This Teacher Appreciation Week, teachers want a contract
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This week is Teacher Appreciation Week, but the leadership at DC Public Schools is showing anything but appreciation for teachers.
"Instead of rewarding hard-working teachers with a contract, DCPS cancelled the negotiation session scheduled [for May 7] and filed a Public Employee Relations Board complaint against us," the Washington Teachers' Union said in a social media post.
"It's like Groundhog Day," said Washington Teachers' Union president Jacqueline Pogue Lyons. "Once again we are working on an expired contract and we're furious. We diligently go to our schools every day and teach our students professional, get the city thinks it doesn't have a legal obligation to negotiate a contract, especially in a timely manner."
WTU members will hold actions with members from eight schools this week. Teachers rallied yesterday at Coolidge High School (above) and will rally today at Eastern High School (1700 East Capitol St. NE) and tomorrow at Roosevelt High School (4301 13th St NW), both at 3:30 PM.
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Wydown Workers get an election date
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"After three long weeks, we have an election date!" Wydown Workers United said in a social media post this week. "We will be voting by mail-in ballot, and the votes will be counted June 10." Workers filed to form a union in April with Workers United Mid-Atlantic Regional Joint Board, explaining that "management has demonstrated a consistent pattern of disregard for the concerns we have brought to their attention." More »
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Rally with Unity Health Workers
Saturday, May 11 — 10AM-12PM
Upper Cardozo Health Center (3020 14th St. NW)
Workers at Unity Health Care recently unionized and this Saturday from 10AM-12PM, they'll rally for dignity for providers and patients at Unity Health. Unity Health Care workers are the first DC bargaining unit of the Union of American Physicians and Dentists.
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Stamp Out Hunger
Saturday, May 11 at your mailbox
Each year, letter carriers across the country head out on their routes on the second Saturday in May to collect donations of non-perishable food items to benefit local food pantries. Simply leave your donation of non-perishable food in a bag near your mailbox on the second Saturday in May, and your letter carrier will do the rest.
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Hiring Hall:
Union Jobs in the DC Region
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Left: Congratulations to AFSCME Local 3661 President Rayneika Robinson on her graduation from Emerge Maryland's Candidate Training Program! Right: Plumbers & Gasfitters Local 5 member Michelle Mendoza attended the Women In the Mechanical Industry 2024 Summit, where women leaders convened to discuss the future of our industry.
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