TODAY'S LABOR CALENDAR; click here for complete and latest listings
Union City Radio: 7:15am daily
WPFW-FM 89.3 FM; click here to hear today's report
Wednesdays with Warner for the PRO Act: Wed, September 1, 8:15am – 9:15am
Two locations! Picnic table at 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 [email protected] and [email protected] for details.
Union City Radio: Your Rights at Work: Thu, September 2, 1pm – 2pm
WPFW 89.3 FM or listen online.
Arlington Dems Labor Caucus: Thu, September 2, 6pm – 8pm
Meeting of union members and friends of labor in Arlington.
For more information contact [email protected].
Working In DC (Previews): Fri-Sun, September 3-5, 7:30pm – 9:00pm
AFL-CIO, 815 Black Lives Matter Plaza NW, Washington, DC xxxxxx, USA (map)
Labor on the Bimah services: Multiple dates/locations, beginning Friday, Sept. 3
Got Labor Day events? Send details to us at [email protected] for a special Labor Day edition of Union City this Friday!
Wednesdays with Warner. Again.
“It's that time of the week again,” says the Virginia AFL-CIO. “Today is #WarnerWednesday, where we put the pressure on Virginia Senator Mark Warner to co-sponsor the Protecting the Right to Organize (PRO) Act!” Virginia union leaders and members are hosting two rallies this morning, one in Richmond and another in Tyson's Corner, Virginia (see Calendar, above). “If you can't make the rally, no worries—we need YOU to call Sen. Warner TODAY and tell him to stand with Virginia's workers and co-sponsor the PRO Act!” Click here to call Sen. Warner and let him know it's time to co-sponsor the PRO Act.
Putting “labor” back into Labor Day On The Bimah
Since 1998, Jews United for Justice (JUFJ) has worked to put “labor” back into Labor Day “by engaging our local Jewish communities in a collective conversation about our texts, our historical experiences, and the challenges facing workers today.” Nine services are planned this year at area congregations, many virtual and some hybrid or in-person. In addition to providing resources and working with congregations to arrange speakers, JUFJ is planning follow-up events to help members of participating congregations learn more about some of the injustices facing DMV workers today.
In Memoriam: Marjorie Rachlin
Marjorie Rachlin passed away peacefully at her home in the District of Columbia on August 22, at the age of 99. Marjorie dedicated her life to the labor union movement, to the support of women’s rights, to sustaining the environment, and to support of the arts. She taught at the George Meany Center for Labor Studies in Silver Spring, Maryland from 1970 to 1986, where she was one of the founding staff. Over the years she ran programs on teaching techniques for officers and staff of various unions and led leadership programs for women union members. In 1988, she was recognized for her contributions to the Southern School for Union Women with the establishment of a scholarship in her name. Marjorie’s passionate work for the rights of women also included active participation in the Coalition of Labor Women (CLUW); support of women’s causes and women candidates for office; and mentorship of countless women in and out of the labor movement. Read more here.
A memorial service is planned for Wednesday, September 22 at 11:00 am at the Woodend Sanctuary and Mansion, 8940 Jones Mill Road, Chevy Chase, MD 20815. In lieu of flowers, contributions may be made to Bread for the City, Southeast Center, 1700 Good Hope Road SE, DC 20020.
Today’s Labor Quote: Ellen Malcolm
“The Congress of the United States looks different today because women like Marjorie Rachlin stood up and said, ‘I'm going to change that.'"
Malcolm is the founder of Emily's List.
Today's Labor History
This week’s Labor History Today podcast: Marching on Washington: civil rights to voting rights. Last week's show: Sacco and Vanzetti; Midnight in Vehicle City.
Congress declares Labor Day a national holiday - 1894
30,000 women from 26 trades marched in Chicago's Labor Day parade - 1903
A three-week strike in Woonsocket, R.I., part of a national movement to obtain a minimum wage for textile workers, resulted in the deaths of three workers. Ultimately more than 420,000 workers struck nationally - 1934
In Hawaii, some 26,000 sugar workers represented by the Longshoremen’s union begin what is to become a successful 79-day strike that shuts down 33 of the 34 sugar plantations on the islands. The strike brought an end to Hawaii's paternalistic labor relations and impacted political and social institutions throughout the then-territory - 1946
The AFL-CIO creates Working America, a nonpartisan, non-profit organization designed to build alliances among non-union working people - 2003
- David Prosten; photo courtesy Library of Congress
Hiring Hall: DC-area union jobs, plus click here for more listings!
Administrative
Administrative Secretary – Office of the Secretary-Treasurer, AFL-CIO, based in Washington, DC (Posted: 8/30/2021)
Communications
Communications Program Manager – State Power Campaign, SEIU, based in Washington, DC (Posted: 8/27/2021)
Information Tech
Computer Printing Technician, IAMAW, based in Upper Marlboro, MD (Posted: 8/25/2021)
Legal
Paralegal, ATU, based in Silver Spring, MD (Posted: 8/26/2021)
Misc
Development Officer, Planned Giving – Development Department, UCS, may be based in the Cambridge, MA; Oakland, CA or Washington, DC Office (Posted: 8/25/2021)
Organizing
Full-Time Organizer – Higher Education, AFT, can be based in various locations (Posted: 8/26/2021)
Organizer – Northern Virginia Collective Bargaining Campaign, SEIU Virginia 512, for covering Fairfax and Loudoun Counties, VA (Posted: 8/30/2021)
Temporary Organizing Specialist – Organizing and Field Support, VEA, primary focus will be the local associations in the Hampton Roads/Tidewater, VA area (Posted: 8/26/2021)
Political
Legislative Affairs Specialist I – Federal Government Affairs, AFSCME, based in Washington, DC [Headquarters] (Posted: 8/26/2021)
Research
Senior Policy Analyst or Staff Attorney, Work Structures, NELP (National Employment Law Project), based out of Berkeley, CA; Washington, DC; or New York City, NY (Posted: 8/26/2021)
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