TODAY'S LABOR CALENDAR; click here for latest listings
Union City Radio: 7:15am daily
WPFW-FM 89.3 FM; click here to hear today's report
Facebook Live Remembrance for Nelvin Ransome: Tue, August 24, 2pm – 3pm
Remembrance Ceremony celebrating the life of Nelvin Ransome, the long-time Recorder and Field Representative for UFCW Local 1994.
NoVA Labor Volunteer Phone Bank: Tue, August 24, 6pm – 8pm
We will be calling fellow union members and reminding them about registering to vote and early voting opportunities.
Wednesdays with Warner for the PRO Act: Wed, August 25, 8:15am – 9:15am
Windmill Hill Park, 500 South Lee St., Alexandria at 8:15 am. The Painters Union will hold up their banner outside the Senator's district office at 8000 Towers Crescent Drive, Vienna at 8:30 am. Contact HeyMichelle@gmail.com and RMejia@dc51.com for details.
Your Rights at Work: Thu, August 26, 1pm – 2pm
WPFW 89.3 FM or listen online.
Arlington Dems Labor Caucus: Thu, August 26, 6pm – 8pm
Meeting of union members and friends of labor in Arlington.
For more information contact KeithWillis11@gmail.com.
NoVA Labor Pride at Work: Thu, August 26, 7:15pm – 8:15pm
Contact GNicholson@ibewlocal26.org for more information.
March On for Voting Rights DC: Sat, August 28, 8am – 3pm
McPherson Square, 15th St NW, Washington, DC xxxxxx, USA (map)
Washingtonian staff vote in union
The editorial staff at Washingtonian magazine voted last week to form a union with the NewsGuild. “From day one,” said the Washingtonian Guild, “we knew this would be the outcome. The votes make it clear: a union is the best way to achieve a better future for our staff, magazine, and readers.” In the coming weeks, the Guild will begin negotiating “for fairer compensation, a more diverse and inclusive newsroom, a healthier office culture, and improved transparency.”
March On for Voting Rights set for Saturday
This August, on the 58th anniversary of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.’s “I Have A Dream” speech, democracy advocates are joining the historic March On for Voting Rights. Starting at 8a on Saturday, August 28th, the March On for Voting Rights will take place across the country, including here in Washington, D.C. (see Calendar), to protect voting rights and demand that Congress act by passing federal voting rights legislation.
Nelvin Ransome remembrance today
Log in at 2 pm today for a Facebook Live Remembrance Ceremony celebrating the life of Nelvin Ransome. “Nelvin was the long-time Recorder and Field Representative for UFCW Local 1994 who left us in December 2020 after battling COVID,” says UFCW 1994/MCGEO. “Unfortunately, due to the ongoing health concerns in our area, we had to limit in-person attendance at our event. We regret that we could not all get together to remember our great friend, brother and leader, but we must mitigate risks. You can watch the event's live stream here.”
Today's Labor Quote: Julian Bond
“Good things don’t come to those who wait. They come to those who agitate!”
Horace Julian Bond (January 14, 1940 – August 15, 2015) was an American social activist, leader of the civil rights movement, politician, professor, and writer.
This week’s Labor History Today podcast: Last week's show: Trumka on the future of American labor.
The Mechanics Gazette, believed to be the first U.S. labor newspaper, is published in Philadelphia, the outgrowth of a strike by Carpenters demanding a shorter, 10-hour day. The strike lost but labor journalism blossomed: within five years there were 68 labor newspapers across the country, many of them dailies - 1827
The Gatling Gun Co. – manufacturers of an early machine gun – writes to B&O Railroad Co. President John W. Garrett during a strike, urging their product be purchased to deal with the "recent riotous disturbances around the country." Says the company: "Four or five men only are required to operate (a gun), and one Gatling ... can clear a street or block and keep it clear" - 1877
National Association of Letter Carriers formed - 1889
United Farm Workers Union begins lettuce strike - 1970
- David Prosten
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