TODAY'S LABOR CALENDAR; click here for complete and latest listings
DC Labor FilmFest: 20 Years of Great Labor Films!
Click here for tickets. All films available now (through June 6): WORK SONGS * THE LUNCHROOM * IDA B. WELLS: A PASSION FOR JUSTICE * MISS MARX * THE CHAMBERMAID * THE WHISTLE AT EATON FALLS * NASRIN * THE NEW DEAL FOR ARTISTS
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"Wednesdays with Warner": Wed, May 26, 8:15am – 8:45am
Windmill Hill Park, 500 S. Lee St., Alexandria VA (map)
Tenth weekly gathering to urge Senator Warner to join the rest of the Democrats in Congress in support of worker rights.
Organizing for Social and Political Empowerment: Wed, May 26, 1pm – 5pm
Half-day Zoom conference sponsored by The American Prospect; watch the livestream HERE.
Fairfax County Dems Labor Caucus: Wed, May 26, 7pm – 8pm
Special meeting of the FCDC Labor Caucus, where we will be joined by members of the Arts Union Caucus, will focus on the arts unions -- stagehands, costume designers, ticket sellers, actors, musicians -- who are being shut out of the new Capital One Hall at Tysons.
Workers win another round in wage theft battle
DC workers notched another victory against wage theft on Monday when a judge ruled that DC's Department of Employment Services (DOES) must provide key information. “Laws are only as good as the enforcement that makes sure all employers actually play by the rules,” said DC Jobs with Justice Executive Director Elizabeth Falcon. While employers are required to make workers whole if tips do not reach an average hourly rate of $15, “No one could tell if that was really happening,” said Falcon. DOES has never provided this information to the DC City Council or the public and when DC JWJ, Metro DSA and lawyers from MurphyAnderson PLLC managed to get wage information from DOES by using the Freedom of Information Act (FOIA), it was incomplete and disorganized, making it impossible to see if employers were really paying the full minimum wage. But on Monday, a judge sided with DC JWJ and their partners, requiring DOES to provide the comprehensive information as requested. “This data is about accountability,” Falcon said.
15th Shoot for a Cure set for June 16
The 15th Annual Northeast Shoot For A Cure Charity Sporting Clays Shoot is set to take place in Queenstown, MD on Wednesday, June 16th. Hosted by UFCW Locals 27 and 400 -- and sponsored by American Income Life -- the event benefits the Leukemia & Lymphoma Society. Individual Shooter registration of $175 Includes ammunition, targets, hat, knife and lunch; participating organizations are urged to form teams of four. Click here for registration form; for more info contact Mark Gagliardi at 925-698-0719 or email [email protected]
Today’s Labor Quote: Organizers of the 2021 Great Labor Arts Exchange
“In the words of Mother Jones, ‘Pray for the dead and fight like hell for the living!’ and so we shall, with cultural expressions of solidarity to lift spirits and inspire action.”
The Labor Heritage Foundation-sponsored cultural event – scheduled for June 17-20 -- will be online this year; click here for details and to register.
Today's Labor History
This week’s Labor History Today podcast: Shootout in Matewan; General strike in KC. Last week’s show: Passaic textile strike & LAWCHA preview
Men and women weavers in Pawtucket, R.I. stage nation's first "co-ed" strike - 1824
Western Federation of Miners members strike for eight-hour day, Cripple Creek, Colo. – 1894
Actors’ Equity is founded by 112 theater actors meeting in the Pabst Grand Circle Hotel in New York City. A strike six years later, during which membership increased from 3,000 to 14,000, loosened the control on performers’ lives by theater owners and producers - 1913
IWW Marine Transport Workers strike, Philadelphia – 1920
One hundred thousand steel workers and miners in mines owned by steel companies strike in seven states. The Memorial Day Massacre, in which ten strikers were killed by police at Republic Steel in Chicago, took place four days later, on May 30 - 1937
Battle of the Overpass, Ford thugs beat United Auto Workers organizers – 1937
- David Prosten
Hiring Hall: Plus dozens more DC-area union jobs; click here!
Legal
Labor Relations Staff Attorney and/or a Senior Counsel for Labor Relations, NATCA (National Air Traffic Controllers Association), based in Washington, DC (Posted: 5/21/2021)
Civil Rights Law Fellow, NEA (National Education Association), based in Washington, DC (position open until filled) (Posted: 5/25/2021)
Misc
Labor Representative, National Nurses United (5/25/2021)
Director of Development Partnerships – New England and Mid-Atlantic, LCV (League of Conservation Voters) (position is currently REMOTE) (Posted: 5/21/2021)
Special Assistant to Development – Development Department, LCV (League of Conservation Voters) (position is currently REMOTE) (Posted: 5/21/2021)
Manager D, Collective Bargaining and Member Advocacy, NEA (National Education Association), based in Washington, DC (position open until filled) (Posted: 5/19/2021)
Outreach and Advocacy Coordinator, SBPC (Student Borrower Protection Center), based in Washington, DC (may accommodate remote work) (Posted: 5/24/2021)
Human Resources Associate – Payroll, Solidarity Center, based in Washington, DC (Posted: 5/25/2021)
Climate and Energy Corporate Analyst & Advocate – Climate & Energy Program, UCS (Union of Concerned Scientists), may be based in the Cambridge, MA or Washington, DC Office (Posted: 5/20/2021)
Aviation Safety Staff Engineer – Design, Certification, and Operations, ALPA (Air Line Pilots Association, International), based in Tysons, VA (Posted: 5/25/2021)
Payroll Audit Coordinator, SMW NPF (Sheet Metal Workers National Pension Fund), based in Falls Church, VA (Posted: 5/21/2021)
Organizing
Director of Organizing and Campaigns, SEIU (Local 500), based in Rockville, MD (Posted: 5/18/2021)
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