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Music, trivia and...lobbying

Sweeney tributes pour in; Radio show remembers his life and legacy today

Today's Labor Quote

Today's Labor History

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[link removed] 2021 Essential Worker Legislative Action Days (Thursday): Thu, February 4, 9:30am - 12:30pm
Virtual lobbying to urge legislators to protect the health and safety of front-line workers.

[link removed] Catholic Labor Network Check-In: Thu, February 4, 1pm - 2pm

Union City Radio: Your Rights at Work: Thu, February 4, 1pm - 2pm
WPFW 89.3 FM or [link removed] listen online
Labor historian Joe McCartin, American Prospect editor Harold Meyerson, Justice for Janitors campaign organizer Stephen Lerner and former AFL-CIO Field Mobilization department director Marilyn Sneiderman on former AFL-CIO president John Sweeney's life and legacy. Open phones for your calls and memories of Sweeney: 202-588-0893.

[link removed] Arlington Dems Labor Caucus: Thu, February 4, 6pm - 7pm
Meeting of union members and community allies in Arlington

[link removed] Labor Committee for Affordable Housing: Fri, February 5, 3pm - 4pm
Labor needs a seat at the table in discussions about affordable housing. Our new committee, co-chaired by Bert Bayou (Unite Here Local 23) will discuss a pro-worker agenda for housing justice that includes tenant organizing, affordable housing policies, and raising wages so workers can afford housing.

[link removed] Coalition to Repeal "Right to Work": Fri, February 5, 7pm - 8pm
Coalition of 50 organizations seeking to reverse income inequality and empower workers by repealing the Jim Crow-era so-called "right to work law."

End Medical Debt Maryland campaign launch (virtual): Sat, February 6, 7pm - 8pm
RSVP at [link removed] bit.ly/emdlaunch to receive a Zoom link
Hear stories from Marylanders who have struggled with medical debt, learn about HB565/SB514: The Medical Debt Protection Act, and take action together to protect Maryland families and provide debt relief. Enjoy the fusion folk sounds of Conjunto Bruja and the virtuosic stylings of Lior Willinger (piano) and Baltimore Symphony Orchestra's Jacob Shack (viola) as music brings us together around a common vision of a world where patients are no longer penalized for being sick.

Music, trivia and...lobbying
Music from DJs and history trivia are not usually part of lobby days in Annapolis but they helped make yesterday's Essential Worker Legislative Action Day "an engaging and energetic opportunity to speak with their legislators and tell their stories," reports MWC Political Director David Stephen. A large coalition of labor and community activists came together virtually for the first of two days of lobbying members of the Maryland Legislature to support the Maryland Essential Workers Protection Act (MEWPA), among other bills. "These Days of Action are labor's time to gain support around the MEWPA and stand up for essential workers throughout the state of Maryland," said Stephen. "Lobbying in a global pandemic has changed everything about how we get legislative business done and today's Day of Action has proven to be a great way to engage our lawmakers and educate them on our needs and expectations." The second Day of Action is today from 9:30 am - 12:30 pm. To register, [link removed] click here.

Sweeney tributes pour in; Radio show remembers his life and legacy today
"Brother Sweeney joins other legendary labor leaders like Samuel Gompers, John Lewis and A. Philip Randolph in the pantheon of heroes of the American labor movement." (IBEW); "Guided by his faith, he worked every day for workers-all workers." (AFT); "His legacy lives on in the lives of working people around the world; a devoted Journeyman until the end." (IAM). The tributes to former AFL-CIO president John Sweeney -- who died Monday at 86 -- continue to pour in. [link removed] Read more on the AFL-CIO blog.
Tune in to the Your Rights At Work radio show today at 1p on WPFW 89.3FM to hear labor historian Joe McCartin, American Prospect editor Harold Meyerson, Justice for Janitors campaign organizer Stephen Lerner and former AFL-CIO Field Mobilization department director Marilyn Sneiderman on Sweeney's life and legacy. Open phones for your calls and memories of Sweeney: 202-588-0893.

Labor Quote: John Sweeney

"We're going to spend whatever it takes, work as hard as it takes, and stick with it as long as it takes, to help American workers win the right to speak for themselves in strong unions!"

Today's Labor History
This week's Labor History Today podcast: [link removed] What's the matter with labor history? The life and work of Anna Louise Strong, a 20th-century American journalist, activist, and labor supporter. Steelworker Mike Stout, author of The Homestead Steel Mill: The Final 10 Years. Historian Max Krochmal on Why don't people know U.S. labor history and what can we learn from the past? Plus: The day New Orleans fired 7,000 teachers.
Last week's show: [link removed] The People, No

Big Bill Haywood born in Salt Lake City, Utah: Leader of Western Federation of Miners, Wobblies (IWW) founder - 1869

Rosa Parks, whose refusal to give up her bus seat to a white man launched the 1955 Montgomery, Ala. bus boycott and the birth of the civil rights movement, is born in Tuskegee, Ala. - 1913

Unemployment demonstrations take place in major U.S. cities - 1932

Thirty-seven thousand maritime workers on the West Coast strike for wage increases - 1937

President Barack Obama imposes $500,000 caps on senior executive pay for the most distressed financial institutions receiving federal bailout money, saying Americans are upset with "executives being rewarded for failure." - 2009

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