Labor Walk - HARRISBURG, PA: Mon, November 2, 10am – 4pm
522 S 22nd St. Harrisburg, PA 17104

MD/DC AFL-CIO Labor 2020 phonebank (PA): Mon, November 2, 11am – 2pm

MD/DC AFL-CIO Labor 2020 phonebank (PA): Mon, November 2, 5:30pm – 8:30pm

NoVA Labor Election Eve Virtual Phone Bank: Mon, November 2, 5:30pm – 7:30pm

MD/DC AFL-CIO Labor 2020 phonebank (OH): Mon, November 2, 6pm – 9pm

Labor Walk - LANCASTER, PA: Mon, November 2, 6pm – 8pm
675 Manor St. Lancaster, PA 17603; photo: union volunteers at October 31 GOTV in Lancaster

Metro Washington Council, Community Services Agency and Claimant Advocacy Program staff are teleworking; reach them at the contact numbers and email addresses here.

Labor Radio Podcast Weekly: Talking SMART; Labor Express Radio; America’s Work Force; Crimes of Capital; Belabored

James Baldwin on The Fire This Time; SMART 88’s Jeff Proffitt runs for school board in Las Vegas; unions on two coasts fight for fair, progressive taxation; Insulators’ Pete IIelmini on getting out the union vote; the limitations of political parties and elections; what will labor do if Trump tries to steal the election?

State Dept workers win recall rights
Members of UNITE HERE Local 23 won extended recall rights at DC IL Creations cafeterias. “We wanna be able to put our family to bed in a clean place, and we don’t wanna become homeless!” said Ms. Pat (above), who worked for IL Creations at the U.S. State Department cafeteria.

Ticket-sellers protest at Strathmore
"On behalf of all of us at IATSE Local 868, thank you so much to those of you who came out" Saturday night "and helped us in our final night of Strathmore demonstrations, reports Local 868 Secretary Jillian Gibson. "The response from the traffic along Rockville Pike was terrific and your presence really contributed to a strong showing!" Read more in The Washington Post.

7 more weeks of UI for DC workers
DC workers now have an extra seven weeks of unemployment benefits, thanks to the Unemployment Benefits Extension Emergency Amendment Act of 2020, passed by the DC City Council and signed last week by Mayor Bowser.

48 hours left to vote labor!
Details on when, where and how here.

Alex Thompson leads by example
COVID-19 has put vulnerable working families at even greater risk of not being able to meet basic needs like food and housing this holiday season. That’s why the Community Services Agency appreciates A. Thompson & Associates’ $500 contribution to CSA’s Holiday Basket Program. "I consider myself part of the labor family, so it is important that I support CSA and I urge anyone else able to do so to pitch in as well,” said agency president Alex Thompson. Make a contribution by sending a check payable to CSA at 815, 16th Street, NW, Suite 1100, Washington, DC 20006 or donate securely online or click here for details about adopting a family. With the holidays fast approaching, “the need is great and no contribution is too large or too small," says CSA Executive Director Sonte DuCote.

Today's Labor Quote: Donna Sinclair

“I spent most of my early adult life waiting tables and taking care of kids as a single mom, so I know what that's like. My goals are really to marry things like the economy, healthcare and the environment all together.”

History professor Donna Sinclair is a labor-endorsed candidate for Washington state’s 18th Legislative District in Olympia. Hear more on today's Union City Radio podcast.

Today's Labor History
This week’s Labor History Today: Organizing through the Divide
Author and historian Peter Rachleff and longtime labor educator and organizer Bill Fletcher Jr. explore labor’s connections to Richmond’s Robert E. Lee statue. PLus: A union-made Halloween.
Contributors: Race Capitol podcast; Labor History in 2.
Last week’s show: O Canada, organize!

150 arrested in IWW free speech fight, Spokane, Wash. - 1909

Railroad union leader & socialist Eugene V. Debs receives a million votes for President while imprisoned - 1920

President Reagan signs a bill designating a federal holiday honoring the civil rights leader Martin Luther King, Jr., to be observed on the third Monday of January - 1983

Carmen Fasanella retired after 68 years and 243 days of taxicab service in Princeton, NJ, earning himself a place in the Guinness Book of World Records. He started driving at age 17 and, reportedly, chauffeured Princeton Prof. Albert Einstein around town - 1989

- David Prosten

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