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Labor on the Bimah: Chevrei Tzedek (Baltimore): Tue, September 7, 10am – 12pm

Labor on the Bimah: Hinenu, Baltimore: Tue, September 7, 10am – 12pm

NoVa Labor Volunteer Phone Bank: Tue/Wed, September 7/8, 6pm – 8pm

Wednesdays with Warner for the PRO Act: Wed, September 8, 8:15am – 9:00am
Two locations; see below. Special guest Will Attig, Executive Director of Union Vets, will speak at Windmill Hill Park, 500 South Lee St., Alexandria at 8:30 am.
The Painters Union will carry its banner at Sen. Warner's District Office, 8000 Towers Crescent Drive, Vienna, VA at 8:30 am.

Alexandria Dems Labor Caucus: Wed, September 8, 7:30pm – 8:30pm

Contact [email protected] for the link.

NoVA Labor Delegation to Richmond Strikes - Bakery Workers and LiUNA: Thu, September 9, 11:30am – 4:00pm
Nabisco Picket Line - Richmond - 11:30 am - 6002 Laburnum Ave., Varina, VA (BCTGM)
Fort Lee Barber Picket Line - Ft. Lee - 2:30 pm - Hopewell, VA (LiUNA)
RSVP: [email protected]; CLICK HERE to contribute to the Nabisco strike fund.

Union City Radio: Your Rights at Work: Thu, September 9, 1pm – 2pm

WPFW 89.3 FM or listen online.

Arlington Dems Labor Caucus: Thu, September 9, 6pm – 7pm

No Globalization without Representation: U.S. Activists and World Inequality

Thu, September 9, 4:00pm – 5:15pm
The Kalmanovitz Initiative for Labor and the Working Poor and the Worker Rights Consortium invite you to a virtual conversation and book talk:
Register Here

Coalition to Repeal Right to Work: Fri, September 10, 7pm – 8pm

Union Night at Camden Yards: Orioles vs. Toronto Blue Jays: Fri, September 10, 7:05pm – 11:00pm

Sponsored by the Metropolitan Baltimore Council AFL-CIO. Tickets $12 each; email [email protected].

Working In DC: Fri/Sat/Sun, September 10/11/12, 7:30pm – 9:00pm

AFL-CIO, 815 Black Lives Matter Plz NW, Washington, DC xxxxxx
CLICK HERE FOR TICKETS

Launch of Member-to-Member Lit Drop Walks in VA: Sat, September 11, 9am – 2pm

4536 John Marr Dr, Annandale, VA 22003 (map)

Solidarity rally with IATSE Local 868 at Strathmore: Sat, September 11, 6pm – 8pm

Meet on the 4th parking level of the Metro garage by the pedestrian walkway.

Labor Radio Podcast Weekly: CTU Speaks!; Educating from the Heart; America‘s Workforce Radio; AFT in Action; On The Job; Grit NW; Labor Express Radio; Heartland Labor Forum; The Director‘s Cut.

New AFL-CIO president hits doors and stores in VA
Labor Day, in addition to the traditional parades and picnics, is the kick-off for the Fall political campaign season. Hitting the doors yesterday in Virginia was none other than newly-minted AFL-CIO president Liz Shuler, who joined UNITE HERE hospitality workers working to maintain Democrats’ control of the Virginia House of Delegates. Shuler also talked with supermarket workers in Arlington – members of UFCW 400 --about getting the PRO Act passed. “Voting is our super power & we’re going to use it to elect @TerryMcAuliffe, @MarkHerringVA, @HalaAyala, @guzman4virginia & @JeionWard, pro-worker champions for worker-centered progress in VA!” Shuler tweeted.

You can help labor win in CA recall election
The call you make here in the DMV could help workers in California. Starting this week the National AFL-CIO is partnering with the California Labor Federation to host virtual phone banks in support of the “No” vote in the California recall election. Over 1 million active and retired union members live in California and the recall of Gov. Newsom and replacement by an anti-union ultra-conservative would be a devastating blow to the labor movement and millions of workers, said the AFL-CIO. “We must do everything we can to deliver a ‘No’ vote on this anti-union recall effort, and that means getting back on the phones to talk to union members about this critical election.” The phonebank is open today 5-8pm and 8:30-11:30pm ET and then again Sept. 7, 8, 9 & 10. Click here to sign up for a specific shift. More info here.

Today's Labor Quote: American Federation of Teachers president Randi Weingarten

“The more we win on the ground and in public opinion, the better the chance we can change the rules.”

TODAY'S LABOR HISTORY

This week’s Labor History Today podcast: The Battle of Blair Mountain; Remembering Ed Asner. Last week's show: Marching on Washington: civil rights to voting rights.

Federal employees win the right to receive Workers' Compensation insurance coverage - 1916

- David Prosten

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