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Union City Radio: 7:15a; WPFW-FM 89.3
UAW strike picket: Wed, September 25, 6am – 2pm; Thu, September 26, 6am – 2pm
GM White-Marsh transmission plant, 10301 Philadelphia road, White Marsh, MD.
Merge Left: Fusing Race and Class, Winning Elections, and Saving America: Wed, September 25, 12:30pm – 2:00pm
AFL-CIO, 815 16th St NW, Washington, DC xxxxxx
FREE but space is limited; click here to RSVP
Rally for SEIU 32bj Building Services workers: Wed, September 25, 4:30pm – 6:00pm
8270 Greensboro Dr, McLean, VA 22102
Alexandria Dems Labor Caucus: Wed, September 25, 7:30pm – 9:00pm
618 N Washington St, Alexandria, VA 22314
Union City Radio: Your Rights at Work: Thu, September 26, 1pm – 2pm
WPFW 89.3 FM or listen online
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"Fed Up; Rise UP!": Federal workers, lawmakers, union allies take campaign vs Trump edicts to Congress
Culminating several days of in-person lobbying, but continuing a defense that’s been going since Donald Trump’s first day in office, federal worker unions, their congressional allies and other union leaders took their campaign against the GOP president’s edicts to Congress on Tuesday.
The mass noontime rally of several thousand people on Capitol Hill drew attention to Trump’s anti-worker actions, from curbs on union representation for all two million federal workers down to sudden declarations that 900 of the lowest-paid disabled workers in the Portland, Ore., Veterans Administration hospital would be laid off – with two weeks’ notice.
Led by the Government Employees (AFGE) and the Treasury Employees (NTEU), unions and workers lobbied for legislation to stop Trump‘s edicts in their tracks in the new fiscal year, which starts Oct. 1. Read more here
- Mark Gruenberg, PAI News; photo by Chris Garlock; see more here
"Si se puede!" "No justice, no peace!"
Janitors marched through Ballston, VA Tuesday afternoon to demand a contract. Their union, 32BJ SEIU, began negotiations recently for a new union contract with the Washington Service Contractors Association. The current contract, covering more than 10,000 metro-area area janitors, expires on October 15. photo by Chris Garlock; see more photos here
Golf tourney drives "great success" for CSA
There was no hole-in-one -- though one golfer did get within 7 yards of the pin -- but there were plenty of great drives, sweet putts, gorgeous weather and of course, a banquet to wrap things up. The occasion was the Community Services Agency's 24th annual golf tournament on Monday, dubbed "a great success" by CSA Executive Director Sonte DuCote. MWC treasurer Eric Bunn welcomed nearly 100 golfers to the Enterprise Golf Course -- whose workers are members of MCGEO UFCW Local 1994 -- saying that "the tournament is one of the ways that the Council and CSA work to help members facing economic hardship." The annual tournament raises money for CSA's Emergency Assistance Fund. "Without the enthusiastic support of our sponsors and locals -- and of course our Golf Committee-- CSA could not do our work to improve the lives of workers in the metro Washington area," said DuCote. "We owe a huge thanks to all who helped to make the tournament a success." photo: SEIU 722's teams; more photos are posted here. photo by Chris Garlock
Today’s Labor Quote: Lewis Hine
“There is work that profits children, and there is work that brings profit only to employers. The object of employing children is not to train them, but to get high profits from their work.”
American photographer Lewis Hine was born on this date in 1874.
Today's Labor History
Click here to check out this week's Labor History Today podcast. AFL-CIO president Richard Trumka talks with Labor History Today’s Joe McCartin about the current state – and the future -- of the American labor movement. Plus, Mark Potashnick on Jim Pohle, the founder of the American Union of Pizza Delivery Drivers.
Two African-American sharecroppers are killed during an ultimately unsuccessful cotton-pickers strike in Lee County, Ark. By the time the strike had been suppressed, 15 African-Americans had died and another six had been imprisoned. A white plantation manager was killed as well - 1891
- David Prosten
This week's featured job: Executive Compensation and Finance Specialist
Administrative
AR/AP Data Clerk – Finance, Administrative and Membership Department, UFCW 400 (Posted: 9/17/2019)
Accounting and Payroll, IUPAT (District Council 51) (Posted: 9/17/2019)
Communications
Communications Coordinator, SEIU (Posted: 9/20/2019)
Information Tech
Senior Data Engineer – Data, Analytics and Infrastructure, AFL-CIO (Posted: 9/20/2019)
Membership Database Specialist/Trainer – AAUP Department of Finance and Administration (Posted: 9/18/2019)
Legal
Staff Attorney – Work Quality, based in NELP’s New York City or Washington D.C. office (Posted: 9/23/2019)
Misc
Executive Compensation and Finance Specialist, CtW Investment Group (Posted: 9/18/2019)
Deputy National Political Director for Finance and Operations, SEIU (Posted: 9/17/2019)
Program Officer 1 – Europe and Central Asia Department, Solidarity Center (Posted: 9/17/2019)
Project Accountant II – Finance, Solidarity Center (Posted: 9/17/2019)
Bids and Proposal Development Specialist – PQLC, Solidarity Center (Posted: 9/17/2019)
Organizing
Entry-Level Organizer, OPEIU (Posted: 9/18/2019)
TWR Field Coordinator, SEIU (Posted: 9/18/2019)
Union Organizer, AFSCME Council 67 (Posted: 9/23/2019)
Political
National Campaign Manager – Political, Electoral & Issues Mobilization, AFL-CIO [Headquarters] (Posted: 9/20/2019)
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