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
UMWA/Warrior Met Coal protest/informational picketing at Fidelity: Thu, November 18, 10am – 11am
1900 K Street, NW, Washington, DC 20006, USA (map)
Union City Radio: Your Rights at Work: Thu, November 18, 1pm – 2pm
WPFW 89.3 FM or listen online.
Including a live report from the Warrior Met protest; AFL-CIO’s Bill Samuel on the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act and Joseph Anderson on 'Capitalist Pigs: Pigs, Pork, and Power in America'.
Montgomery/Prince George's COPE: Thu, November 18, 2pm – 4pm PGCPS Rally - Wear Red for Ed!: Thu, November 18, 6pm – 7pm
PGCPS Sasscer Administration Building, 14201 School Ln, Upper Marlboro, MD 20772, USA (map)
CANCELED! Baltimore Labor Council meeting
Thu, November 18, 7pm – 9pm
NoVA Labor monthly meeting:
Thu, November 18, 7pm – 9pm
Post-election meeting featuring reports on strikes at Kellogg, Warrior Met and John Deere; organizing at Starbucks and at Hershey; new rights for immigrants organizing under the NLRB; and more. Plus special guest speaker Professor Adolph Reed, Jr., one of the founders of the U.S. Labor Party. Our meetings are open and all friends of labor are welcome.
There is Power in a Union for Professionals: Thu, November 18, 8pm – 10pm
FREE; RSVP HERE
Hosted by the
Department for Professional Employees, AFL-CIO (DPE), There is Power in a Union for Professionals overviews how you and your coworkers can come together for better pay, benefits, and careers.
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Warrior Met Coal strike comes to DC today
One of the nation’s longest and most bitter labor strikes moves its fight from rural Alabama to Washington, D.C. today. The United Mine Workers of America, on strike at Warrior Met Coal, will be joined by additional UMWA members and allies – including AFL-CIO President Liz Shuler -- for a 10a event on K Street outside Fidelity Investments, investors with shares in the mining company (see Calendar)
. UMWA members have been on strike against Warrior Met Coal for more than eight months over wages, healthcare and time-off for its workers. Today’s DC action is in conjunction with events worldwide as part of UMWA International Day of Action, including New York City, Denver, Boston, Latrobe, Pennsylvania, Montgomery, Alabama, Newport Beach, California and Melbourne, Australia. |
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Workers United wins foothold at EarthTreks
Workers at EarthTreks, “standing strong and together,” on Tuesday voted 28-14 to join Workers United MARJB. EarthTreks offers climbing, yoga, and fitness to the active and creative community in Crystal City, VA. |
MWC Affiliate TweetWatch: @32BJSEIU
There’s no pardoning these airline turkeys after they stuffed themselves with billions of public dollars while starving contracted airport workers of baste-ic benefits to stay healthy. We’re demanding #paidsickdays and healthcare now!
“Turkey Turkey go away we need health care and sick days!” We’re telling airlines airlines like @AmericanAir @united to stop gobbling up contracted workers’ benefits. We sacrificed our lives to keep air travel running - time airlines ensure we have #paidsickdays & healthcare. |
“No Excuses; Voting Rights Now”
Hundreds of activists, including many from the labor movement, put their bodies on the line yesterday for voting rights, including DC statehood. Chanting “What do we want? VOTING RIGHTS! When do we want them? NOW!” the crowd, which drew participants from Boston, NJ, NY, CA, Detroit, Atlanta and across DC, marched on the White House and conducted civil disobedience to drive home their demands. SEIU cited the words of the late Rep. John Lewis, "Get in good trouble, necessary trouble, and help redeem the soul of America." “We are demanding that President Biden do what the American people elected him to do and use the power of his office to stand up for our fundamental rights,” said Ben Jealous, president of People for the American Way.
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Union Voice/Readers Write: EWL livestream?
“I wasn’t able to make the Evening With Labor event this year and was wondering if I could purchase or download the live stream of this year’s program?” asks Nathan, a Metro Washington Labor Council delegate from 1199 SEIU UHE-MD/DC Region (the local was one of this year’s award-winners).
The Evening with Labor livestream video is posted now: CLICK HERE to watch on our Facebook page. |
Today’s labor quote: Steve Zimmerman
“Money is rolling in hand over fist for the elite, and all we’re asking for is our fair share — that’s it." Zimmerman is vice president of UMWA Local 1501; he was at last week’s Warrior Met Coal strike New York City sit-in. Read more here. |
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This week’s Labor History Today podcast: This week's show: Tom Morello holds the line. Last week's show: Communists and community in wartime Detroit.
Seattle printers refuse to print anti-labor ad in newspaper - 1919
33 men died on Lake Michigan with the sinking of the Carl D. Bradley during one of the worst storms in the lake’s history. The 623-foot ship, carrying limestone, broke in two. Two crewmen survived - 1958
- David Prosten.
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