TODAY'S LABOR CALENDAR; click here for complete and latest listings
Union City Radio: 7:15am daily
WPFW-FM 89.3 FM; click here to hear today's report Wednesdays with Warner: Wed, June 8, 8:15am – 9:15a m
Windmill Hill Park, 500 S. Lee St., Alexandria. Weekly breakfast vigil asking Sen. Warner to support the PRO Act, so that "gig workers" can legally bargain for benefits and higher pay. 29% earn less than the minimum wage; 30% use food stamps.
A New Day: Workers Organizing for Power in their Unions and the Community! Wed, June 8, 6:30pm – 8:30pm
Register here.
Union City Radio: Your Rights at Work: Thu, June 9, 1pm – 2pm
WPFW 89.3 FM or listen online.
Guest: Deepak Pateriya, panelist, Power Concedes Nothing (June 14, Busboys & Poets)
Metro Washington Council Day of Action: Sat, June 11, 10am – 2pm
1810 Hamlin St NE, Washington, DC 20018 (map)
The Metropolitan Washington Council will be volunteering with MWC AFL-CIO endorsed campaigns for a Day of Action in D.C. this Saturday, June 11th. To participate, please CLICK HERE. If others in your local would like to join in the Day of Action, please have them fill out this form as well.
If you have any questions or concerns, please contact Dejah Desiree via email: [email protected]
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Teachers rally Saturday against gun violence
Saying that “It’s past time for elected officials to end the slaughter of schoolchildren and others in our communities,” the American Federation of Teachers is partnering with the student activists of March for Our Lives to fight for an end to gun violence in our schools and communities. This Saturday, June 11, from 10a to 2p at the Washington Monument (on the National Mall, 15th St NW between Constitution and Independence), “educators will be standing together with students, parents and the community in a march on our nation’s capital to demand that lawmakers take action to help keep children, our members, families and communities safe,” rally organizers say. The Washington Teachers Union is among the local supporters who will be turning out. More info/details here.
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3 ways to help get the DC labor vote out
With ballots in hand, the election in Washington, DC is now underway, and the Metro Washington Labor Council is pulling out all the stops for labor-endorsed candidates, with D.C. Mayor Muriel Bowser at the top of the list. “These final 14 days leading up to election day on June 21st will determine our city’s future,” said MWC President Dyana Forester. Here are three ways local unions can help:
Virtual phone banking: sign up here.
Volunteering at early voting centers to engage voters as they walk in to the polls from June 10 - 19. Sign up here. Turn out for the Metro Washington Council Day of Action this Saturday, June 11, 10am – 2pm, 1810 Hamlin St NE, Washington, DC 20018 Sign-up Link Questions? Email [email protected]. |
ATU 689 headlines Labor Night at the Nats
With 750 tickets purchased, ATU Local 689 will receive on-field recognition at the start of this year’s Labor Night At The Nats on Friday (gametime 7:05p). “Thanks so much to Local 689 and to all the locals that purchased tickets this year,” said Community Services Agency Executive Director Letycia Pastrana, who will join Local 689 for the on-field recognition. The event benefits CSA’s Emergency Assistance Fund, which provides assistance to area union families facing crises. Along with ATU 689 and CSA, other Labor Night At The Nats sponsors will be recognized at the game. “We’re looking forward to seeing all our labor baseball fans on Friday night,” Pastrana added. Tickets are still available: click here or contact Josh Grohs at 202-640-7714 or [email protected].
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Labor Quote: Kooper Caraway
“It’s all about building a working-class culture of solidarity.”
Caraway is president of South Dakota’s AFL-CIO and a panelist on the A New Day forum tonight. |
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Today's Labor History
This week’s Labor History Today podcast: Detroit Remains: Using historical archeology to connect the past to the present; Last week's show: The Memorial Day Massacre.
