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JUFJ: new DC paid leave regs don't cover all workers

Working While Black Exposition this weekend

Raising the stakes at CSA golf tourney

"American Factory" released on Netflix today

Today's Labor History

Today's Labor Quote

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TODAY'S LABOR CALENDAR; [link removed] click here for latest listings

Union City Radio: 7:15a; WPFW-FM 89.3

Alexandria Dems Labor Caucus: Wed, August 21, 7:30pm - 9:00pm
Alexandria Democratic Committee, 618 N Washington St, Alexandria, VA 22314

Baltimore Symphony Musicians picket line: Thu, August 22, 8:30am - 10:00am
Baltimore Symphony Orchestra, 1212 Cathedral St, Baltimore, MD 21201

Union City Radio: Your Rights at Work: Thu, August 22, 1pm - 2pm
WPFW 89.3 FM or [link removed] listen online

Defend Healthcare on the East End! Thu, August 22, 6pm - 8pm
United Medical Center, 1310 Southern Ave SE, Washington, DC 20032, Conference Room 2 & 3

NoVA Labor Vigil to Protest Raids on Poultry Plants in Mississippi: Thu, August 22, 7pm - 8pm
ICE office - 2675 Prosperity Ave, Fairfax, VA

JUFJ: new DC paid leave regs don't cover all workers
Last month, DC started collecting taxes for paid family and medical leave. Last week, key regulations were published that will decide who gets access to paid leave next year, when the program starts. But, [link removed] reports Jews United for Justice, there's a serious problem with the regulations. "Under these regs, tens of thousands of workers, especially low-income women of color, may not be able to access paid family leave," says JUFJ DC Campaigns Manager Joanna Blotner. "This is not the universal paid leave that we fought hard to pass in 2016," says Blotner. [link removed] Click here now to write to the Office of Paid Family Leave and let them know that the Universal Paid Leave Act should be truly universal. "Let's roll up our sleeves and get to work now so that we can all access our leave next year," says Blotner.

Working While Black Exposition this weekend
The National Black Worker Center's first annual [link removed] Working While Black Exposition will take place this weekend. Featuring dynamic speakers, vendors, an apprenticeship fair and a film festival, the Exposition aims to educate Black workers, share innovative approaches to mobilization and organizing, and promote Black progress. "Together we will become informed, engaged and enlightened, so that we can build our personal power and effect real change in our communities," say organizers. The Exposition is August 24th and 25th at Coppin State University in Baltimore, MD.

Raising the stakes at CSA golf tourney
East West Lincoln just raised the stakes at this year's Community Services Agency golf tournament. The local dealership "is excited to sponsor the vehicle for this year's tournament for the lucky player who hits a hole-in-one," says Nathan Gray, Sr. of East West Lincoln. "We value CSA's mission to improve the lives of working people and are proud that East West Lincoln's participation will help advance that mission." The tournament raises funds for CSA's Emergency Assistance Program. The tournament is set for Monday, September 23 at the Enterprise Golf Course in Prince Georges County, MD. For more information and/or to register, [link removed] click here or email mailto:[email protected] [email protected].

"American Factory" released on Netflix today
Cultures collide. Hope survives. When a Chinese billionaire re-opens a factory and hires two thousand blue-collar Americans, early days of hope and optimism give way to setbacks as high-tech China clashes with working-class America. That's the story explored in American Factory, a gripping new film released on Netflix today.
With precision and astonishing access, directors Julia Reichert and Steven Bognar capture every key moment in this high-stakes intercultural chess game, revealing how American and Chinese workers view themselves within systems of authority. What results is an epic masterwork about the future of American labor and Chinese economic dominance, all within the confines of a factory in Ohio.

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Today's Labor Quote: Martin Luther King, Jr.

"Freedom is never voluntarily given by the oppressor; it must be demanded by the oppressed."

Today's Labor History

Click here to check out this week's [link removed] Labor History Today podcast. On this week's show: The R.J. Phillips Band's "Nat Turner"; Gene Bruskin discusses his new musical play, "The Moment Was Now," which takes place in post-civil war Baltimore in 1869, when "America almost did the right thing." Plus an update on the fate of the Victor Arnautoff murals.

