TODAY'S LABOR CALENDAR; 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 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, 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. 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 weekendThe National Black Worker Center’s first annual 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, click here or email [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.
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 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.
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This week's featured job: Political & Legislative Director, Metropolitan Washington Council, AFL-CIO, based in Washington, DC (Posted: 8/16/2019)
Administrative
Administrative Assistant II – AFSCME Political Action Department, based in Washington, DC [Headquarters] (Posted: 8/15/2019) District of Columbia
Bookkeeper, IFPTE (International Federation of Professional and Technical Engineers), based in Washington, DC (Posted: 8/2/2019)
Administrative-Clerical-Bookkeeping, Iron Workers, based in Washington, DC (Posted: 8/19/2019)
Administrative Assistant, SEIU, based in Washington, DC (Posted: 8/7/2019)
Communications
Web Content and Design Specialist, AFSCME Communications Department, based in Washington, DC [Headquarters] (Posted: 7/31/2019)
Information Tech
Information Technology Director/Chief Security Officer, AFL-CIO Information Technology Department, based in Washington, DC [Headquarters] (Posted: 8/6/2019)
Communications Specialist, CPWR (The Center for Construction Research and Training), based in Silver Spring, MD (Posted: 8/15/2019)
Legal
SEIU Law Student Program – Externs and Interns (Fall 2019), SEIU (Service Employees International Union – International Positions), based in Washington, DC (Posted: 8/19/2019)
Law Clerk, UFCW Legal Department, based in Washington, DC (Posted: 8/13/2019)
Misc
Field Service Representative, AAUP (American Association of University Professors) Department of Organizing and Services, based in Washington, DC (Posted: 8/6/2019)
Federal Sector Staff Representative, AFSCME (District Council 20), based in Washington, DC (Posted: 8/16/2019)
Economist, CEPR (Center for Economic and Policy Research), based in Washington, DC (Posted: 8/9/2019)
Union Staff, NNU (National Nurses United) (Posted: 8/1/2019)
TWR Field Coordinator, SEIU, based in Washington, DC (Posted: 8/13/2019) District of Columbia
Pension Assistant II, SEIU (SEIU Benefit Funds), based in Washington, DC (Posted: 8/8/2019)
Managing Director, UCS (Union of Concerned Scientists) Food and Environment Program, based in Washington, DC (Posted: 8/14/2019)
Controller, Working America (a community affiliate of the AFL-CIO), based in Washington, DC (Posted: 8/8/2019)
Program Manager, SAG-AFTRA (Screen Actors Guild — American Federation of Television and Radio Artists) Membership Services, based in Bethesda, MD (Posted: 8/9/2019)
Staff Representative, AFT (American Federation of Teachers) AFT-WV PEG Project, based in Charleston, WV (Posted: 8/12/2019)
Field Staff Representative, VEA (Virginia Education Association) (UniServ Director) – Danville, VA, based in Danville, VA (Posted: 8/9/2019)
UniServ Manager, VEA (Virginia Education Association) Organizing and Field Support, based in Richmond, VA (Posted: 8/6/2019)
Organizing
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)
Organizer, AFSCME (District Council 20), based in Washington, DC (Posted: 8/16/2019)
National Coalition Organizing Coordinator, CTW (Change to Win), may be based in Washington, DC or New York City, NY (Posted: 8/6/2019)
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
Organizing Coordinator, SEIU (Local 32BJ), covering the Washington DC Area (Posted: 8/14/2019)
Political
Political & Legislative Director, Metropolitan Washington Council, AFL-CIO, based in Washington, DC (Posted: 8/16/2019)
Director of Political Outreach and Engagement, CWA (Communications Workers of America), based in the CWA Headquarters in Washington, DC (Posted: 8/1/2019)
Legislative Advocate, NNU (National Nurses United), based in Washington, DC (Posted: 8/13/2019)
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
Senior Strategic Research Analyst, CTW (Change to Win), may be based in Washington, DC or New York City, NY (Posted: 8/6/2019)
Research Coordinator II Grade: C, SEIU, based in Washington, DC (Posted: 8/19/2019)
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