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Airport Union Caucus: Tue, September 13, 2pm – 3pm
Meeting for unions representing airline and airport workers at Dulles and National Airports
Sodexo Workers Rally: Tue, September 13, 3pm – 6pm
Sharon Armesto Memorial Park near U.S. House of Representatives, Corner of C St SE and S Capitol St SE, One block from the Capitol South Metro Station (map)
NoVA Labor Arts Union Caucus: Tue, September 13, 3pm – 4pm
Meeting for unions representing broadcast and performing arts.
DC Labor to Labor Canvass: Sat, September 24, 8am – 2pm
Wards 4, 5 & 6; locations TBA
Info/sign-up here.
NoVA Labor Walks: Sat, September 24, 9am – 1pm
4536 John Marr Dr, Annandale, VA 22003, USA (map)
Contact [email protected] for more information. 727-871-4158.
Maryland Labor to Labor Walks (3 locations): Sat, September 24, 9:30am – 2:00pm
Info/RSVP here.
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On The Air: Missed last week's Your Rights At Work radio show? Listen here: Wade Rathke, Chief Organizer for ACORN on how “Essential workers are taking action.” and organizing. |
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Sodexo workers rally today
Sodexo Workers at the government’s largest food service contractor will rally today at 3p (see Calendar) to expose financial struggles and unequal treatment. The unionized federal building food service workers, members of UNITE HERE Local 23, are calling attention to wages that don’t keep up with inflation and disparate treatment at work. Joining the rally will be Sodexo workers at the House of Representatives, FBI, Fannie Mae, along with other food service workers of UNITE HERE 23 who work in federal buildings, cultural institutions, stadiums, and universities.
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MD/DC AFL-CIO Convention reminder
The official Call for the MD/DC AFL-CIO 33rd Biennial Convention -- Thursday, October 13 - Saturday, October 15 at the – along with credentials and hotel Information have been mailed to all state fed affiliates; if you’re eligible and haven’t yet received your materials, email [email protected]. The Convention will be held at the Baltimore Marriott Waterfront Hotel; deadline to reserve your room at a discounted rate is this Friday, September 16; reservations must be made directly with the hotel – 800-228-9290, 410-385-3000 (be sure to say you’re with the Maryland State and D.C. AFL-CIO Convention for the discount) or click here.
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Labor Quote: Federal Sodexo workers
“We feed the government, we need to feed our families, too.” |
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This week’s Labor History Today podcast: A miasma of metals. Last week’s show: NC Labor History Revealed!.
The Post Office Department orders 25,000 railway mail clerks to shoot to kill any bandits attempting to rob the mail - 1926
Eleven AFSCME-represented prison employees, 33 inmates die in the four-day uprising at New York State’s Attica Prison and the retaking of the prison. The uprising caused the nation to take a closer look at prison conditions, for inmates and their guards alike - 1971 - David Prosten |
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