Additional tickets available for this Friday's Evening with Labor 2024

Evening with Labor 2024 is just two days away and we can't wait to celebrate all of this year's honorees. A few final tickets for this event have been released! Reserve your seat for our biggest event of the year before they're gone:

 

Recent News

President Biden joins AFSCME, SEIU, AFL-CIO and union allies to say #CareCantWait

Yesterday President Biden spoke at a rally highlighting investments in the care economy hosted by Care Can’t Wait Action, a coalition of groups focused on expanding access to child care, paid family and medical leave and home-based services. SEIU Local 500, 1199 SEIU Maryland/DC, AFSCME, and AFL-CIO joined the president for the event. Read more »

 

Commentary: Rebuild the Key Bridge with local union labor 

"As the city of Baltimore and the wider region grapple with the aftermath of an unthinkable tragedy, we must mourn the six men who lost their lives in the Francis Scott Key Bridge collapse last month, and never forget how fragile life can be, especially on a job site — any job site..How we choose to rebuild will shape the physical landscape of our city and define our commitment to our workers, our communities and our children." Read more »

 

Workers at Smith College Libraries vote unanimously to join OPEIU Local 153

This week is National Library Week, and that was the perfect time for workers at Smith College Libraries to unionize with OPEIU Local 153! Congratulations, Smith College Libraries workers, and welcome to the OPEIU family. Read more »

Wishing a happy National Library Week to the library workers who power learning throughout the DC region and beyond.

 

Sightline Media Union joins Washington-Baltimore News Guild

On Monday, "We, a significant majority of journalists at Sightline Media Group, filed to form a union with the Washington-Baltimore News Guild. We have dedicated careers to covering U.S. troops, their families, veterans, and the policies and technologies that affect them. We wish to continue serving our readers to provide fair and accurate journalism. That is why, for the first time in the decades since we've first published, we decided to unionize." Read more »

 

Upcoming Meetings

Delegates Meeting
Monday, April 15, 2024 starting at 6:30 PM
In person at IBEW Local 26 (4371 Parliament Place, Lanham, MD)
At the next meeting of Delegates to the Metro Washington Council, AFL-CIO we will hold an election for Treasurer and accept nominations for one seat on the Executive Board. Delegates, register now for Monday's meeting.

Tri-Counties COPE
Correction: Tuesday April 23 at 6:00 PM
In person at American Legion (6330 Robert S Crain Hwy, La Plata, MD 20646)
No registration required

DC COPE
Wednesday April 17 at 3:00 PM
Register for the Zoom meeting

 

Hiring Hall:
Union jobs in the DC region

 

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