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Center on Budget and Policy Priorities staff ratify first contract

DC City Council candidates invited to forum

Grab your EWL tix & ads now!

Today's Labor History

Today's Labor Quote

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Labor-Media Breakfast Roundtable: Wed, January 29, 8:30am - 11:00am
AFL-CIO, 815 16th Street NW, President's Room, Washington, DC, US, xxxxxx
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Fredericksburg Labor Meet-up: Wed, January 29, 6pm - 8pm
Mill Creek Clubhouse, 603 Cullen Stone Way, Spotsylvania VA

Union City Radio: Your Rights at Work: Thu, January 30, 1pm - 2pm
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Center on Budget and Policy Priorities staff ratify first contract
Workers at the Center on Budget and Policy Priorities on Monday ratified the first collective bargaining agreement between CBPP and the staff union. "We are proud of this agreement and excited about the direction it will take the organization as we work to advance CBPP's mission," said union bargaining representative and CBPP staff member Paul Jones. "I am so grateful to our bargaining unit members for the solidarity they all showed throughout negotiations." The workers are represented by the Nonprofit Professional Employees Union (NPEU), IFPTE Local 70.
The contract expands worker voice, increases transparency in management practices, promotes equity, and increases compensation, paid time off and benefits particularly for new and lower-paid employees. "The new contract will bring tangible benefits to employees," said CBPP President Robert Greenstein. "The negotiation process and the contract itself reflect a spirit of cooperation and an emphasis on shared values. I'm proud of the work of the entire staff and our commitment to making CBPP the most effective organization it can be." The CBPP in 2018 voluntarily recognized the staff union represented by NPEU.

DC City Council candidates invited to forum
If you're planning a run for the DC City Council this year, make sure you join the DC Labor Council for its first-ever candidate education forum this coming Monday. The forum is open to all who are seeking to run in the 2020 DC City Council election and will feature DC-area union leaders, including Dyana Forester (UFCW Local 400), Djawa Hall (1199 SEIU United Healthcare Workers East MD/DC), and Herbert Harris (BLET Division 482), among others, including representatives in education and hospitality. "You don't want to miss this opportunity to hear directly from union leaders and their legislative expectations in the coming years," says Metro Washington Council Political Director David Stephen. This event is for candidates and their staff only.
For a link to RSVP, email [email protected].

Grab your EWL tix & ads now!
Tickets are going fast for this year's Evening with Labor, which is set for Saturday, April 4 at Martin's Crosswinds in Greenbelt. [link removed] Click here to order yours now, and to reserve your ad in the program book. The annual celebration honors achievements by the local labor movement in organizing, mobilizing, political action and community service. Oh yes, and there's music and dancing, too!
photo: at the 2019 EWL; photo by Chris Langford

Today's Labor Quote: Dolly Parton

Workin' 9 to 5, what a way to make a livin'
Barely gettin' by, it's all takin' and no givin'
They just use your mind and they never give you credit
It's enough to drive you crazy if you let it
9 to 5, for service and devotion
You would think that I would deserve a fat promotion
Want to move ahead but the boss won't seem to let me
I swear sometimes that man is out to get me!

Dolly Parton's song "9 to 5" hit number one on the record charts on this date in 1981; here's a funky cover by Love Raptor.

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Today's Labor History

This week's [link removed] Labor History Today podcast: UAW's Punch Press strike daily
On today's show, the Cool Things from the Meany Archives crew features The Punch Press, an auto worker strike publication. Also this week, Saul Schniderman remembers contributions to labor history by both Johnny Paycheck and Bruce Springsteen.
Last week's show: (1/5): [link removed] A very unusual strike

Wednesday, January 29
Responding to unrest among Irish laborers building the Chesapeake and Ohio Canal, Pres. Andrew Jackson orders first use of American troops to suppress a labor dispute - 1834

Six thousand railway workers strike for union and end of 18-hour day - 1889

Sit-down strike helps establish United Rubber Workers as a national union, Akron, Ohio - 1936

Newly-elected President Barack Obama signs the Lilly Ledbetter Fair Pay Act, making it easier for women and minorities to win pay discrimination suits - 2009

- David Prosten

Hiring Hall

Administrative
[link removed] Office Assistant III - Research & Collective Bargaining, AFSCME (Posted: 1/22/2020)
[link removed] Administrative Assistant, LCLAA (Posted: 1/21/2020)
[link removed] Executive Assistant, NELP (Posted: 1/14/2020)

Communications
[link removed] Senior Digital Strategist - Communications, AFL-CIO (Posted: 1/24/2020)
[link removed] Video Editor - Communications, AFSCME (Posted: 1/21/2020)
[link removed] Senior Digital Specialist, SEIU (Posted: 1/28/2020)
[link removed] Assistant Communications Director - Digital, UFCW (Posted: 1/22/2020)
[link removed] Digital Ads Specialist, UFCW (Posted: 1/15/2020)
[link removed] Communications and Outreach Associate - (Half-Time), WSR Network (Worker-driven Social Responsibility Network) (Posted: 1/27/2020)

Information Tech
[link removed] Data & Targeting Specialist, Systems - Data & Analytics, AFSCME (Posted: 1/21/2020)

Legal
[link removed] Staff Attorney / Staff Negotiator, AFA (Posted: 1/27/2020)
[link removed] Paralegal, ATU (Posted: 1/15/2020)
[link removed] Attorney, KCNF (Kalijarvi, Chuzi, Newman & Fitch, P.C.) (Posted: 1/27/2020)

Misc
[link removed] National Representative I-IV - Organization & Field Services Department, AFT (Posted: 1/16/2020)
[link removed] Division Coordinator - IBT Public Services Division (Posted: 1/21/2020)
[link removed] Pension Benefit Analyst I, PPNPF (Plumbers & Pipefitters National Pension Fund) (Posted: 1/16/2020)
[link removed] Operations Manager - Midwest/State Power, SEIU (Posted: 1/28/2020)
[link removed] Operations and Finance Manager, SEIU (NFFWU - SEIU National Fast Food Workers Union) (Posted: 1/14/2020)
[link removed] Chief Auditor, UNITE HERE (Posted: 1/15/2020)

Organizing
[link removed] Organizer - AAUP Department of Organizing and Services, based in Washington, DC (Posted: 1/21/2020)
[link removed] Organizers, ATU (Posted: 1/23/2020)
[link removed] Senior Organizer, ATU (Posted: 1/23/2020)
[link removed] New Organizer (multiple roles), CIR/SEIU (Posted: 1/23/2020)
[link removed] Associate Organizing Director, Indivisible (Posted: 1/24/2020)
[link removed] Campaign Lead, NABET-CWA (Posted: 1/24/2020)
[link removed] Union Organizer-in-Training - Higher Education Campaign, SEIU (Posted: 1/15/2020)

Research
[link removed] Strategic Researchers and Organizers, AFL-CIO (Posted: 1/17/2020)
[link removed] Research Associate, SEIU (Posted: 1/28/2020)

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