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Today's Labor History

Today's Labor Quote

Hiring Hall: DC-area union staff jobs!

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

Union City Radio: 7:15am daily
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"Wednesdays with Warner" for the PRO Act: Wed, May 5, 8:15am - 8:45am
500 S. Lee St., Alexandria, VA ([link removed] map)

NoVA Labor Arts Caucus: Wed, May 5, 3pm - 4pm
Contact mailto:[email protected] [email protected] for link

Virtual Rally for the DC Essential Workers Bill Of Rights: Wed, May 5, 6pm - 7pm
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Film: Waging Change (on PBS): Wed, May 5, 7pm - 9pm
PBS; check local listings for station

Alexandria Dems Labor Caucus: Wed, May 5, 7:30pm - 8:30pm
Contact mailto:[email protected] [email protected] for the link.

COMING UP/MARK YOUR CALENDAR:
ELIZABETH "LIZ" DAVIS: WTU Virtual Celebration of Life: Thu, May 6, 4:30pm - 6:30pm
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La Lucha Sigue! 20 Years of Fighting for Immigrant Justice in Washington, DC: Thu, May 6, 6:00pm - 7:30pm
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DC Labor Chorus Spring Concert (Virtual): Sat, May 8, 7:30pm - 9:30pm
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DC Essential Workers Bill of Rights rally tonite
The Metro Washington Council AFL-CIO and DC Jobs with Justice will hold a virtual rally tonight at 6 (see Calendar) calling on DC Mayor Muriel Bowser to include the [link removed] DC Essential Workers Bill of Rights in her 2022 budget. The Bill of Rights would guarantee long overdue hazard pay and safety protections for District essential workers in both the public and private sectors. These measures would take effect during a declared state of emergency and when the Mayor determines that there is an imminent threat or occurrence of severe or widespread loss of life or injury. During such an emergency, essential workers would be entitled to two weeks of sick leave, $3 per hour hazard pay, five days of paid bereavement leave as well as presumptive eligibility for COVID-19 workers compensation and stronger workplace safety measures to protect against COVID-19.

Labor News Briefs from the Twitterverse

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"While we fought a desperate, life and death struggle on the frontlines of the pandemic, KP leaders -- without labor involvement -- set a new much lower target for employee wages, and told us our members' wages are too high." [link removed] Read the latest update here.
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"@United Airlines received $7.7 billion from the US gov't to support its workers & stabilize jobs during the COVID-19 crisis. And while they've done that their efforts to outsource jobs is unacceptable." Thank you @RepAnthonyBrown for supporting United catering workers!

@EleanorNorton "I am deeply concerned with these reports that @United Airlines is considering outsourcing the jobs of 2500 unionized catering employees to contractors"

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Today's Labor Quote: John Sweeney

"We believe `Solidarity' means sticking together, not getting stuck together."

John J. Sweeney, born on this date in 1934 in The Bronx, N.Y. was president of the Service Employees Intl. Union from 1980 to 1995, and served as president of the AFL-CIO from 1995 to 2009.

Today's Labor History
This week's [link removed] Labor History Today podcast: 50 years of "Strike!" Last week's show: [link removed] Mourn for the dead, fight like hell for the living!

On Chicago's West Side, police attack Jewish workers as they try to march into the Loop to protest slum conditions - 1886

Some 14,000 building trades workers and laborers, demanding an eight-hour work day, gather at the Milwaukee Iron Co. rolling mill in Bay View, Wisc.

When they approach the mill they are fired on by 250 National Guardsmen under orders from the governor to shoot to kill. Seven die, including 13-year-old boy - 1886

Nineteen machinists working for the East Tennessee, Virginia, and Georgia Railroad gather in a locomotive pit to decide what to do about a wage cut. They vote to form a union, which later became the International Association of Machinists - 1888

Heavily armed deputies and other mineowner hirelings attack striking miners in Harlan County, Ky., starting the Battle of Harlan County - 1931

Lumber strike begins in Pacific Northwest, will involve 40,000 workers by the time victory is achieved after 13 weeks: union recognition, a 50 cent per hour minimum wage and an eight-hour day - 1937

- David Prosten

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

Administrative
[link removed] Controller, TCU (Transportation Communications National Union/IAM), based in Rockville, MD (Posted: 4/27/2021)
[link removed] Executive Assistant - Field Operations, MCEA (Montgomery County Education Association), based in Rockville, MD (Posted: 5/3/2021)
[link removed] Membership Clerk, Part-Time, OPEIU (Local 2), based in the Silver Spring, MD office (Posted: 4/27/2021) Maryland

Communications
[link removed] Social Media Organizer, Concerted Action, remote/work-from-home (Posted: 4/28/2021)
[link removed] Senior Digital Strategy Specialist, SEIU, based in Washington, DC (Posted: 5/3/2021)

Information Tech

[link removed] Lead Engineer - Action Squared, Inc., based in Washington, DC (Posted: 5/3/2021)

Misc
Stationary Engineer Apprenticeship, IUOE 99: Applications accepted May 3--7, must be completed in person at 9315 Largo Drive West, Upper Marlboro, MD 20774 from 9:30 a.m. to 3:00 p.m. $35 application fee includes drug screen. For additional information go to www.iuoelocal99.org. Equal Opportunity M/F
[link removed] National Representative I-IV - Organization & Field Services Department, AFT National Representatives work throughout the country (Posted: 5/1/2021)

[link removed] Union Staff, NNU (Posted: 5/1/2021)
[link removed] Staff Representative / Contract Campaign Lead, TNG-CWA (Chicago News Guild, CWA Local 34071), based in Chicago, IL or Washington, DC (Posted: 5/3/2021)[link removed]
Staff Representative, OPEIU (Local 2), based in Silver Spring, MD (Posted: 4/27/2021) Maryland

[link removed] Labor Program Coordinator, Many Languages One Voice - MLOV

Organizing

[link removed] Full-Time Organizer - Higher Education, AFT, can be based in various locations (Posted: 4/30/2021)
[link removed] Lead Organizer, AFSCME (Maryland Council 3), based in Maryland (Posted: 4/27/2021)

Political
[link removed] Senior Political and Legislative Representative, NATCA (National Air Traffic Controllers Association). based in Washington, DC (Posted: 5/3/2021)

Research
[link removed] Campaign/Research Coordinator, PESP (Private Equity Stakeholder Project), currently available as a Remote position (Posted: 4/29/2021)

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