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Union City Radio: Your Rights at Work: Thu, June 18, 1pm - 2pm
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This week's guests: Dyana Forester, new Metro Washington Council president; Jerame Davis, Pride@Work; Anne Balay, author of Steel Closets: Voices of Gay, Lesbian, and Transgender Steelworkers.

VIRTUAL Great Labor Arts Exchange (41st): Jun 19 - 20, 2020
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Church, Labor and CARES II: What do Workers Need Now?: Fri, June 19, 2:30pm - 3:30pm
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Labor March For Black Lives Matter: Fri, June 19, 5pm - 8pm
Black Lives Matter Plaza* 815 16th St. NW, Washington, DC 20006
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photo: Getting ready to roll at yesterday's Workers First Caravan, which drew over 1,000 cars to the U.S. Capitol; photo by Chris Garlock/Union City

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Tell the D.C. Council NO to Pay Freezes!
Charging that DC Mayor Muriel Bowser "is attempting to balance the budget on the backs of front-line workers," AFGE has launched a [link removed] letter-writing campaign urging the DC City Council to reject the Mayor's proposed legislation to set aside or freeze a pay increase for city workers. Bowser's 2021 budget proposal "revealed that she doesn't intend to pay employees the 3.5% pay increase that we negotiated" and her four-year financial plan proposes to freeze city workers' pay through FY 2024. The union says the move violates the contract and bargaining rights for workers "who are risking their lives each and every day for the District."

Labor to march Friday for Black Lives Matter
Members of the labor community and allies are invited to join a peaceful direct action event on Juneteenth in support of the Black Lives Matter movement from 5-8p (see Calendar). The effort is being coordinated by a group of unions that includes the Painters, Ironworkers District Council of The Mid-Atlantic States, the Union Veterans Council and Metro Washington Council affiliates. "In addition to being a "call to the streets to stand up for the ideals that this country was founded on but not lived up to," the group says "We must work towards a more perfect union with Liberty and Justice for ALL!" It also notes that "As members of the labor movement, we fully understand the power of one's voice and solidarity. Here is your opportunity to add your voice to the call for racial justice. We must make this moment a movement." Locals or individuals who would like to donate food or water can contact David Stephen at mailto:[email protected] [email protected]

Operating Engineers accepting applications
Operating Engineers Local 99 is accepting applications for its 2020 Apprenticeship Program July 6--10, from 9:30 a.m. to 3:00 p.m. Applications must be completed at Engineer Center (9315 Largo Drive West, Upper Marlboro, MD, 20774). For more info check their [link removed] web site, or call Training Coordinator Mark Brandt 301-909-0606. Applicants must bring a photo ID the day of application.

Today's Labor Quote: Franklin D. Roosevelt

"The democratic way of life within the nation can be defended successfully only with the help and support of all groups."

In a statement accompanying Executive Order 8802 banning discrimination in defense industries (see below).

Today's Labor History

This week's [link removed] Labor History Today podcast: Painters join Black Lives Matter protests; the history of black police in America; Race and Rebellion
[link removed] Last week's show: Labor supports DC Black Lives Matter protests; "Debs In Canton" preview; Revisiting The Battle of Homestead; Voices of exiled Iranian workers.

Union and civil rights leader A. Philip Randolph and others meet with Pres. Roosevelt about a proposed [link removed] July 1 March on Washington to protest discrimination in war industries. A week later, Roosevelt orders that the industries desegregate - 1941

- David Prosten

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