Contracts are set to expire for thousands of hotel workers in the DC region in the coming months, and today members of UNITE HERE Local 25 will rally and march for the wages, benefits and dignity they deserve. This action is one of more than a dozen actions taking place across the country today for the rights and dignity of hotel workers.
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March with CASA for Work Permits NOW
Wednesday, May 1 — 11:30 AM
Union Station
We honor all immigrant essential workers and the dangerous work conditions they constantly endure to support their families. Hundreds of immigrant families will gather in DC to demand dignity and to call on the Biden Administration to take action for all essential workers NOW! Details »
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May Day: Wreath Laying Ceremony at the historic Mother Jones Historic Marker
Wednesday, May 1 — 12:00 PM
Adelphi Maryland
On May Day, join the Labor Heritage Foundation to lay a wreath at the Mother Jones Historic Marker at Powder Mill Road & Riggs Road (near the Hillandale Baptist Church at 2601 Powder Mill Road) in Adelphi, MD.
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May Day: Picket at National Harbor with IUOE Local 99
Wednesday, May 1 — 6:00-7:30 PM
National Harbor
International Union of Operating Engineers (IUOE) Local 99 workers at The Wyndham National Harbor deserve fair treatment and on May Day they're taking that message to the streets. Join IUOE Local 99 members for a picket at National Harbor from 6:00-7:30 PM. RSVP to Eamon Clifford.
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May Day: Concert with the DC Labor Chorus
Wednesday, May 1 — 7:00 PM
Washington Ethical Society
Celebrate May Day with the DC Labor Chorus. Tickets are $25 ($20 for Labor Heritage members). Get tickets »
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Worker justice includes #DCstatehood
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In addition to May Day, today is also DC Statehood Day — held on 5/1 in order for DC to become the 51st state. The nearly 700,000 residents of Washington, DC, do not have full voting representation in Congress, and the federal government interferes in the affairs of the District without accountability to the residents whose lives are impacted. On May Day, we recognize that rights for workers in DC must include statehood for the people of the District of Columbia.
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