the DC-Maryland-Virginia region, alongside Facebook, Instagram, Twitter/X, YouTube, and an active blog.

The organization does not sell products or technology; its service delivery is in-person at its headquarters and via radio, supported by partnerships with specialist legal organizations such as the Washington Lawyers' Committee, Ayuda's Project END, MOLA, and NDLON, plus incidental collaborations with DC MPD's Latino Liaison Unit, American University's Humanities Truck, and venues such as All Souls Church. Services are provided free of charge to community members; funding is sourced from donations (via a PayPal donate option) and likely grant support, with no public revenue, headcount, or grant-amount disclosure on the website. The Worker Center was opened at 1235 W Street NE in March 2022 in collaboration with Washington Digital Media, but was closed effective July 1, 2023, after Washington Digital Media relocated, with operations consolidated back into the main V Street NW headquarters. Day-to-day operations are overseen by Executive Director Mario Cristaldo.

Name

Trabajadores Unidos de Washington DC

Legal name

Trabajadores Unidos de Washington DC

Website

https://tuwdc.org

Company type

Private

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

Trabajadores Unidos de Washington DC is a non-profit community organization in Washington DC that provides free immigration workshops, Know Your Rights education, OSHA 10 training, English classes, and youth employment programming to day laborers, immigrants, and low-income workers in the DC metro area.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Community Advocacy Services

NAICS

Labor Unions and Similar Labor Organizations (813930), Other Similar Organizations (except Business, Professional, Labor, and Political Organizations) (81399)

SIC

Services-Educational Services (8200), Services-Employment Agencies (7361)

akta.pro primary industry

English for Citizenship (ESL/Civics Integrated) (EDAAADAC)

akta.pro secondary industries

Immigrant/Integration Language Programs (ESL/ESOL, Civics-Integrated) (EDAMAFAK), Migrant & Refugee Legal Aid and Documentation Services (BPADAHAE), International Student Employment & Practical Training Support (CPT/OPT/AT, work authorization guidance) (EDALANAF)

Keywords

• Worker rights advocacy
• Immigrant community services
• Workforce development training
• Immigration legal education
• Day laborer support

Headquarters

HQ city

Washington

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices2 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Others

Revenue model

1. Donations and Grants: The organization operates as a non-profit community-based organization supported by donations and likely grant funding. The website features a PayPal donate option and the organization has historically received sponsorship support from partners like Washington Digital Media.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels2 records

Marketing channels8 records

Core offering

Trabajadores Unidos de Washington DC is a non-profit community-based organization that provides free bilingual services including immigration workshops, Know Your Rights education, OSHA 10 occupational safety training, English language classes, and a Worker Center that connects day laborers with employers. The organization operates a physical headquarters in Washington DC delivering direct community services and workforce development programming to immigrants, migrants, day laborers, and low-income workers.

Product overview

Trabajadores Unidos de Washington DC is a non-profit community organization offering a unified set of services for day laborers, immigrants, migrants, and low-income workers in Washington DC. The organization operates through its Worker Center as the primary hub for connecting workers with employment opportunities. Complementing the Worker Center are immigration support services including workshops on TPS, asylum, and visa processes; Know Your Rights programs that educate community members about their legal protections; English language classes at multiple proficiency levels; and OSHA 10 occupational safety certification training. The organization also runs the Summer Youth Employment Program (SYEP) for youth development and Radio Jornalera DMV for community outreach and education. These services work together to empower the immigrant and worker community through legal support, education, and economic opportunity.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Worker Center Services

Quantifiable outcome

• Graduates of OSHA 10 training programs with job safety certifications
• +2 more outcomes

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

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Core technology

AI maturity

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Partnerships

Eight partnerships are on record, tiered minor and core.