The slave revolt led by Nat Turner begins in Southampton County, Virginia.
- 1831

Hiring Hall

This week's featured job: [link removed] Political & Legislative Director, Metropolitan Washington Council, AFL-CIO, based in Washington, DC (Posted: 8/16/2019)

Administrative
[link removed] Administrative Assistant II - AFSCME Political Action Department, based in Washington, DC [Headquarters] (Posted: 8/15/2019) District of Columbia
[link removed] Bookkeeper, IFPTE (International Federation of Professional and Technical Engineers), based in Washington, DC (Posted: 8/2/2019)
[link removed] Administrative-Clerical-Bookkeeping, Iron Workers, based in Washington, DC (Posted: 8/19/2019)
[link removed] Administrative Assistant, SEIU, based in Washington, DC (Posted: 8/7/2019)

Communications
[link removed] Web Content and Design Specialist, AFSCME Communications Department, based in Washington, DC [Headquarters] (Posted: 7/31/2019)

Information Tech
[link removed] Information Technology Director/Chief Security Officer, AFL-CIO Information Technology Department, based in Washington, DC [Headquarters] (Posted: 8/6/2019)
[link removed] Communications Specialist, CPWR (The Center for Construction Research and Training), based in Silver Spring, MD (Posted: 8/15/2019)

Legal
[link removed] SEIU Law Student Program - Externs and Interns (Fall 2019), SEIU (Service Employees International Union - International Positions), based in Washington, DC (Posted: 8/19/2019)
[link removed] Law Clerk, UFCW Legal Department, based in Washington, DC (Posted: 8/13/2019)

Misc
[link removed] Field Service Representative, AAUP (American Association of University Professors) Department of Organizing and Services, based in Washington, DC (Posted: 8/6/2019)
[link removed] Federal Sector Staff Representative, AFSCME (District Council 20), based in Washington, DC (Posted: 8/16/2019)
[link removed] Economist, CEPR (Center for Economic and Policy Research), based in Washington, DC (Posted: 8/9/2019)
[link removed] Union Staff, NNU (National Nurses United) (Posted: 8/1/2019)
[link removed] TWR Field Coordinator, SEIU, based in Washington, DC (Posted: 8/13/2019) District of Columbia
[link removed] Pension Assistant II, SEIU (SEIU Benefit Funds), based in Washington, DC (Posted: 8/8/2019)
[link removed] Managing Director, UCS (Union of Concerned Scientists) Food and Environment Program, based in Washington, DC (Posted: 8/14/2019)
[link removed] Controller, Working America (a community affiliate of the AFL-CIO), based in Washington, DC (Posted: 8/8/2019)
[link removed] Program Manager, SAG-AFTRA (Screen Actors Guild -- American Federation of Television and Radio Artists) Membership Services, based in Bethesda, MD (Posted: 8/9/2019)
[link removed] Staff Representative, AFT (American Federation of Teachers) AFT-WV PEG Project, based in Charleston, WV (Posted: 8/12/2019)
[link removed] Field Staff Representative, VEA (Virginia Education Association) (UniServ Director) - Danville, VA, based in Danville, VA (Posted: 8/9/2019)
[link removed] UniServ Manager, VEA (Virginia Education Association) Organizing and Field Support, based in Richmond, VA (Posted: 8/6/2019)

Organizing
[link removed] East Coast Organizer, AAUP (American Association of University Professors) Department of Organizing, based on the East Coast with travel (primary focus supporting Connecticut chapters) (Posted: 8/12/2019)
[link removed] Organizer, AFSCME (District Council 20), based in Washington, DC (Posted: 8/16/2019)
[link removed] National Coalition Organizing Coordinator, CTW (Change to Win), may be based in Washington, DC or New York City, NY (Posted: 8/6/2019)
[link removed] National Coalition Organizer, CTW (Change to Win), may be based in Washington, DC or New York City, NY (Posted: 8/6/2019) District of Columbia, New York
[link removed] Organizing Coordinator, SEIU (Local 32BJ), covering the Washington DC Area (Posted: 8/14/2019)

Political
[link removed] Political & Legislative Director, Metropolitan Washington Council, AFL-CIO, based in Washington, DC (Posted: 8/16/2019)
[link removed] Director of Political Outreach and Engagement, CWA (Communications Workers of America), based in the CWA Headquarters in Washington, DC (Posted: 8/1/2019)
[link removed] Legislative Advocate, NNU (National Nurses United), based in Washington, DC (Posted: 8/13/2019)
[link removed] Legislative Director, SPEEA (Society of Professional Engineering Employees in Aerospace, IFPTE Local 2001), the primary location will be in one of SPEEA's offices (Tukwila, Washington; Everett, Washington; or Wichita, Kansas) (Posted: 8/8/2019)

Research
[link removed] Senior Strategic Research Analyst, CTW (Change to Win), may be based in Washington, DC or New York City, NY (Posted: 8/6/2019)
[link removed] Research Coordinator II Grade: C, SEIU, based in Washington, DC (Posted: 8/19/2019)

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