Today’s Labor Calendar
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Union City Radio: 7:15am, WPFW-FM 89.3 FM
2-minute audio version of the Metro Washington Labor Council's Union City newsletter.
Day of Action for Starbucks Workers United: Wednesday, Mar 22, 2023
See story below for details on local actions.
District of Columbia COPE Meeting - March 2023: Wed, March 22, 2pm – 3pm
CLICK HERE to register.
Metro DC CLUW: Wed, March 22, 6pm – 7pm
Join the monthly meeting of the Coalition of Labor Union Women; click here to register
Fairfax County Dems Labor Caucus: Wed, March 22, 7pm – 8pm
Meeting for union members and friends of labor who live or work in FairfaxCounty.
CLICK HERE
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Starbucks workers strike today
Starbucks workers are staging a National ULP strike today. "The message of the strike is getting a seat at the bargaining table," reports Chris Roell of Workers United. In the metro DC area, workers at the Arlington Courthouse and Olney Md Starbucks are striking. The Arlington picket line is 7:30a-11:30a, Olney picket line: 7;00am - Noon. There are also actions at these DC locations: 1730 Pennsylvania Avenue (10a); 1455 K St., NW (9a); 14th & H St NW (10:30a); 1401 New York Ave NW (10:30a); Foxhall Square (AU), 3301 New Mexico Ave NW (9a). Details here.
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D.C. Compass workers need a raise
As reported at yesterday’s MWC Delegates Meeting, Compass cafeteria workers in Washington, D.C. are demanding a raise. Members of UNITE HERE 23, they feed the students at prestigious universities including George Washington University, American University, Catholic University of America, and Gallaudet University. Compass cafeteria workers prepare meals for visitors and staff at some of the most-visited museums in the country such as the Smithsonian, and at the World Bank. “While Compass cafeteria workers show up every day to serve at these wealthy and renowned institutions in our nation’s Capital,” says an online petition, “they struggle to pay their bills. Join food service workers in their fight to share in the prosperity — Compass workers need a raise!”
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Seen & Tweeted: CPD Staff Union
“Undaunted and unafraid,” tweeted the Center for Popular Democracy Staff Union yesterday. “We're united in our demand for #OpenBargaining and for the contract and workplace we need and deserve -- and we're ready to act together to make it real.” The CPD union is part of Newspaper Guild Local 35. |
Labor Quote: Dolores Huerta
"Every moment is an organizing opportunity, every person a potential activist, every minute a chance to change the world."
Huerta is co-founder of the United Farm Workers Union. |
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Today’s Labor History
This week’s Labor History Today podcast: The Strange Career of “the Working Class”. Last week’s show: Fred Redmond: “Why Labor History Is Important”
Mark Twain, a lifelong member of the International Typographical Union (now part of CWA), speaks in Hartford, Conn., extolling the Knights of Labor’s commitment to fair treatment of all workers, regardless of race or gender - 1886
800 striking workers at Brown & Sharpe in Kingstown, R.I. are tear-gassed by state and local police in what was to become a losing 17-year-long fight by the Machinists union - 1982
A bitter six and one-half year UAW strike at Caterpillar Inc. ends. The strike and settlement, which included a two-tier wage system and other concessions, deeply divided the union – 1998
David Prosten
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Hiring Hall: DC-area union jobs, plus click here for more listings! |
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Administrative
Accounts Payable Accountant, IBT, based in Washington, DC (Posted: 3/8/2023) District of Columbia
Administrative Assistant - Microsoft Specialist, SMART, based in Washington, DC (Posted: 3/8/2023) District of Columbia
Executive Assistant, SMART, based in Washington, DC (Posted: 3/8/2023) District of Columbia
Communications
Managing Director of Communications, Partnerships, and External Affairs, AFREF, based in Washington, DC (Posted: 3/13/2023) District of Columbia (National search)
Social Media Strategist, Concerted Action, remote / work-from-home (Posted: 3/16/2023)
National Press Secretary, LCV, based in Washington, DC (Posted: 3/17/2023) District of Columbia
Communication Director, NWSEO, based in Washington, DC (Posted: 3/14/2023)
Assistant Director – Executive Speechwriter, SEIU, based in Washington, DC (Posted: 3/7/2023) District of Columbia
Interns
DC Hotel Workers Rising: Summer Organizing Cohort, UNITE HERE 25, based in Washington, DC (Posted: 3/16/2023) District of Columbia
Legal
Legal Administrative Assistant / Paralegal – Legal Department, AAUP, based in Washington, DC (Option for Remote Work) (Posted: 3/10/2023) District of Columbia (National search)
Attorney, AFT, based in Washington, DC (Posted: 3/9/2023) District of Columbia (National search)
Internship – Law Clerks (on-site), UFCW, based in Washington, DC (Posted: 3/8/2023) District of Columbia
Misc
Director of Finance & Operations, AFL-CIO (AFL-CIO Technology Institute), based in Washington, DC (Posted: 3/9/2023) District of Columbia
Labor Relations Specialist – Field Services & Education Department, AFGE, based in Washington, DC (Posted: 3/10/2023) District of Columbia
Campaigns Director, Athena Coalition, Full-Time | Remote – United States (Posted: 3/16/2023)
Associate Manager of Development Administration, LCV, based in Washington, DC (Posted: 3/14/2023) District of Columbia
Assistant Pension Processing Manager, SEIU, based in Washington, DC (Posted: 3/15/2023) District of Columbia
Audit Associate, SMART, based in Washington, DC (Posted: 3/8/2023) District of Columbia
Information Management Coordinator (on-site), UFCW, based in Washington, DC (Posted: 3/8/2023) District of Columbia
Executive Assistant, Public Affairs, MCEA, based in Rockville, MD (Posted: 3/14/2023) Maryland
Staff Representative – AFT-WV Organizing/Professional Educators Group (PEG), based in Charleston, WV (Posted: 3/17/2023) West Virginia
Strategic Planning & Resources Specialist, ALPA, based in McLean, VA (Posted: 3/17/2023) Virginia
UniServ Director – Territories 16 and 17, VEA, based in Fredericksburg, VA (Posted: 3/20/2023) Virginia
Organizing
Organizers – Cannabis Program, UFCW, (Posted: 3/10/2023) District of Columbia
Organizer-In-Training – Public Sector Campaign, SEIU, based in Fairfax, VA (Posted: 3/13/2023) Virginia
Political
Coalition Political Director, Athena Coalition, Full-Time | Remote – United States (Posted: 3/16/2023)
Government Relations Assistant, SMART, based in Washington, DC (Posted: 3/16/2023) District of Columbia
Organizational Specialist – Political and Legislative Affairs, MSEA, based in Annapolis, MD (Posted: 3/17/2023)
Research
Coalition Senior Researcher, Athena Coalition, Full-Time | Remote – United States (Posted: 3/16/2023)
Economic Research Officer, ITUC CSI IGB, based in Washington, DC (Posted: 3/15/2023) District of Columbia
Strategic Researcher (Program Officer II), Solidarity Center, based in Washington, DC (hybrid telework/in-person schedule) (Posted: 3/20/2023) District of Columbia
Research Assistant – Full-Time, ITLC, based in Silver Spring, MD (hybrid) (Posted: 3/9/2023) Maryland |
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