• All Souls ChurchminorGTM or Marketing Partner · 26 September 2025Community partner venue hosting the Arturo Griffiths tribute event. Provided space for the memorial gathering and march departure point for the procession to Mount Pleasant.
• Ayuda's Project ENDcoreImplementation/ SI/ Consulting Partner · 5 April 2024Specialized fraud and scams prevention workshop collaboration. Ayuda is a specialist organization providing expertise on immigration fraud protection for the Latino immigrant community.
• MOLA (Metropolitan Area Legal Aid)minorImplementation/ SI/ Consulting Partner · 16 March 2024Partner referenced in OSHA 10 training course materials. Legal services organization supporting worker rights education.
• NDLON (National Day Laborer Organizing Network)minorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 16 March 2024National network affiliation referenced in OSHA training materials. Part of broader day laborer organizing movement.
• Washington Lawyers' CommitteecoreImplementation/ SI/ Consulting Partner · 12 May 2023Conducts joint Know Your Rights at Work workshops covering at-will employment, anti-discrimination laws, minimum wage and overtime regulations, and sick and family leave protections. Expert legal guidance provided to workshop participants.
• DC MPD Latino Liaison UnitminorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 6 January 2023Collaboration for Three Kings Day community event at 801 Shepherd St NW. Joint effort to distribute toys and gifts for children, with snacks and fun activities for families.
• Washington Digital MediacoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 15 March 2022Primary sponsorship and hosting partner for the Worker Center at 1235 W St NE location from 2022-2023. Collaboration on end-of-year celebrations, documentary production (SYEP Documentary 2023), and community events. The partnership ended when Washington Digital Media relocated in 2023.
• American University Humanities TruckminorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 15 March 2022Featured program at the opening of the new Worker Center in March 2022, bringing educational programming from American University to the immigrant community.

Recent moves8 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Broad incumbents

• UnidosUS (formerly National Council of La Raza): UnidosUS is the largest national Latino civil rights and advocacy organization, with affiliate network and policy reach that parallels TUWDC's mission at greater scale. Comparable in mission and target community, though operating at a national rather than metro level.
• Hispanic Federation: Hispanic Federation is a national nonprofit supporting Latino-serving organizations through grantmaking, advocacy, and capacity building. Its umbrella function and grant-distribution model overlap with TUWDC's reliance on national funders and advocacy networks.
• Washington Lawyers' Committee for Civil Rights and Urban Affairs: The Washington Lawyers' Committee partners with TUWDC for Know Your Rights at Work workshops and serves the broader DC immigrant and worker community through employment-focused legal aid. They are a peer in the worker rights legal services space.
• National Day Laborer Organizing Network (NDLON): NDLON is a national network of day laborer organizing groups with which TUWDC is affiliated. It operates at the federation level, providing resources, training, and advocacy infrastructure that overlap with TUWDC's Worker Center and worker rights programs.

Direct peers

• CASA: CASA is a major immigrant advocacy and workforce development organization serving the DC, Maryland, and Virginia region with services including ESOL, worker rights, immigration legal aid, and civic engagement — directly comparable to TUWDC's mission and target community in the same metro area.
• CARECEN (Central American Resource Center): CARECEN DC provides immigration legal services, education, and community organizing for the Central American and Latino immigrant community in the DC metro area, with a service mix that closely mirrors TUWDC's immigration and workforce programs.
• Ayuda: Ayuda provides legal, social, and language-access services to immigrants in the DC metro area, including TPS and asylum support. It is a TUWDC partner and the most direct peer in terms of immigration legal services for low-income immigrants in the same geography.

Regional players

• Make the Road New York: Make the Road New York is a member-led immigrant and worker rights organization offering ESOL, legal services, and workforce programs in New York. It is a strong structural peer to TUWDC, with a comparable service model applied to a different metro immigrant community.
• CHIRLA (Coalition for Humane Immigrant Rights): CHIRLA is a Los Angeles-based immigrant rights organization providing legal services, education, and worker advocacy. It is comparable to TUWDC as a regional immigrant-services nonprofit that integrates legal aid, ESOL, and worker rights programs.

Emerging players

• Centro de los Derechos del Migrante: CDM is a binational organization focused on the rights of migrant workers, providing legal support, wage theft recovery, and worker education. It is comparable to TUWDC's worker-center and wage-theft-prevention focus but with a transnational scope.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• Xtwitter.com/tu_wdc
• YouTubeyoutube.com/channel/UCYylg8kIwwScubCw3Jxj-bg
• Facebookfacebook.com/tuwdc.org
• Instagraminstagram.com/tuwdc
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/trabajadores

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Number of profiles

Profiles1 record

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