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Baltimore Symphony Musicians picket line: Thu, August 29, 8:30am – 10:00am
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Cool jazz, mural and remembrances honor saxophonist letter-carrier Buck Hill
For more than three decades, Roger Wendell “Buck” Hill walked DC’s streets delivering mail by day but at night he was “The Wailin’ Mailman,” a saxophonist who accompanied greats such as Miles Davis, Max Roach and Dizzy Gillespie. Hill, a longtime member of NALC Branch 142, was honored at a noontime ceremony – kicked off, of course, with live jazz -- at the Reeves Municipal Center on Tuesday when a 70-foot-tall mural of him wearing his Letter Carrier uniform and playing his sax was unveiled on a building at 14th and U Streets NW. “He was a legend within our ranks and in music,” said Letter Carriers Executive Vice President Brian Renfroe. “And we know what his greatness was, as a man and as a Letter Carrier.” Hill was so popular for his personality, his work and his sax playing that when he tried to retire once, the Postal Service wouldn’t let him do so, one speaker said. Hill played his sax in Europe early in his career, but “wanted to stay in DC to care for his family and because he could always come home,” his daughter-in-law, Ruta Doster-Walker said in a brief interview after she and Hill’s family accepted a proclamation of August 27 as “Buck Hill Day” in DC. - report/photo by Mark Gruenberg, PAI News; posted 8/27; follow us @dclabor on Facebook and Twitter! 
Big hole-in-one prize at CSA golf tourney
Hit a hole-in-one at this year’s Community Services Agency golf tournament and you’ll be driving home in a 2019 Lincoln MKC, courtesy East West Lincoln. But you cannot win if you do not play; register now for the September 23 tournament by clicking here or email [email protected]. “I’m so excited to have the participation of the unions and allies who have registered so far,” said CSA Executive Director Sonte DuCote, noting that “there are still spots available but the registration deadline is September 16th.” Today’s Labor Quote: Martin Luther King, Jr.
Today's Labor History Click here to check out this week's Labor History Today podcast. On this week’s show: Heidi Thomas on the history of rodeo women; Frances Perkins’ labor landmarks; Common revisits MLK’s "I Have A Dream" speech; labor and civil rights activists unite to desegregate Glen Echo Amusement Park.
250,000 people participate in the March on Washington for Jobs and Freedom in Washington, D.C. The march—initiated by A. Philip Randolph, president of the Brotherhood of Sleeping Car Porters—was organized by a coalition of civil rights, labor, and religious organizations. It was here that Martin Luther King, Jr., delivered his “I Have a Dream” speech. - 1963
This week's featured job: Assistant Director of Research, SEIU
Administrative Secretary – APWU Research & Education Department, based in Washington, DC (Posted: 8/21/2019)
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