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KC Opera House Orchestra Oks 3-year deal

Labor Photo: Richmond Nabisco strikers

In Memoriam: UFCW's Arnold Mayer

Today's Labor History

Today's Labor Quote

Hiring Hall: DC-area union staff jobs!!

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

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Wednesdays with Warner (2 locations!)

Wed, September 22, 8:15am - 9:15am

Windmill Hill Park, 500 South Lee St., Alexandria at 8:15 am or join the Painters Union outside the Senator's district office at 8000 Towers Crescent Drive, Vienna at 8:30 am.
Contact mailto:[email protected] [email protected] and mailto:[email protected] [email protected] for more info.

Affordable Housing in DC During (and after) the Pandemic

Wed, September 22, 1:00pm - 2:30pm
The Kalmanovitz Initiative for Labor and the Working Poor and the Georgetown Global Cities Initiative invite you to a virtual conversation: [link removed] Register Now

Maryland LERA: Public Sector Collective Bargaining in Virginia

Wed, September 22, 5pm - 6pm

Please [link removed] register in advance for this meeting.

[link removed] NoVA Volunteer Phone Bank

Wed, September 22, 6pm - 8pm

Post cards and lit are available for pick up at the NoVA Labor office. For more info contact Bob Zabel. mailto:[email protected] [email protected]. 317-489-2501

[link removed] Strathmore demonstration with IATSE 868

Wed, September 22, 6pm - 8pm

Béla Fleck, the great American banjo player, will be performing on the main stage at 8 pm; "Fleck is a friend of the labor movement and we think this is a perfect concert for our next leafletting campaign," says IATSE 868.
Gather at 6 pm (or whenever you can get there) on the 4th level of the Metro parking garage, right by the pedestrian walkway connecting the garage to Strathmore.
A reminder: parking in the Metro garage is not free on weekdays - the charge is $5.20.

photo: UNITE HERE 25 joined the march to the Capitol yesterday to [link removed] #WelcomeBackCongress to remind them that workers' rights are immigrant rights.

KC Opera House Orchestra Oks 3-year deal
The musicians of the Kennedy Center Opera House Orchestra - members of the DC Musicians Union, AFM 161-710 - have ratified three-year contracts with the Kennedy Center and the Washington National Opera. While the musicians have accepted a 9% cut in the first year of the contract, restorations by the third year will bring them very close to their pre-pandemic salary. "This sacrifice signifies a serious commitment on the part of these musicians and their families to assist their employer institutions during a period of unprecedented hardship," the musicians said in an announcement Monday. They noted that "Opera by its very nature was one of the hardest hit art forms during the pandemic and may be the slowest to recover," adding that the ballet program faces similar challenges.

Labor Photo: Richmond Nabisco strikers
Nabisco workers in Richmond, VA returned to their picketing site one last time to clean up and snap this photo on Monday, afterhttps://bctgm.org/2021/09/18/nabisco-strike-ends-bctgm-members-overwhelmingly-accept-new-contract/ settling their strike late last week. "Nabisco workers in Richmond thank you for all your hard work and solidarity during the strike. You guys are amazing," said BCTGM Local 358 Fin. Secy/Bus. Agt. Darlene Carpenter.

In Memoriam: UFCW's Arnold Mayer
Arnold Mayer died on August 27 after a brief illness. He worked for many years in Washington as a labor lobbyist for several labor unions, served as a vice president of the UFCW, and helped shape legislation to improve the lives of working people. In lieu of flowers, please donate to the US Committee for Refugees and Immigrants (USCRI), the Capital Area Food Bank, or the Jewish Labor Committee. A memorial tribute will be held on Sunday, October 17, from 4 to 7 p.m., in Washington; email mailto:[email protected] [email protected] if you'd like to attend. Read more [link removed] here.

Today's Labor Quote: Bela Fleck

"Sometimes you can fix something that went wrong with what you do next and make it better than it would have been if it hadn't gone wrong."

American banjo player Bela Fleck will be playing at Strathmore tonight, where members of the ticket sellers will be demonstrating for a contract and to save their jobs (see Calendar, above).

Today's Labor History
This week's Labor History Today podcast: Rich Trumka on [link removed] "Art is why they remember our struggles." Last week's show: [link removed] Live from The Battle of Blair Mountain!

