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Today's topics: the Heaven Hill distillery and St. Vincent Nurses strikes, plus a possible IATSE strike next Monday. Hosts: Chris Garlock and Ed Smith; JOIN US AT 202-588-0893.

Montgomery/Prince George's COPE: Thu, October 14, 2pm – 4pm

Friday Oct. 15th - George Mason University Coalition for Worker Rights - Noon
Coalition of faculty, students, alumni, employees and contract workers seeking union rights for all GMU workers.
https://us02web.zoom.us/j/83625551195

Saturday Oct. 15th - Canvass Launch at IBEW Local 26 Hall in Manassas - 9 am
Guest Speakers: Virginia candidates Elizabeth Guzman & Jennifer Carroll Foy
7016 Infantry Ridge Road Manassas VA 20109
Individually wrapped breakfast snacks and water will be provided. Questions Contact Bob Zabel. [email protected] 317-489-2501

Stage Employees set strike date
IATSE, the Stage Employees union, announced yesterday that unless an agreement is reached, union members will begin a nationwide strike on Monday, October 18 at 12:01 a.m., PDT. "The pace of bargaining doesn’t reflect any sense of urgency,” IATSE president Matt Loeb said. “Without an end date, we could keep talking forever. Our members deserve to have their basic needs addressed now.” Loeb said the union will continue bargaining with the producers this week in the hopes of reaching an agreement that addresses core issues, such as reasonable rest periods, meal breaks, and a living wage for those on the bottom of the wage scale.

Baltimore Symphony Orchestra relocates another show citing Strathmore labor dispute
The Baltimore Symphony Orchestra is relocating yet another show due to a labor dispute between management at the Music Center at Strathmore and the union representing employees in the ticket office. The orchestra announced Tuesday it is moving the Oct. 23 performance of Marin Conducts Rachmaninoff to the Joseph Meyerhoff Symphony Hall and offering ticket-holders comparable seats and either free parking or a shuttle from Montgomery County. On Sept. 15, the BSO said it was moving two concerts from the North Bethesda venue while management continued negotiations with I.A.T.S.E. Local 868, the union representing ticket office workers. The next week, the orchestra announced the cancellation of two October concerts at the venue and relocation of another. The union has said Strathmore is using the pandemic to eliminate full-time jobs in the ticket office and reduce hours for part-time employees.
CBS Baltimore

Today's Labor Quote: IATSE Twitter feed

“Hoping for a deal, but preparing for a strike.”

TODAY'S LABOR HISTORY

This week’s Labor History Today podcast: This week's show: The Battle of Virden. Last week's show: Sharecroppers’ struggles for rights and power.

International Working People's Association founded in Pittsburgh, Penn. - 1883

The Seafarers International Union (SIU) is founded as an AFL alternative to what was then the CIO’s National Maritime Union. SIU is an umbrella organization of 12 autonomous unions of mariners, fishermen and boatmen working on U.S.-flagged vessels - 1938

- David Prosten.

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