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Scholars Strategy Network hires union-busters to fight staff union

National Day of Action for HEROES Act

UFCW 1994's star members

COPE Town Hall Friday with Tom Hucker

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Scholars Strategy Network hires union-busters to fight staff union
Management at the pro-democracy organization the Scholars Strategy Network (SSN) has hired the prominent union-busting law firm Ogletree Deakins to represent them against their staff's union, reports the Nonprofit Professional Employees Union (NPEU). This comes after SSN Director Theda Skocpol refused to voluntarily recognize the SSN Union, forcing SSN staff to file for a union election with the Trump National Labor Relations Board. SSN staff are unionizing with NPEU. "It's absolutely disgusting that an organization dedicated to `strengthening democracy' would go to such great lengths to suppress its staff's union. If management valued a democratic workplace, they would recognize their staff's union immediately, instead of seeking counsel from a notoriously anti-worker law firm," said NPEU President Kayla Blado. "We call on SSN to fire Ogletree Deakins and immediately recognize their staff's union." Read more here.

National Day of Action for HEROES Act
A number of unions are participating in today's National Day of Action in 20 cities, demanding the Senate pass the HEROES Act to provide PPE, essential pay and extended unemployment benefits. "The National Strike/Day of Action is a worker-driven action to demand that bosses and elected officials address the systemic racism that drives economic inequality in this country," said CWA, which is joining SEIU, the Teamsters, AFT, and community-based organizations to promote the action. "We are demanding guaranteed sick pay, affordable health care, strengthened health and safety protections for essential workers, and stronger organizing rights for all workers." Check out #StrikeForBlackLives on Twitter for details.

UFCW 1994's star members
UFCW/MCGEO 1994 members Nancy Austin and Angeline Bell are finalists in the 2020 Star Nurses award program. Both work for the Montgomery County Department of Health and Human Services. "Congratulations Nancy and Angeline," said Local 1994. "Your union family is so proud of you and we feel so lucky to work alongside you! Good luck!" 2020 is the Year of the Nurse and as part of this global initiative, the American Nurses Association (ANA) has partnered with the Washington Post to present Star Nurses, a new nurse-recognition event that will honor patient, consumer, and peer-nominated RNs in the DMV area. Six winners will be celebrated in a ceremony in September.

COPE Town Hall Friday with Tom Hucker
Join the Metro Washington Council's Montgomery/Prince George's County COPE for a Zoom Town Hall this Friday at noon with Montgomery County Councilmember Tom Hucker to discuss worker protections, his COVID-19 work and legislation as well as frontline worker issues. [link removed] Register here.

Today's Labor Quote: Newsies

Now is the time to seize the day
Stare down the odds and seize the day
Minute by minute that's how you win it
We will find a way
But let us seize the day
Courage cannot erase our fear
Courage is when we face our fear
Tell those with power safe in their tower
We will not obey!

From "Seize The Day"; on this date in 1899, New York City newsboys, many so poor that they were sleeping in the streets, began a two-week strike. Several rallies drew more than 5,000 newsboys, complete with charismatic speeches by strike leader Kid Blink, who was blind in one eye. The boys had to pay publishers up front for the newspapers; they were successful in forcing the publishers to buy back unsold papers.

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Today's Labor History

This week's [link removed] Labor History Today podcast: Strike! Joe McCartin on the 1934 San Francisco Longshoreman's strike and Donna Haverty-Stacke on the 1934 Minneapolis truckers strike. (Originally released 7/15/2018)
[link removed] Last week's show: "Don't Buy Where You Can't Work": the Housewives League of Detroit.

Two killed, 67 wounded in Minneapolis truckers' strike--"Bloody Friday" - 1934

Postal unions, Postal Service sign first labor contract in the history of the federal government - 1971

- David Prosten

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