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VA nurses, PAs win $45m in OT pay

DC nurses deserve a fair contract

Concerted Action staff unionize

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Today's Labor History

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VA nurses, PAs win $45m in OT pay

Former and current nurses and physician assistants (PAs) working at the Department of Veterans Affairs from 2012 until the end of last year will get $145 million because of a lawsuit seeking unpaid overtime pay. "This successful lawsuit validates that the VA's practice of requiring RNs and PAs to do charting and other work during non-duty hours without compensation was unlawful," said AFGE Deputy General Counsel Cathie McQuiston, one of the AFGE attorneys who encouraged AFGE members to join the lawsuit. The lawsuit was filed in 2012 by a VA employee who was required to update electronic health records off the clock but didn't get paid for it. The employee later discovered many VA registered nurses, nurse practitioners, and physician assistants were being asked to put in unpaid work hours. With this evidence, the lawsuit was certified as a class action. [link removed] Read more here.


DC nurses deserve a fair contract

Nurses who work for the DC government have worked tirelessly during the COVID-19 pandemic to ensure that patients throughout the District were properly cared for, says the DC Nurses Association. However, says DCNA, "DC Mayor Muriel Bowser has refused to bargain in good faith with the nurses: canceling negotiation sessions, refusing to bring proposals to the table and, finally, offering only 1% for annual raises." Nurses are health care heroes, says DCNA, and "the Mayor needs to give us a fair contract that reflects our value to the patients and residents of the District of Columbia." [link removed] CLICK HERE NOW to sign the petition supporting the DC nurses.


Concerted Action staff unionize

The staff at Concerted Action -- a consulting firm specializing in grassroots advocacy, organizing and digital tools -- are now unionized. Our Concerted Action has been voluntarily recognized and is represented by the Washington-Baltimore News Guild, TNG-CWA Local 32035; they're now preparing to bargain a first contract.

Today's labor quote: Hershey's worker in Virginia

"They don't care about us. They look at us as robots."

[link removed] Around 1,300 workers at a Hershey's candy manufacturing plant in Stuarts Draft, Virginia, are [link removed] voting on whether to unionize.
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TODAY'S LABOR HISTORY

This week's Labor History Today podcast: [link removed] Tragedy and Resistance at Port Chicago Naval Magazine. Last week's episode: [link removed] Black labor in Richmondhttps://www.podbean.com/media/share/pb-zmss8-11a4da4 .


March 2
Postal workers granted 8 hour day - 1913

More than 6,000 drivers strike Greyhound Lines, most lose jobs to strikebreakers after company declares "impasse" in negotiations - 1990

March 3

Birth date in Coshocton, Ohio of William Green, a coal miner who was to succeed Samuel Gompers as president of the American Federation of Labor, serving in the role from 1924 to 1952. He held the post until his death, to be succeeded by George Meany - 1873

The Davis-Bacon Act took effect today. It orders contractors on federally financed or assisted construction projects to pay wage rates equal to those prevailing in local construction trades - 1931

- David Prosten

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Administration
[link removed] Administrative Clerk, ATU, based in Silver Spring, MD (Posted: 2/28/2022) Maryland

[link removed] Administrative Secretary - Office of the President, AFL-CIO, based in Washington, DC [Headquarters] (Posted: 2/24/2022) District of Columbia
[link removed] Executive Assistant/Administrative Assistant, UNITE HERE 25 (3/1)

[link removed] Administrative Specialist - AFL-CIO Information Technology Department, based in Washington, DC [Headquarters] (Posted: 2/23/2022) District of Columbia
[link removed] Data Entry Clerk - Accounting, APWU, based in Washington, DC (Posted: 2/25/2022) District of Columbia

[link removed] Executive Assistant, LIUNA, based in Washington, DC (Posted: 2/24/2022) Delaware, District of Columbia, Maryland, New Jersey, Pennsylvania, Virginia, West Virginia
[link removed] Tech Aid 1, UAW, based in Washington, DC (Posted: 3/1/2022) District of Columbia

Communications

[link removed] Communications Director, APWU, based in Washington, DC (Posted: 2/22/2022) District of Columbia
[link removed] Social Media Specialist, APWU, based in Oakland, CA; Glendale, CA; San Diego, CA; Sacramento, CA; or the Washington, DC area (Posted: 3/1/2022) California, District of Columbia

[link removed] Communications Director, SEIU 500, based in Gaithersburg, MD (Posted: 2/28/2022) Maryland

Information Tech
[link removed] Administrative Specialist - AFL-CIO Information Technology Department, based in Washington, DC [Headquarters] (Posted: 2/23/2022) District of Columbia

[link removed] Front-End Web Lead, UFCW, based in Washington, DC (Posted: 2/28/2022) District of Columbia

Legal
[link removed] Attorney, KCNF (Kalijarvi, Chuzi, Newman & Fitch, P.C.), based in Washington, DC (Posted: 3/1/2022) District of Columbia

Misc

[link removed] Deputy Director of Governance, Education and Training - AFL-CIO Political, Electoral and Issues Mobilization Hub, based in Washington, DC [Headquarters] (Posted: 2/24/2022) District of Columbia

[link removed] Educational Fellowship in Labor Policy, CPC Center (Congressional Progressive Caucus Center) , based in Washington, DC (fellow would be posted at an office with a member of Congress nearby) (Posted: 3/1/2022) District of Columbia

[link removed] Union Staff, NNU (Posted: 3/1/2022) California, District of Columbia, Florida, Illinois, Kentucky, Maine, Maryland, Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri, Nevada, New Jersey, New York, Ohio, Oregon, Pennsylvania, Texas (National search)

[link removed] Bilingual Airports Grievance Representative, SEIU 32BJ, based in Boston, MA; Washington, DC; or Philadelphia, PA (Posted: 2/28/2022) District of Columbia, Massachusetts, Pennsylvania
[link removed] Staff Accountant, UMWA, based in Triangle, VA (in the Washington, DC metro area) (Posted: 2/24/2022) District of Columbia, Virginia

[link removed] Business Analyst, IUPAT, based in Hanover, MD (Posted: 2/22/2022) Maryland
[link removed] Executive Assistant, LIUNA, based in Washington, DC (Posted: 2/24/2022) Delaware, District of Columbia, Maryland, New Jersey, Pennsylvania, Virginia, West Virginia

Organizing
[link removed] Organizing Coordinator - Economic Power and Growth (Organizing), at-large position (must live within 100 miles of major airport) (Posted: 2/23/2022) District of Columbia
[link removed] Area Organizing Director - Cultural Workers United, AFSCME, based in Washington, DC (Posted: 2/24/2022) District of Columbia

[link removed] Organizing Director, UWUA, Remote (this position may be worked remotely) (Posted: 3/1/2022)

Political

[link removed] Political Action Representative I - AFSCME Political Action Department, based in Washington, DC (Posted: 2/25/2022) District of Columbia
[link removed] Political Coordinator, UFCW, based in Washington, DC (Posted: 2/25/2022) District of Columbia

Research

[link removed] Campaign Researcher, UNITE HERE 25 (3/1)
[link removed] Campaign / Research Coordinator - Healthcare, PESP (Private Equity Stakeholder Project), currently available as a Remote position (Posted: 2/22/2022)

[link removed] Research Associate, SEIU, based in Washington, DC (Posted: 2/25/2022) District of Columbia

 

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