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. Read more here.
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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.” CLICK HERE NOW to sign the petition supporting the DC nurses.
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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. |
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Today’s labor quote: Hershey’s worker in Virginia
“They don’t care about us. They look at us as robots.”
Around 1,300 workers at a Hershey’s candy manufacturing plant in Stuarts Draft, Virginia, are voting on whether to unionize.
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This week’s Labor History Today podcast: Tragedy and Resistance at Port Chicago Naval Magazine. Last week's episode: Black labor in Richmond.
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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Hiring Hall: DC-area union jobs, plus click here for more listings! |
Administration
Administrative Clerk, ATU, based in Silver Spring, MD (Posted: 2/28/2022) Maryland
Administrative Secretary – Office of the President, AFL-CIO, based in Washington, DC [Headquarters] (Posted: 2/24/2022) District of Columbia
Executive Assistant/Administrative Assistant, UNITE HERE 25 (3/1)
Administrative Specialist – AFL-CIO Information Technology Department, based in Washington, DC [Headquarters] (Posted: 2/23/2022) District of Columbia
Data Entry Clerk – Accounting, APWU, based in Washington, DC (Posted: 2/25/2022) District of Columbia
Executive Assistant, LIUNA, based in Washington, DC (Posted: 2/24/2022) Delaware, District of Columbia, Maryland, New Jersey, Pennsylvania, Virginia, West Virginia
Tech Aid 1, UAW, based in Washington, DC (Posted: 3/1/2022) District of Columbia
Communications
Communications Director, APWU, based in Washington, DC (Posted: 2/22/2022) District of Columbia
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
Communications Director, SEIU 500, based in Gaithersburg, MD (Posted: 2/28/2022) Maryland
Information Tech
Administrative Specialist – AFL-CIO Information Technology Department, based in Washington, DC [Headquarters] (Posted: 2/23/2022) District of Columbia
Front-End Web Lead, UFCW, based in Washington, DC (Posted: 2/28/2022) District of Columbia
Legal
Attorney, KCNF (Kalijarvi, Chuzi, Newman & Fitch, P.C.), based in Washington, DC (Posted: 3/1/2022) District of Columbia
Misc
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
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
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)
Bilingual Airports Grievance Representative, SEIU 32BJ, based in Boston, MA; Washington, DC; or Philadelphia, PA (Posted: 2/28/2022) District of Columbia, Massachusetts, Pennsylvania
Staff Accountant, UMWA, based in Triangle, VA (in the Washington, DC metro area) (Posted: 2/24/2022) District of Columbia, Virginia
Business Analyst, IUPAT, based in Hanover, MD (Posted: 2/22/2022) Maryland
Executive Assistant, LIUNA, based in Washington, DC (Posted: 2/24/2022) Delaware, District of Columbia, Maryland, New Jersey, Pennsylvania, Virginia, West Virginia
Organizing
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
Area Organizing Director – Cultural Workers United, AFSCME, based in Washington, DC (Posted: 2/24/2022) District of Columbia
Organizing Director, UWUA, Remote (this position may be worked remotely) (Posted: 3/1/2022) Political
Political Action Representative I – AFSCME Political Action Department, based in Washington, DC (Posted: 2/25/2022) District of Columbia
Political Coordinator, UFCW, based in Washington, DC (Posted: 2/25/2022) District of Columbia
Research
Campaign Researcher, UNITE HERE 25 (3/1)
Campaign / Research Coordinator – Healthcare, PESP (Private Equity Stakeholder Project), currently available as a Remote position (Posted: 2/22/2022)
Research Associate, SEIU, based in Washington, DC (Posted: 2/25/2022) District of Columbia |
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