Eighteen-year-old Hannah (Annie) Shapiro leads a spontaneous walkout of 17 women at a Hart Schaffner & Marx garment factory in Chicago. It grows into a months-long mass strike involving 40,000 garment workers across the city, protesting 10-hour days, bullying bosses and cuts in already-low wages - 1910

Great Steel Strike begins; 350,000 workers demand union recognition. The AFL Iron and Steel Organizing Committee calls off the strike, their goal unmet, 108 days later - 1919

Martial law rescinded in Mingo County, W. Va. after police, U.S. troops and hired goons finally quell coal miners' strike - 1922

United Textile Workers strike committee orders strikers back to work after 22 days out, ending what was at that point the greatest single industrial conflict in the history of American organized labor. The strike involved some 400,000 workers in New England, the mid-Atlantic states and the South - 1934

Some 400,000 coal miners strike for higher wages in Pennsylvania, West Virginia, Illinois and Ohio - 1935

Eleven Domino's employees in Pensacola, Fla. form the nation's first union of pizza delivery drivers - 2006

San Francisco hotel workers end a two-year contract fight, ratify a new five-year pact with their employers - 2006

- David Prosten. photo: Strike leader at Gary, Ind., advising strikers; photo by National Photo Company Collection - Library of Congress

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

Communications
[link removed] Digital Marketing Director, 617MediaGroup, based in Massachusetts; Washington, DC; Philadelphia, PA; and New York City, NY (Posted: 9/21/2021)
[link removed] Senior Digital Media Strategist, APWU, based in Washington, DC (Posted: 9/20/2021)
[link removed] Communications Director, IUBAC (International Union of Bricklayers and Allied Craftworkers), based in Washington, DC (Posted: 9/15/2021)
[link removed] Producer - Communications Department, LCV (League of Conservation Voters), based in Washington, DC (position is currently REMOTE) (Posted: 9/17/2021)
[link removed] Executive Vice President - Media Advocacy & Campaign Communications, 617MediaGroup, based in Massachusetts, Washington, DC; and New York City, NY (Posted: 9/21/2021)
[link removed] Digital Director, UFR (United for Respect), may be worked from anywhere in the United States (remote) (Posted: 9/14/2021)

Information Tech
[link removed] Data & Targeting Specialist, Systems - Data & Analytics, AFSCME, based in Washington, DC [Headquarters] (Posted: 9/17/2021)

Legal
[link removed] One-Year Fellowship - Legal Department, AFL-CIO, based in Washington, DC (Posted: 9/17/2021)
[link removed] EEO Specialist (Attorney) - Women's and Fair Practices Department, AFGE, based in Washington, DC (Posted: 9/16/2021)
[link removed] Staff Attorney, UMWA, based in Triangle, VA (in the Washington, DC metro area) (Posted: 9/15/2021)

Misc
[link removed] Account Manager - Labor Communications, 617MediaGroup, based in Massachusetts, Washington, DC; or New York, NY (Posted: 9/21/2021)
[link removed] Customer Service Technician - National Secretary-Treasurer, AFGE, based in Washington, DC (Posted: 9/21/2021)
[link removed] Accounts Receivable Staff Accountant - National Secretary-Treasurer, AFGE, based in Washington, DC (Posted: 9/21/2021)
[link removed] Accounting Services Manager - Finance Department, AFGE, based in Washington, DC (Posted: 9/21/2021)
[link removed] Temporary Administrative Assistant - Membership and Organizing Department, AFGE, based in Washington, DC (Posted: 9/21/2021)
[link removed] Labor Relations Specialist, NEASO (National Education Association Staff Organization), based in Washington, DC (temporarily remote) (Posted: 9/17/2021)
[link removed] Senior Government Affairs Manager, NELP (National Employment Law Project), based in Washington, DC (Posted: 9/14/2021)
[link removed] Senior Development Manager, Working America, based in Washington, DC (Posted: 9/15/2021)
[link removed] Campaign Coordinator, WSR Network (Worker-driven Social Responsibility Network), based in New York City, NY (remote locations allowed - with option for Washington, DC) (Posted: 9/14/2021)

Organizing
[link removed] Organizer 1, Working America, may based in Washington, DC; Philadelphia, PA; or Twin Cities, MN (Posted: 9/15/2021)

Political
[link removed] Senior Political Program Manager (Area Political Director), SEIU, based in Washington, DC (Posted: 9/17/2021)

Research
[link removed] Assistant Director - AFSCME Research and Collective Bargaining Department, based in Washington, DC [Headquarters] (Posted: 9/20/2021)
[link removed] Assistant Director of Research, UFCW, based in Washington, DC (Posted: 9/15/2021)
[link removed] Research and Analytics Assistant, Working America, based in Washington, DC or Philadelphia, PA (Posted: 9/15/2021)

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