June 8
The earliest recorded strike by Chinese immigrants to the U.S. occurred when stonemasons brought to San Francisco to build the three-story Parrott granite building - made from Chinese prefabricated blocks - struck for higher pay - 1852
A battle between the militia and striking miners at Dunnville, Colo. ended with six union members dead and 15 taken prisoner. Seventy-nine of the strikers were deported to Kansas two days later – 1904
Some 35,000 members of the Machinists union begin what is to become a 43-day strike – the largest in airline history – against five carriers. The mechanics and other ground service workers wanted to share in the airlines’ substantial profits - 1966
June 9
Helen Marot is born in Philadelphia to a wealthy family. She went on to organize the Bookkeepers, Stenographers and Accountants Union in New York, and organized and led the city's 1909-1910 Shirtwaist Strike. In 1912, she was a member of a commission investigating the Triangle Shirtwaist Factory fire - 1865
Former United Auto Workers President Gary Jones is sentenced to 28 months in jail for corruption. He pleaded guilty a year earlier to embezzling more than $1 million over a nine-year period. “I failed the UAW. I let my union down,” he told the federal sentencing judge in Detroit. 2021
- David Prosten.
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Hiring Hall: DC-area union jobs, plus click here for more listings! |
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Administrative
Administrative Assistant – Union Lawyers Alliance, AFL-CIO (Union Lawyers Alliance), based in Washington, DC (Posted: 5/24/2022) District of Columbia
Administrative Support Analyst – Standards & Investigations Department, Teamsters, based in Washington, DC (Posted: 5/24/2022) District of Columbia
Administrative Assistant, PASS (Professional Aviation Safety Specialists), based in Washington, DC (Posted: 5/25/2022) District of Columbia
Communications
Director of Communication, Kalmanovitz Initiative (KI) for Labor and the Working Poor, based in Washington, DC (Posted: 5/31/2022) District of Columbia
Digital Marketing Specialist – Communications, AFSCME, based in Washington, DC (Posted: 6/3/2022) District of Columbia
Creative Digital Specialist, O2O (Online to Offline Strategy Group) remote (Posted: 6/1/2022)
Info Tech
Action Builder Training and Support Specialist (5 Positions) – Data, Analytics & Infrastructure Department, AFL-CIO, based in Washington, DC or Remote [Headquarters] (Posted: 6/6/2022) District of Columbia
Data Assistant (10 positions) – Data, Analytics & Infrastructure Department, AFL-CIO, based in Washington, DC or Remote [Headquarters] (Posted: 6/6/2022) District of Columbia
Action Builder Data Assistant (5 Positions) – Data, Analytics & Infrastructure Department, AFL-CIO, based in Washington, DC or Remote [Headquarters] (Posted: 6/6/2022) District of Columbia
Polling and Visualization Specialist – Political, Electoral and Issues Mobilization Hub, AFL-CIO, based in Washington, DC or Remote [Headquarters] (Posted: 6/6/2022) District of Columbia
PAC Systems Manager – Data & Analytics, AFSCME, based in Washington, DC [Headquarters] (Posted: 6/6/2022) District of Columbia
Data Specialist – Legislative-Political, CWA, based in Washington, DC (Posted: 6/1/2022) District of Columbia
Senior Salesforce Administrator – Data & Contracts Department, Teamsters, based in Washington, DC (Posted: 5/24/2022) District of Columbia
Senior Database Specialist – Political Data, SEIU, based in Washington, DC (Posted: 5/25/2022) District of Columbia
Internships
Internship, Alliance for Retired Americans; resume and cover letter to David Blank, [email protected] (6/1)
Legal
Labor Relations Counsel, ALPA, based in Tysons (McLean), VA (Posted: 5/26/2022) Virginia
Misc
Coordinator - Apprenticeship Readiness Program, NABTU - North America's Building Trades Unions, Tom Kriger [email protected] (7/7)
