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TODAY'S LABOR CALENDAR; click here for latest listings Union City Radio: 7:15am daily Airport Union Caucus: Mon, June 28, 2pm – 3pm Meeting for unions representing airline and airport workers at Dulles and DCA
Smashing Grapes Kitchen and Wine Bar 2383 Brandermill Boulevard Gambrills, MD 21114 (map)
Metro Washington Council Delegate meeting: Tue, June 29, 5pm – 7pm
Loudoun County Labor Caucus: Tue, June 29, 5pm – 7pm Meeting for union members and community allies in Loudoun County Film: Who Killed Vincent Chin? Tue, June 29, 6pm – 8pm RSVP to [email protected].
Alexandria Dems Labor Caucus: Tue, June 29, 7:30pm – 9:00pm Meeting for union members and community allies in Alexandria. Missed last week’s Your Rights At Work radio show? Catch the podcast here. NABET-CWA Local 31’s Barbara Krieger on workers under assault at Montgomery Community Television; former DC Jobs with Justice Executive Director Nikki Cole previews Wages, Benefits, and Fair Pay: 20 Years of DC JWJ panel. Plus: World premiere of Todd Smith’s “Scabby the Rat and Fatty the Cat” song and the latest labor news headlines. Labor Photo: This is what democracy looks like Solidarity Center Report: Unions Unblocking Barriers for LGBTQI Workers in SE Europe ![]() Department of Clarifications: Another Haymarket memorial; Duncan’s EST Today's Labor Quote: Lawrence McGann “Let us each Labor day, hold a congress and formulate propositions for the amelioration of the people. Send them to your Representatives with your earnest, intelligent indorsement [sic], and the laws will be changed.” Illinois Congressman Lawrence McGann, speaking at the first official Labor Day parade in Chicago. He was Chairman of the House Labor Committee in 1894; President Grover Cleveland signed legislation declaring Labor Day an official U.S. holiday on this date in 1894. TODAY'S LABOR HISTORY This week’s Labor History Today podcast: Marvel Cooke, a Journalist for Working People. Last week’s show: Why America’s most radical union shut down ports on Juneteenth. Birthday of machinist Matthew Maguire, who many believe first suggested Labor Day. Others believe it was Peter McGuire, a carpenter - 1850
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