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"Wednesdays with Warner" for the PRO Act: Wed, March 31, 8:15am - 8:45am

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Film: IDENTIFYING FEATURES [SIN SEÑAS PARTICULARES]: Wed, March 31, 7pm - 9pm
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Post-screening Q&A with Jose Vargas, Executive Director, Labor Council for Latin American Advancement (LCLAA), and Andrea Arenas, LCLAA Director of Communications

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.

Union City Radio: Your Rights at Work: Thu, April 1, 1pm - 2pm
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[link removed] Arlington Dems Labor Caucus: Thu, April 1, 6pm - 7pm

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Newspaper Guild hails WashPo reversal of ban on reporter writing about sexual assault
The Newspaper Guild yesterday hailed The Washington Post's reversal of a policy preventing a reporter from covering sexual misconduct issues because of what they originally said was a conflict of interest. "We're glad to see The Post reverse its harmful stance and allow our colleague Felicia Sonmez to do her job," the Guild tweeted. "But this decision came only after much public criticism and at the expense of Felicia's mental health. The Post must do better. The company still has much work to do to rebuild trust -- internally and externally -- and cultivate an inclusive workplace for all. The Post Guild will continue to push for a culture that views our workers' diverse experiences as a strength, not a limitation, and respects staff members' ability to do our jobs with fairness and professionalism." [link removed] Read more here.

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Today's Labor Quote: Monica Castillo

Reviewing the film Identifying Features (tonight's [link removed] DC Labor FilmFest screening at 7p) for RogerEbert.com; she says the film
"peels back that feel-good façade of the `coming to America' narrative for a much more painful reality, one that feels freshly steeped in tears, heartache, and headlines."

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.

President Martin Van Buren issues a broadly-applicable executive order granting the 10 hour day to all government employees engaged in manual labor - 1840

Cowboys earning $40 per month begin what is to become an unsuccessful 2 1/2 month strike for higher wages at five ranches in the Texas Panhandle - 1883

Cesar Chavez born in Yuma, AZ.- 1927

Construction begins on the three-mile Hawk's Nest Tunnel through Gauley Mt., W. Va. as part of a hydroelectric project. A congressional hearing years later was to report that 476 laborers in the mostly black, migrant workforce of 3,000 were exposed to silica rock dust in the course of their 10-hour-a-day, six-days-a-week shifts and died of silicosis. Some researchers say that more than 1,000 died - 1930

Pres. Franklin D. Roosevelt signs legislation establishing the Civilian Conservation Corps, to help alleviate suffering during the Depression. By the time the program ended after the start of World War II it had provided jobs for more than six million men and boys. The average enrollee gained 11 pounds in his first three months - 1933

Wisconsin state troopers fail to get scabs across the picket line to break a 76-day Allis-Chalmers strike in Milwaukee led by UAW Local 248. The plant remained closed until the government negotiated a compromise - 1941

- David Prosten

Hiring Hall: Plus dozens more DC-area union jobs; [link removed] click here!

Administrative
[link removed] Office Administrator, Civil, Human and Women's Rights Division - Political, Electoral & Issues Mobilization Hub, AFL-CIO (Posted: 3/30/2021)
[link removed] Field Accountant/Trainer, AFGE (American Federation of Government Employees) (Posted: 3/23/2021)[link removed] Accounting Clerk II, AFSCME (American Federation of State, County, and Municipal Employees - Regional and International Positions) (Posted: 3/23/2021) [link removed] Data Specialist - Membership, CWA (Communications Workers of America) (Posted: 3/25/2021)[link removed] Controller - Part Time, NELP (National Employment Law Project), based out of Berkeley, CA; Washington, DC; or New York City, NY (strong preference for New York or DC) (Posted: 3/25/2021)

[link removed] Accounts Receivable Associate - Part Time, NELP (National Employment Law Project), based out of Washington, DC; or New York City, NY (Posted: 3/25/2021)

Misc
[link removed] Human Resources Director, EPI (Economic Policy Institute), based in DC Metropolitan Area (currently REMOTE) (Posted: 3/25/2021) [link removed] Policy Analyst, Jobs with Justice, based in Washington, DC (Posted: 3/25/2021)

[link removed] Product Team Coordinator, UFR (United for Respect), may be worked from anywhere in the United States (remote) (Posted: 3/24/2021)
[link removed] Staff Representative - AFT-WV/Professional Educators Group (PEG) Project, AFT (AFT West Virginia), based in Charleston, WV (Posted: 3/30/2021)

Organizing
[link removed] Organizing Director, Jobs with Justice (DC Jobs with Justice), based in Washington, DC (Posted: 3/24/2021)
[link removed] Organizing Director, UFR (United for Respect), may be worked from anywhere in the United States (remote) (Posted: 3/24/2021)
[link removed] Organizer, LIUNA-MAROC (Laborers' Mid-Atlantic Regional Organizing Coalition), based in Richmond, VA (Posted: 3/25/2021)

Political
[link removed] Field Legislative & Political Action Organizer, AFGE (American Federation of Government Employees) (Posted: 3/29/2021)

Research
[link removed] Research Assistant (Flexible Location) - Research Department, AAUP (American Association of University Professors) (Posted: 3/30/2021)
[link removed] Senior Research Coordinator - Wall Street Accountability Campaigns, UFR (United for Respect), Remote (NY/NJ, Washington DC, or Bay Area CA preferred) (Posted: 3/24/2021)

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