Senior Policy Advisor – Technology and Innovation Policy, BlueGreen Alliance, based in Washington, DC (Posted: 6/1/2022) District of Columbia
Senior Policy Advisor – Manufacturing & Industrial Policy, BlueGreen Alliance, based in Washington, DC (Posted: 6/1/2022) District of Columbia
Policy Advisor – Carbon Management, BlueGreen Alliance, based in Washington, DC (Posted: 6/1/2022) District of Columbia
Project Coordinator, Good Jobs First, based in Washington, DC (Posted: 5/31/2022) District of Columbia
Union Staff, NNU (Posted: 6/1/2022)
SMART Membership and Skills Video, Journey level and Apprenticeship opportunities (Posted: 6/1/2022) District of Columbia
Senior Program Officer IV for Asia, Solidarity Center, based in Washington, DC (Posted: 5/25/2022) District of Columbia
Senior Program Officer for Grassroots Internationalism, Solidarity Center, based in Washington, DC (Posted: 5/25/2022) District of Columbia
Human Resources Generalist, UFCW, based in Washington, DC (Posted: 6/6/2022) District of Columbia
Assistant to the Director of Human Resources, UFCW, based in Washington, DC (Posted: 6/3/2022) District of Columbia
Assistant Director – OSH (Occupational Safety and Health office), UFCW, based in Washington, DC (Posted: 6/3/2022) District of Columbia
Accounting, Finance, and Reporting Supervisor, ALPA, based in Tysons (McLean), VA (Posted: 5/27/2022) Virginia
Professional Learning/Grant Coordinator, VEA (Virginia Education Association), based in Richmond, VA (Posted: 6/1/2022) Virginia Organizing
Lead Organizer, UFCW 400, based in Washington, DC Metropolitan Area (with regional travel throughout Local 400) (Posted: 6/6/2022) District of Columbia (National search)
Organizers, UFCW 400, positions available in the Washington, DC metropolitan area; Richmond, VA metropolitan area; and Norfolk, VA metropolitan area (Posted: 6/3/2022) District of Columbia, Virginia (National search)
Organizer, AFT Maryland, based in Maryland (Posted: 6/2/2022) Maryland
Organizer/Pilot Group Liaison, ALPA, based in Tysons (McLean), VA (Posted: 5/26/2022) Virginia
Organizer, Green Workers Alliance, covering Virginia (Posted: 5/31/2022) Virginia
Political
Action Builder Training and Support Specialist (5 Positions) – Data, Analytics & Infrastructure Department, AFL-CIO, based in Washington, DC or Remote [Headquarters] (Posted: 6/6/2022) District of Columbia
Data Assistant (10 positions) – Data, Analytics & Infrastructure Department, AFL-CIO, based in Washington, DC or Remote [Headquarters] (Posted: 6/6/2022) District of Columbia
Action Builder Data Assistant (5 Positions) – Data, Analytics & Infrastructure Department, AFL-CIO, based in Washington, DC or Remote [Headquarters] (Posted: 6/6/2022) District of Columbia
Polling and Visualization Specialist – Political, Electoral and Issues Mobilization Hub, AFL-CIO, based in Washington, DC or Remote [Headquarters] (Posted: 6/6/2022) District of Columbia
Data Engineer – Data, Analytics & Infrastructure Department, AFL-CIO, based in Washington, DC or Remote [Headquarters] (Posted: 6/6/2022) District of Columbia
Political & Policy Assistant – Political & Legislative Action Department, Teamsters, based in Washington, DC (Posted: 5/24/2022) District of Columbia
Government Affairs Assistant, PASS (Professional Aviation Safety Specialists), based in Washington, DC (Posted: 5/25/2022) District of Columbia
Senior Database Specialist – Political Data, SEIU, based in Washington, DC (Posted: 5/25/2022) District of Columbia
Research
Research & Policy Analyst – Clean Vehicles, BlueGreen Alliance, based in Washington, DC (Posted: 6/1/2022) District of Columbia
Campaign / Research Director – Housing, PESP (Private Equity Stakeholder Project), currently available as a Remote position (Posted: 6/7/2022)
Campaign / Research Director – Workers and Jobs, PESP (Private Equity Stakeholder Project), currently available as a Remote position (Posted: 6/7/2022) |
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