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Maryland/DC AFL-CIO announces primary endorsements

Annapolis police ratify new union contract with 19% raise

TweetWatch: Senate cafeteria workers, DC nurses, newsroom workers

Today's Labor History

Today's Labor Quote

Hiring Hall: DC-area union staff jobs!!

TODAY'S LABOR CALENDAR; [link removed] click here for complete and latest listings

Union City Radio: 7:15am daily
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Wednesdays with Warner for the PRO Act: Wed, May 25, 8:15am - 9:15am
500 S. Lee St., Alexandria VA

Week 63 of the delicious breakfast gathering at the picnic table in Windmill Hill Park hosted by the Coalition to Repeal Right to Work, asking Senator Warner to support labor's top priority, the PRO Act.

[link removed] Metro DC CLUW meeting: Wed, May 25, 6pm - 8pm


Metro DC CLUW is committed to empowering union women through leadership, education and solidarity. Email us at [email protected] for more information.

Union City Radio: Your Rights at Work: Thu, May 26, 1pm - 2pm

WPFW 89.3 FM or [link removed] listen online.

Guests include: William Attig, Union Veterans Council; Harold Meyerson, The American Prospect.

[link removed] Pride at Work: Thu, May 26, 7:15pm - 8:15pm

Pride at Work is the labor advocacy and support organization for LGBTQ+ rights. Everyone is welcome!

For more info, contact G Nicholson at 540-219-2165.

[link removed] Kim Kelly -- Fight Like Hell: The Untold History of American Labor - with Sara Nelson: Sat, May 28, 5pm - 6pm

Politics and Prose Bookstore, 5015 Connecticut Ave NW, Washington, DC 20008

 

Maryland/DC AFL-CIO announces primary endorsements


The Maryland State and DC AFL-CIO's Committee on Political Education last week voted to endorse candidates in the following statewide races: United States Senate - Chris Van Hollen; Maryland Governor - Tom Perez; Attorney General - Anthony Brown; Comptroller - Brooke Lierman. The state federation's COPE also issued endorsements of candidates from Maryland and the District of Columbia for the House of Representatives and Maryland's General Assembly. [link removed] Click here for a complete list of primary endorsements. "We work to elect proven leaders who will improve the lives of working people, bring fairness and dignity to our workplaces, and secure social equity," said Maryland State and DC AFL-CIO President Donna S. Edwards. "All of the endorsed candidates have long track records of fighting for workers and their families, and this is our opportunity to stand with those who have stood with us."


Annapolis police ratify new union contract with 19% raise

Last week, UFCW Local 400 members at the Annapolis Police Department voted unanimously to ratify a new union contract. The two-year agreement increases starting salaries to $60,000 and provides a 19% pay boost over the life of the contract. Juneteenth was also added as an additional paid holiday, beginning in 2023. "We think this is a big step toward our goal, shared with the city, of recruiting and retaining the best officers," [link removed] said Mike Wilson, UFCW Local 400 Vice President and Executive Assistant to the President. The new collective bargaining agreement covers approximately 104 officers with the Annapolis Police Department.


TweetWatch: Senate cafeteria workers, DC nurses, newsroom workers

Senate cafeteria workers on the move: "STRAIGHT FROM WORK--Senate cafeteria workers began visiting Senators today," (photo) UNITE HERE Local 23 @unitehere23 tweeted last Thursday. "Demanding explicit support in their fight to win a life-changing union contract. Yesterday, workers visited the Architect of the Capitol (he wasn't home). Tomorrow--and the next--workers will keep going."

Nurses sound alarm on staffing crisis: "I greatly appreciate @VP and @Surgeon_General meeting today with @NationalNurses VP LaKisha Little-Smalls, RN and other members of DCNA at @ChildrensNatl in DC," tweeted NNU Executive Director Bonnie Castillo @NNUBonnie. "In this national nurse staffing crisis, the need for federal nurse-to-patient ratios has never been more clear!"

"Covid Is Not Over": "One MILLION people dead in the United States," tweeted NNU Political Director Ken Zinn @kennethzinn. "This is a calamity of epic proportions. How many more have to die before public health authorities start taking appropriate actions during this current surge? Hospitalizations are ⬆️31% over the last 2 weeks. #CovidIsNotOver"

The Hill workers press on: "An overwhelming majority of the reporters, social media curators, designers, copy editors and other newsroom workers at The Hill have formed a union to advance more equitable and transparent working conditions and strengthen our journalism," tweeted The Hill Guild @hillguild on May 18. On Monday they tweeted that "We learned this weekend that nexstar management (The Hill's parent company) has decided not to voluntarily recognize our union. while we're disappointed with that decision, we're confident we will be able to secure a victory in an nlrb supervised election."


Daily Kos workers vote in union: "Yesterday, upon completing our card count, @DailyKosGuild was officially certified as the representative of a majority of @dailykos employees across the country," the Daily Kos Guild tweeted last Thursday. "We are deeply inspired by our members' hard work over this nearly three-year organizing drive, who came together to support a more extensive and collective voice in the work of Daily Kos. As we begin bargaining our first contract, we will seek to improve workplace culture and morale, staff development/retention, reduce staff burnout, and secure additional employee resources through programs, wages, and benefits."


