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
NoVA Labor Volunteer Phone Bank: Nov 2, 2021
Zoom Link. Trainings at 10:AM and 2:00PM. Training Zoom Link. For more info contact Bob Zabel. [email protected]. 317-489-2501
VA Labor GOTV (Election Day!): Annandale: Tue, November 2, 9am – 8pm
4536 John Marr Dr., Annandale VA at 9 AM
Join national AFL-CIO President Liz Shuler, American Federation of State, County, and Municipal Employees (AFSCME) President Lee Saunders, AFT President Randi Weingarten, and Lieutenant Governor candidate Hala Ayala to kick off our canvassing event! RSVP HERE
Contact Bob Zabel if you plan to come by and get a packet. [email protected]. 317-489-2501
VA Labor GOTV (Election Day!): Richmond: Tue, November 2, 9am – 8pm
5809 Lakeside Ave., Henrico, VA at 9 AM
Join National AFL-CIO Executive Vice President
Tefere Gebre to kick off our canvassing event! RSVP HERE
Speak Out for Paid Leave: Tue, November 2, 11am – 4pm
United States Capitol, First St SE, Washington, DC 20004, USA (map)
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Election Day in VA: “The power is within us”
Today is Election Day
in Virginia. “It is we who will decide the next chapter of our unions and our working families' lives in the Commonwealth,” said Virginia AFL-CIO president Doris Crouse-Mays. “The power is within us -- it is within our vote. So, tell a friend to tell a friend, make a plan to vote, and get out there and cast that ballot today to protect all that we have worked so hard for and to invest in our future together.”
Here’s information on pro-union candidates for Governor, Lieutenant Governor, Attorney General, and House of Delegates. See Calendar (above) for info on labor GOTV efforts today. |
VA Election FAQ
Polls are open from 6 AM to 7 PM;
if you're in line by 7 PM -- STAY IN LINE!
Find Your Polling Location -
Click here.
Having trouble at the polls or with casting your ballot? Call the Virginia Voter Hotline: (844) 4VA - VOTE (844-482-8683)
Need a ride to the polls? Check out a few options in your area here
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Have an absentee/mail in ballot? Remember that it must be postmarked by TOMORROW! Ballots must be received to your registrar's mail box by Friday, November 5th at Noon! *Be sure you have a witness signature on your ballot! It is highly encouraged t
hat you drop your ballot off in person at your local registrar's office or in designated ballot drop boxes in your locality. photo by Chris Garlock |
NCTE to recognize union voluntarily
In the second such instance in a week, the National Center for Transgender Equality (NCTE) has agreed
to voluntarily recognize NCTE United, the union organized by the Center’s staff. Politico recognized (link) PenGuild
last Friday. After the Center’s staff organized with the Nonprofit Professional Employees Union (NPEU) to form NCTE United, the NCTE Board and management unanimously approved using a neutral card-check process for voluntary recognition. “We are optimistic that NCTE will be a better place to work and allow all staff to thrive within their respective positions,” said NCTE United. “We look forward to working in good faith toward a successful first contract,” said Rodrigo Heng-Lehtinen, NCTE’s executive director.
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Today’s labor quote: UFCW 400
"Do not let this election pass you by without making your voice heard. Make a plan to vote today."
photo: At Saturday's NoVA Labor GOTV; photo by Chris Garlock |
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This week’s Labor History Today podcast: This week's show: From the Necropolis Strike to Striketober. Last week's show: “
Voices of Guinness: An Oral History of the Park Royal Brewery"
150 arrested in IWW free speech fight, Spokane, Wash. - 1909
Railroad union leader & socialist Eugene V. Debs receives a million votes for President while imprisoned - 1920
President Reagan signs a bill designating a federal holiday honoring the civil rights leader Martin Luther King, Jr., to be observed on the third Monday of January - 1983
Carmen Fasanella retired after 68 years and 243 days of taxicab service in Princeton, NJ, earning himself a place in the Guinness Book of World Records. He started driving at age 17 and, reportedly, chauffeured Princeton Prof. Albert Einstein around town - 1989
- David Prosten.
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