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Labor 2020: DC door-knocks in PA for Biden
Honk If You Hate Bullies
DC dispensary organizes
Today's Labor Quote
Today's Labor History
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Metro Washington Council Delegate Meeting: Mon, October 19, 5pm - 7pm
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DC COPE meeting: Tue, October 20, 2pm - 4pm
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Missed yesterday's Your Rights At Work radio show? [link removed] Catch the podcast here; "Systemic racism" at the VA? Plus: the latest episode of the San Francisco Mime Troupe's Tales of Resistance!
Labor 2020: DC door-knocks in PA for Biden
SMART 100's Tom Killeen (center) with friends at Pennsylvania labor's GOTV for the Biden campaign last weekend, including PA Machinist members (left), Pam R and her daughters Paris and Barbara from Donna Edwards' AFSCME social workers local. If you'd like to join Tom's next caravan, email him at tkilleen@smart100.org
Honk If You Hate Bullies
Members of IATSE 868 conducted a series of demonstrations over the last few days to publicize their ongoing battle for a contract at Strathmore. The action included 22 signs in the ground designating each Ticket Office worker fired by Strathmore. Follow them on [link removed] Facebook for latest updates.
DC dispensary organizes
Workers at DC Holistic Wellness, the first 100% solely Black-owned cannabis dispensary in the District, have become the first dispensary to unionize. The workers unionized with UFCW Local 400 and have voted unanimously to ratify their first collective bargaining agreement. Owner Norbert Pickett said that "we are particularly proud to be the first fully unionized cannabis shop in the District offering employees greater pay, paid time off, and paid holidays, as well as retirement plans, additional accredited training and health care insurance." And UFCW 400 president Mark Federici added that "In this emerging industry, it is critical that we establish the highest possible job standard, with living wages and comprehensive benefits. By taking this historic step, these workers have set a meaningful precedent for the cannabis industry in the District."
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Today's Labor Quote: J.P Stevens boycott
"Don't sleep with Stevens" was the motto of the boycott against J.P Stevens. Launched in 1976, the boycott generated national press coverage, mobilized many supporters, and inspired the 1979 Oscar-winning film Norma Rae.
Today's Labor History
This week's Labor History Today podcast: [link removed] One Day More
Saul Schniderman remembers musician activist Elaine Purkey (photo).
Justice Denied: David Gariff on "Ben Shahn and the Case of Sacco and Vanzetti."
From the Tales from the Reuther Library podcast, "When It Happened Here: Michigan and the Transnational Development of American Fascism."
And, on this week's Labor History in 2: Paul Robeson, "The Voice of an Era."
Last week's show: [link removed] The Package King
The J.P. Stevens textile company is forced to sign its first union contract after a 17-year struggle in North Carolina and other southern states - 1980
- David Prosten
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