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Biden: Pass the PRO Act

PETITION: Support workers and democracy!

Anger and disappointment after City Council rejects Hero Pay Act

NoVA candidate interviews scheduled

Today's Labor History

Today's Labor Quote

Hiring Hall: 14 DC-area union staff jobs!!

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

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PRO Act Rally | Senator Warner: Wed, July 21, 8:30am - 9:30am
Warner | Tyson's Corner District Office, Towers Crescent Drive, Vienna, VA 22182
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Catholic Social Teaching and the PRO Act: Wed, July 21, 2pm - 3pm
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Passing the PRO Act and Building the Next Union Generation: Wed, July 21, 7pm - 8pm
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PRO Act: Thank Ben Cardin and Chris Van Hollen: Thu, July 22, 11am - 1pm
ATU Local 689, 2701 Whitney Place Forestville, MD 20747

Biden: Pass the PRO Act
"That's why I am calling on Congress to pass the PRO Act and send it to my desk, so we can support the right to unionize."
That of course was President Joe Biden, speaking to Congress back in April. The PRO Act has passed the House of Representatives and needs just three more co-sponsors in the U.S. Senate to get it to President Biden's desk. The labor movement is now focused on four senators, including Democrat Mark Warner of Virginia. This week, the labor movement and its allies across the country are conducting an unprecedented mobilization to win freedom in the workplace by passing the PRO Act, which would give workers--including those in the gig economy--a real right to organize and bargain for better lives and for a better future for our country.
On this week's labor calendar, there are four PRO Act events, starting at 8:30 this morning with a rally at Senator Warner's Tyson's Corner District Office, then at 2 there's an online event, Catholic Social Teaching and the PRO Act and at 7 tonight, another online event, Passing the PRO Act and Building the Next Union Generation, plus a visit to thank senators Ben Cardin and Chris Van Hollen tomorrow; see Calendar (above) for complete details.

PETITION: Support workers and democracy!
The Protecting the Right to Organize (PRO) Act is the labor law reform we need to protect workers and unions. If the PRO Act passes in the Senate, President Biden will sign it into law. Pleasehttps://actionnetwork.org/forms/the-pro-act?source=direct_link&referrer=group-afl-cio&link_id=1&can_id=351d3d77ffa2402a0eb808119aa30f00&source=email-coalition-email&email_referrer=email_1234727&email_subject=petition-i-support-workers-and-democracy sign the petition to tell your senators that you support unions, working people and the PRO Act! Whether your senators support the PRO Act or not, help us keep up the pressure and make it clear to them that the PRO Act is a priority for working people. [link removed] Add your name today.
Team AFL-CIO

Anger and disappointment after City Council rejects Hero Pay Act

Unions and community allies reacted with disappointment and anger after the DC City Council on Tuesday rejected an amendment to reinstate the Heroes Pay Act. "It is completely outrageous that the Council refused to compensate essential workers after all that they have done for us," said Metro Washington Labor Council AFL-CIO president Dyana Forester. "The Council showed a profound disregard for the sacrifices these heroes have made. Essential workers have risked their lives to keep the rest of us safe." DC Jobs with Justice joined the unions in expressing their appreciation to Councilmembers Elissa Silverman, Brianne Nadeau and Janeese Lewis George for their support of the Heroes Pay Act, which would have provided Hero Pay to tens of thousands of essential workers.

NoVA candidate interviews scheduled
Candidate endorsement interviews in Northern Virginia will take place by Zoom on Thursday July 22nd, Friday July 23rd and Monday July 26th. "Union members of affiliated unions are all welcome to participate," says NoVA Labor president Virginia Diamond. If you would like to participate in the interviews, contact mailto:[email protected] [email protected] for the link.

Today's Labor Quote: Kirsten Gillibrand

"When workers can organize and unions are strong, working families can thrive. It's time to pass the PRO Act."

Kirsten Gillibrand is the junior United States Senator from New York State.

Today's Labor History
This week's Labor History Today podcast: [link removed] Houston, We Have a Labor Dispute. Last week's show: [link removed] Dramatizing The Murals. [link removed] The Memphis Fire Fighter Strike of 1978.

Compressed air explosion kills 20 workers constructing railroad tunnel under the Hudson River - 1880

Radio station WCFL, owned and operated by the Chicago Federation of Labor, takes to the airwaves with two hours of music. The first and only labor-owned radio station in the country, WCFL was sold in 1979 - 1926

IWW leads a strike at Hodgeman's Blueberry Farm in Grand Junction, Mich. - 1964

A die-cast operator in Jackson, Mich. is pinned by a hydraulic Unimate robot, dies five days later. Incident is the first documented case in the U.S. of a robot killing a human - 1984

- David Prosten

Hiring Hall: 14 DC-area union jobs, plus [link removed] click here for more listingshttp://www.dclabor.org/hiring-hall.html !

Administrative
[link removed] Accounting Supervisor - Financial Services, UANPF (United Association National Pension Fund), based in Alexandria, VA (Posted: 7/17/2021)
[link removed] Benefits Assistant - Pension, UFCW, based in Washington, DC (Posted: 7/19/2021)

Communications
[link removed] Digital Strategist, Concerted Action, remote/work-from-home (Posted: 7/15/2021)
[link removed] Director of Communications & Public Affairs, VEA (Virginia Education Association), based in Richmond, VA (Posted: 7/16/2021)

Internships
Labor Capital Strategies Fellowship, Fall 2021, Kalmanovitz Initiative and [link removed] Heartland Capital Strategies. Submit your [link removed] application by Sunday, August 15; Juan L. Belman Guerrero at mailto:[email protected] [email protected]

Misc
[link removed] Executive Director, TABCO (Teachers Association of Baltimore County), based in Towson, MD (Posted: 7/20/2021)
[link removed] Account Director - Labor Communications, 617MediaGroup, based in Massachusetts or Washington, D.C. (Posted: 7/16/2021)
[link removed] Executive Assistant - Field Operations, MCEA, based in Rockville, MD (Posted: 7/16/2021)
[link removed] Account Manager - Labor Communications, 617MediaGroup, based in Massachusetts or Washington, D.C. (Posted: 7/16/2021)
[link removed] Digital Strategist, Concerted Action, remote/work-from-home (Posted: 7/15/2021)

Organizing
[link removed] National Organizer, GCC/IBT, assignments based within the U.S. and Canada (Posted: 7/19/2021)
[link removed] UniServ Director/Internal Organizer, MCEA, based in Rockville, MD (Posted: 7/16/2021)
[link removed] Organizer, SEIU (1199 SEIU United Healthcare Workers East), based in Baltimore, MD (Posted: 7/19/2021)

Research
[link removed] Strategic Researchers and Organizers, AFL-CIO, available in various locations (Posted: 7/29/2020)

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