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Wednesdays with Warner: Wed, August 31, 8:15am – 9:15am Windmill Hill Park, 500 South Lee St., Alexandria
Induction of The Essential Workers of the Coronavirus Pandemic into the U.S. Department of Labor Hall of Honor: Thu, September 1, 11am – 12pm
U.S. Dept of Labor - Frances Perkins Building, 200 Constitution Ave. NW, Washington, DC 20210
RSVP required; arrive at the 3rd & C streets entrance by 10:30 a.m. to accommodate security screening.
Union City Radio: Your Rights at Work: Thu, September 1, 1pm – 2pm WPFW 89.3 FM or listen online. George Mason University Coalition for Worker Rights: Fri, September 2, 12pm – 1pm Volunteer for Sonia Vasquez Luna for Manassas City Council: Saturday, Sep 3, 2022
Sonia Vasquez Luna is a member of the NoVA Labor Executive Board and business manager for LiUNA Local 572. To volunteer to help with door knocking and phone banking, call Xiomara 571-285-8475. |
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AU Staff Union wins historic contract
“Who got a contract? We got a contract. Who fought? We fought! Who won? We won!” After a five-day strike, and after 468 days at the bargaining table, the AU Staff Union celebrated making history last Friday when they finally won a first contract. The union – members of SEIU Local 500 -- drew support from students arriving back at American University, and the local labor community, as well as area political leaders.
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Workers at Challenger Transportation reach strong tentative agreement
It was déjà vu at the Tommy Douglas Conference Center last week. Almost three years to the day, ATU Local 1777-Gaithersburg, MD, reached another strong tentative agreement with Challenger Transportation. The new 3-year agreement improves on their first contract from September 2019 with higher wages, more holidays and vacation, a more secure retirement, and other improvements. As he did three years ago, International President John Costa celebrated the deal with Local 1777 President Patricia Hall and the negotiating team including ATU International Vice President Natalie Cruz, ATU Local 689-Washington, DC, President Raymond Jackson and Recording Secretary Barry Donnie Wilson, who assisted in the contract negotiations.
Related story: In Historic Victory, Hampton Roads Via Paratransit Workers Vote to Join ATU Local 1177 |
Solidarity Center Report: More Attacks on Rights of Ukrainian Workers
In a significant assault on worker rights in Ukraine, President Volodymyr Zelensky recently signed into law legislation that deprives around 73 percent of workers of their right to union protection and collective bargaining. With martial law prohibiting workers from public protest and strikes, Ukrainian unions say they will challenge the law in Ukraine’s Constitutional Court, the International Labor Organization and other international and European bodies. Find out more at Solidarity Center.
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Labor Quote: AU Staff Union
“Thank you to our supporters — colleagues, faculty, comrades, and especially our students — we couldn't have done this without you.” |
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This week’s Labor History Today podcast: Mother Jones and Fannie Sellins. Last week’s show: Scabby The Rat; Smoking at Work; Which Side Are You On? (Encore).
August 30
Delegates from several East Coast cities meet in convention to form the National Trades' Union, uniting craft unions to oppose "the most unequal and unjustifiable distribution of the wealth of society in the hands of a few individuals." The union faded after a few years - 1834
President Franklin Roosevelt's Wealth Tax Act increases taxes on rich citizens and big business, lowers taxes for small businesses - 1935
OSHA publishes scaffold safety standard, designed to protect 2.3 million construction workers and prevent 50 deaths and 4,500 injuries annually - 1996
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