Labor Quote: Mike Wilson

"This hate that's being spread in these racist conspiracy theories that are being spread on Fox News, or from various Republican candidates, this is creating a really, grave danger for our members every day."

Mike Wilson, UFCW 400 Special Assistant to the President, on last week's [link removed] Your Rights At Work radio show; local 400 represents area supermarket workers.

 

Today's Labor History

This week's Labor History Today podcast: [link removed] Forced labour during the "Dirty Thirties"; Last week's show: [link removed] Blood, guts, and organizing.

May 25
Pressured by employers, striking shoemakers in Philadelphia are arrested and charged with criminal conspiracy for violating an English common law that bars schemes aimed at forcing wage increases. The strike was broken - 1805

Thousands of unemployed WWI veterans arrive in Washington, D.C. to demand early payment of a bonus they had been told would get, but not until 1945. They built a shantytown near the U.S. Capitol but were burned out by U.S. troops after two months - 1932 photo: police clash with Bonus Army marchers.

The notorious 11-month Remington Rand strike begins. The strike spawned the "Mohawk Valley (NY) formula," described by investigators as a corporate plan to discredit union leaders, frighten the public with the threat of violence, employ thugs to beat up strikers, and other tactics. The National Labor Relations Board termed the formula "a battle plan for industrial war." - 1936

May 26

Men and women weavers in Pawtucket, R.I. stage nation's first "co-ed" strike - 1824

Battle of the Overpass, Ford thugs beat United Auto Workers organizers - 1937

One hundred thousand steel workers and miners in mines owned by steel companies strike in seven states. The Memorial Day Massacre, in which ten strikers were killed by police at Republic Steel in Chicago, took place four days later, on May 30 - 1937

- David Prosten.

 

Hiring Hall: DC-area union jobs, plus [link removed] click here for more listingshttp://www.dclabor.org/hiring-hall.html !

Administrative
[link removed] Accounts Payable Accountant, Teamsters, based in Washington, DC (Posted: 5/17/2022) District of Columbia

[link removed] Junior Clerk Typist, IAM, based in Upper Marlboro, MD (Posted: 5/19/2022) Maryland
[link removed] Administrative Specialist, SMWNPF (Sheet Metal Workers' National Pension Fund), based in Falls Church, VA (Posted: 5/19/2022) Virginia

[link removed] Contribution Compliance Auditor, SMWNPF (Sheet Metal Workers' National Pension Fund), based in Falls Church, VA (Posted: 5/18/2022) Virginia

Communications
[link removed] Public Affairs Administrator, NATCA

[link removed] Website Administrator, NATCA
[link removed] Art and Design Administrator, NATCA

Information Tech
[link removed] Micro Computer Support Specialist (Grade 10), CWA, based in Washington, DC (Posted: 5/23/2022) District of Columbia

Misc
[link removed] Director of Labor and Member Engagement, DMO (Democratic Municipal Officials), based in Washington, DC (non-negotiable - office at the AFL-CIO Building, position includes travel) (Posted: 5/17/2022) District of Columbia

[link removed] Accounts Payable Accountant, Teamsters, based in Washington, DC (Posted: 5/17/2022) District of Columbia
[link removed] Deputy Director for Policy, SEIU 32BJ, based in New York City, NY or Washington, DC (Posted: 5/23/2022) District of Columbia, New York

[link removed] Lead Field Representative - Washington, DC; Maryland & Virginia, SEIU 32BJ, based in Washington, DC (Posted: 5/23/2022) District of Columbia
[link removed] Staff Representative, HPAE (Health Professionals and Allied Employees/AFT), for covering New Jersey (Posted: 5/23/2022) New Jersey (National search)

[link removed] Executive Director, MNA (Minnesota Nurses Association), based in St. Paul, MN (Posted: 5/19/2022) Minnesota (National search)
[link removed] Executive Director, AFSCME (ACE-AFSCME Local 2250), based in Upper Marlboro, MD (Posted: 5/23/2022) Maryland

[link removed] Field Representative, AFSCME (ACE-AFSCME Local 2250), based in Upper Marlboro, MD (Posted: 5/18/2022) Maryland

Organizing

[link removed] National Organizing Manager - Economic Justice Team, CPD (Center for Popular Democracy), offices based in New York City, NY and Washington, DC (will consider candidates who live outside our office areas but within the US) (Posted: 5/17/2022)

[link removed] Integrated Campaign Coordinator, SEIU, based in Washington, DC (Posted: 5/20/2022) District of Columbia

[link removed] National Organizing Manager - Economic Justice Team, CPD (Center for Popular Democracy), offices based in New York City, NY and Washington, DC (will consider candidates who live outside our office areas but within the US) (Posted: 5/17/2022)

[link removed] National Organizer - District 4, AFGE, for covering District 4 (Maryland, North Carolina, Virginia, West Virginia) (Posted: 5/17/2022) Maryland, North Carolina, Virginia, West Virginia

Political
[link removed] Political Accounting Apprentice, AFSCME, based in Washington, DC (Posted: 5/20/2022) District of Columbia


 

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