Forward to a friend:
[link removed]

AFGE District 14's first-ever virtual union fair "A huge success"

MWC COVID forum replay available

Today's Labor Quote

Today's Labor History

[link removed] TODAY'S LABOR CALENDAR; click here for latest listings

Union City Radio: 7:15am daily
WPFW-FM 89.3 FM; [link removed] click here to hear today's report

[link removed] George Mason University Coalition for Worker Rights: Tue, March 30, 3:30pm - 4:30pm
Coalition of GMU professors, students, campus employees, alumni, and contract workers.

[link removed] Loudoun County Labor Caucus: Tue, March 30, 5pm - 6pm
Meeting of Loudoun County union members and community allies.

"Wednesdays with Warner" for the PRO Act: Wed, March 31, 8:15am - 8:45am
Windmill Hill Park, Alexandria (500 S. Lee St. entrance.)

Film: IDENTIFYING FEATURES [SIN SEÑAS PARTICULARES]: Wed, March 31, 7pm - 9pm
[link removed] CLICK HERE for tickets: $12; $2 from each ticket purchased goes to MWC's [link removed] Community Services Agency

Alexandria Dems Labor Caucus: Wed, March 31, 7:30pm - 8:30pm
Meeting for union members and community allies in Alexandria.
Contact mailto:[email protected] [email protected] for the zoom link.

[link removed] Labor Radio Podcast Network livestream PodExtra: Women's History Month; Long Island migrant labor camps with Dora Cervantes (General Secretary Treasurer of the Machinists Union) and Mark Torres (author, "Long Island Migrant Camps: Dust for Blood," Teamster, and labor lawyer).

AFGE District 14's first-ever virtual union fair "A huge success"
While COVID-19 has disrupted our daily lives and completely changed the way we work and communicate with each other, AFGE District 14 found a way to reach out to its members and stay connected. The district held its first-ever virtual union fair on March 18 to maintain union visibility during the pandemic, using its newly minted NOW organizing techniques - to great success. The four locals that participated in the pilot -- Local 1052 (Fort Belvoir), Local 1534 (Department of State/USAID), Local 1831 (National Gallery of Art), and Local 2798 (VA Medical Center) -- welcomed more than 50 people to the virtual fair. Members and potential members joined a number of breakout rooms where union reps and AFGE staff showed them how they could be part of the movement for better pay, benefits, and respect on the job. "In today's environment, we have to reinvent the way that we conduct business," said AFGE National Vice President for District 14 Ottis Johnson, Jr. "This program works because we have the strength of the entire federation behind us. We're very happy about it. Already locals have requested to be a part of the next District 14 union fair." [link removed] Read more here.

MWC COVID forum replay available
If you missed last week's MWC "COVID vaccination and registration forum" it's now [link removed] available online. The one-hour forum features government representatives from DC and Maryland counties who discuss and explain clearly where and how to register or pre-register for the COVID vaccine, as well as answer health and safety questions.

Today's Labor Quote: Lisa Harris

"I see 300 people a day; I'm grateful for my healthcare that the union fought for."
UFCW Local 400 member Lisa Harris is a cashier at Kroger who's featured on the [link removed] Frontline essential workers: Sharing experiences a year into the pandemic video.
[link removed]

TODAY'S LABOR HISTORY

This week's [link removed] Labor History Today podcast: [link removed] The Hardhat Riot.Last week's show: [link removed] We Were There; Pins and Needles; Dust for Blood.

Chicago stockyard workers win 8-hour day - 1918

At the height of the Great Depression, 35,000 unemployed march in New York's Union Square. Police beat many demonstrators, injuring 100 - 1930

The federal Coal Mine Health and Safety Act is enacted - 1970

Harry Bridges (below), Australian-born dock union leader, dies at age 88. He helped form and lead the International Longshore and Warehouse Union (ILWU) for 40 years. A Bridges quote: "The most important word in the language of the working class is `solidarity'" - 1990.

Material published in UNION CITY may be freely reproduced by any recipient; please credit Union City as the source.

Published by the Metropolitan Washington Council, an AFL-CIO "Union City" Central Labor Council whose 200 affiliated union locals represent 150,000 area union members.

Story suggestions, event announcements, campaign reports, Letters to the Editor and other material are welcome, subject to editing for clarity and space; just click on the mail icon below. You can also reach us on Facebook and Twitter by clicking on those icons.

[link removed]

[link removed]

[link removed]

mailto:[email protected]

[link removed]


You are receiving this email because our records indicate that [link removed] [email protected] signed up to receive this newsletter. Click here to [link removed] edit your subscription preferences
To view our Privacy Policy: [link removed]