LABOR CALENDAR; click here for latest listings
Union City Radio: 7:15am daily
WPFW-FM 89.3 FM; click here to hear today's report
Union City Radio: Your Rights at Work: Thu, November 12, 1pm – 2pm
WPFW 89.3 FM or listen online
This week's guest: DC City Councilmember Elissa Silverman discusses extended UI benefits, troubleshooting and latest issues/errors, and the upcoming oversight hearing to continue following up on outstanding DOES issues.
Arlington Dems Labor Caucus: Thu, November 12, 6pm – 8pm
Meeting for union members and community allies in Arlington
Shenandoah Valley Labor/Community Alliance: Thu, November 12, 7:30pm – 8:30pm
Meeting for union members and community allies in the Shenandoah Valley
Coalition to Repeal Right to Work: Fri, November 13, 7:30pm – 9:00pm
Special Guest Delegate Lee Carter
Labor Podcast Weekly: Labor Network livestream highlights: Shuler, Meyerson & Cohen
AFL-CIO Secretary Treasurer Liz Shuler, American Prospect Editor At Large Harold Meyerson and former CWA president Larry Cohen share their unique and unfiltered points of view on the first-ever livestream broadcasts last week by the Labor Radio Podcast Network as it covered the 2020 election from labor’s point of view.
UI problem videos wantedHave you – or someone you know – had trouble collecting unemployment insurance (UI) in the District of Columbia? Send us your brief video testimonial! Be sure to include your name, industry, the main problem or issue you want to highlight, and how this has affected you. Record your 60-second video on your celphone and send to [email protected]. And catch DC City Council member Elissa Silverman discussing the latest on UI issues on today’s Your Rights At Work show, 1p on WPFW.
Union At Work: Martin’s Caterers
While union holiday gatherings will doubtless be very different this year, thanks to the ongoing pandemic, Martin’s Caterers recently announced that “we have expanded our ‘Meals to Go’ offerings to better serve your needs at this time. UNITE HERE Local 7 represents workers at Martin’s four locations: Crosswinds, East, West and Valley Mansion. “We can still make the most of our smaller get-togethers in a safe and responsible way in a very enjoyable and tasty manner,” says Martin’s. Click here for details.
Are you a union business or vendor? Let us know how you’re serving the labor community and you could be featured in this series! Email [email protected]
Today's Labor Quote: Leon Davis
"Alone we’re nothing, together we’re everything -- it’s the whole philosophy of Labor"
Leon Davis was president of Hospital Workers Local 1199; photo: Davis addresses SEIU/1199 Healthcare Conference, June 1981. Bonus points to anyone who can identify the longtime labor leader seated at left.
Today's Labor History
This week’s Labor History Today podcast: Blue Wave? Labor and the Democratic coalition in the Southwest
The Democrats may have won the 2020 presidential election with historic victories in southern states ranging from Georgia to Arizona, but have they created the kind of interracial labor coalition required to win the ongoing economic and ideological battles that did not end on election day? Historian Max Krochmal, author of “Blue Texas: The Making of a Multiracial Democratic Coalition in the Civil Rights Era” sees a lot of unfulfilled potential to bring young social movement organizations into the mainstream of American politics. Plus: Dorothy Day is born. Last week’s show: Organizing through the Divide
Ellis Island in New York closes after providing the gateway for 12 million immigrants from 1892 to 1924. From 1924 to 1954 it was mostly used as a detention and deportation center for undocumented immigrants - 1954
“Chainsaw Al” Dunlap announces he is restructuring the Sunbeam Corp. and lays off 6,000 workers—half the workforce. Sunbeam later nearly collapsed after a series of scandals under Dunlap’s leadership that cost investors billions of dollars - 1996
- David Prosten
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