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TODAY'S LABOR CALENDAR; click here for latest listings Union City Radio: 7:15am daily Airport Union Caucus: Tue, July 20, 2pm – 3pm Meeting of unions representing airline and airport workers at Dulles and National Airports. George Mason University Worker Rights Coalition: Tue, July 20, 3:30pm – 5:00pm Coalition of faculty, alumni, students, campus employees, and contract workers. Loudoun County Labor Caucus: Tue, July 20, 5pm – 6pm Meeting of union members and community allies in Loudoun.
A Conversation with Chanda Parmar-Bonta: Tue, July 20, 7:00pm – 8:15pm PRO Act Rally | Senator Warner: Wed, July 21, 8:30am – 9:30am Warner | Tyson's Corner District Office, Towers Crescent Drive, Vienna, VA 22182
Passing the PRO Act and Building the Next Union Generation: Wed, July 21, 7pm – 8pm Click here to check out the latest Labor Radio-Podcast Weekly: Highlights from labor radio and podcast shows around the country, part of the national Labor Radio/Podcast Network. Essential workers disappointed by exclusion of funding for Hero Pay Unions representing thousands of essential workers in D.C. shared their disappointment in DC City Council Chairman Mendelson’s decision to propose a budget that removes the Heroes Pay Act, which would provide a one-time payment to tens of thousands of private sector essential workers who risked their health and lives during the pandemic. “While we are glad that the budget reflects the needs of workers in many ways, essential workers' needs are still unmet,” said Metro Washington Labor Council president Dyana Forester. “The Council should not abandon the essential workers who risked so much during this pandemic.” 1199 SEIU’s Yahnae Barner added that “Our healthcare workers have been clear - they need hero pay because they have spent their own money, time, and energy keeping all of us safe for over a year. Our budget needs to prioritize the frontline workers who have prioritized our city throughout this global pandemic." PRO Act Week of Action Labor in the News: Arlington OKs bargaining for county employees Solidarity Center Report: Podcast: Myanmar Workers Stand Up for Democracy! ![]() Today's Labor Quote: Phyo Sandar Soe TODAY'S LABOR HISTORY This week’s Labor History Today podcast: Houston, We Have a Labor Dispute. Last week’s show: Dramatizing The Murals. The Memphis Fire Fighter Strike of 1978. New York City newsboys, many so poor that they were sleeping in the streets, begin a two-week strike. Several rallies drew more than 5,000 newsboys, complete with charismatic speeches by strike leader Kid Blink, who was blind in one eye. The boys had to pay publishers up front for the newspapers; they were successful in forcing the publishers to buy back unsold papers - 1899 Two killed, 67 wounded in Minneapolis truckers' strike—"Bloody Friday" - 1934
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