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 for the PRO Act: Wed, September 21, 8:15am – 9:15am
Windmill Hill Park, 500 South Lee St, Alexandria (map)
Airports Rally for Better Healthcare, Paid Sick Leave & A Living Wage: Wed, September 21, 9:30am – 11:30am
Washington National Airport, Terminal 2, Departures Level, North End Terrace/ Courtyard Area. (map)
Valuing Black Women's Work: Wed, September 21, 12:00pm – 1:30pm
Register here. Virtual panel discussion in recognition of Black Women’s Equal Pay Day.
Your Rights at Work radio show: Thu, September 22, 1pm – 2pm
WPFW 89.3 FM or listen online.
THIS WEEK'S GUESTS: Dan Krauss, "Anthrax Attacks" director (watch now on Netflix), and Dena Briscoe, APWU.
DC Labor to Labor Canvass: Sat, September 24, 9am – 2pm
Multiple locations; Info/sign-up here.
NoVA Labor Walks: Sat, September 24, 9am – 1pm
4536 John Marr Dr, Annandale, VA 22003
Contact [email protected] for more information; 727-871-4158.
Maryland Labor to Labor Walks: Sat, September 24, 9:30am – 2:00pm
Multiple locations; Info/RSVP here
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Missed last week’s Your Rights At Work radio show (WPFW 89.3 FM Thursdays at 1p)? Catch Biden’s labor scorecard here; EPI policy analyst Margaret Poydock on President Biden’s first 18 months, including his key role in the tentative rail settlement averting a nationwide strike. |
Operatic high notes
Artists at the Washington National Opera have a new contract. The three-year deal was approved by leadership at the American Guild of Musical Artists, after being overwhelmingly ratified by the shop, and includes multiple additions and enhancements to the contract language that the union says will improve the working lives of all the Company’s artists. Read more here.
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UFCW 400 gets out WV union vote
“We spent the weekend knocking on doors to get out the vote with the Western Virginia Labor Federation,” tweeted UFCW 400. THANK YOU to everyone who volunteered their time and big thanks to candidate @DeV4Congress for joining us! |
Football, Friends & Fun this Sunday
Fall arrives tomorrow and what better way to celebrate than spending Sunday afternoon at Labor Day with The Commanders football team? Every ticket sold here benefits the Community Services Agency, plus you’ll enjoy a fun-filled day with friends and family while watching some Commanders football. Fun, football, friends; catch it all this Sunday, September 25 at 1p. CLICK HERE FOR TICKETS. Ticket Levels Available: Club Level Seats – starting at $129 (most popular thus far); Lower-Level Seats - starting at $119; Upper-Level Seats – starting at $65. Contact Chris Carter, Account Executive, Group Sales Cell: 804-296-728 or [email protected]
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Union Voice/Readers Write: Locating John Henry
“Your photo (9/20 Today’s Labor History) is of the Talcott WVa tunnel,” writes Saul Schniderman. “The John Henry statue is there. It’s called the Big Bend Tunnel.” |
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Labor Quote: Mother Jones
Who on this date in 1913 led a march of miners' children through the streets of Charleston, West Virginia. Mother Jones, who said: “They began work at 5:30 and quit at 7 at night. Children six years old going home to lie on a straw pallet until time to resume work the next morning!” |
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Today's Labor History
This week’s Labor History Today podcast: It’s not working on the railroad. Last week’s show: A miasma of metals.
Militia sent to Leadville, Colo., to break miners strike - 1896
National Football League Players Assn. members begin what is to become a 57-day strike, their first regular-season walkout ever - 1982
- David Prosten.
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Hiring Hall: DC-area union jobs, plus click here for more listings! |
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Administrative
Secretary II / Office Manager, IBT, based in Washington, DC (Posted: 9/15/2022) District of Columbia
Communications
Social Media Manager, IBT, based in Washington, DC (Posted: 9/15/2022) District of Columbia
Social Media Coordinator, IBT, based in Washington, DC (Posted: 9/15/2022) District of Columbia
Political Communications Manager, IBT, based in Washington, DC (Posted: 9/15/2022) District of Columbia
Media Manager, IBT, based in Washington, DC (Posted: 9/15/2022) District of Columbia
Media Coordinator, IBT, based in Washington, DC (Posted: 9/15/2022) District of Columbia
Digital Media Technician, IBT, based in Washington, DC (Posted: 9/15/2022) District of Columbia
Graphic Designer, IBT, based in Washington, DC (Posted: 9/15/2022) District of Columbia
Web Designer, IBT, based in Washington, DC (Posted: 9/15/2022) District of Columbia
Communications Specialist, NNU, based in Oakland, CA or the Washington, DC area (Posted: 9/15/2022) California, District of Columbia Report Writer/Editor for the Americas, Solidarity Center (9/15) Information Tech
Senior Organizing Data Strategist – Data, Analytics and Infrastructure, AFL-CIO, based in Washington, DC [Headquarters] (Posted: 9/16/2022) District of Columbia
Data and Targeting Specialist – Data and Analytics Department, UFCW, based in Washington, DC (Posted: 9/15/2022) District of Columbia
Legal
Staff Attorney / Labor Specialist, DCNA, based in Washington, DC (Posted: 9/19/2022) District of Columbia
National Negotiator or Assistant Counsel (Negotiations), NTEU, based in Washington, DC (Posted: 9/14/2022) District of Columbia
Law Clerk – Spring 2023, SEIU, based in Washington, DC (Posted: 9/19/2022) District of Columbia
Organizing
Senior Organizing Data Strategist – Data, Analytics and Infrastructure, AFL-CIO, based in Washington, DC [Headquarters] (Posted: 9/16/2022) District of Columbia
Misc
Fellow – Economic Power & Growth Hub, AFL-CIO, based in Washington, DC [Headquarters] (Posted: 9/16/2022) District of Columbia
Assistant Director, Benefits – Human Resources Department, AFSCME, based in Washington, DC (Posted: 9/16/2022) District of Columbia
Project Manager, IBT, based in Washington, DC (Posted: 9/15/2022) District of Columbia
Operations Assistant, SEIU, based in Washington, DC (Posted: 9/15/2022) District of Columbia
Field Representative – Airports Division – Washington, DC; Maryland & Virginia, SEIU 32BJ, based in Washington, DC (Posted: 9/20/2022) District of Columbia, Maryland, Virginia
Lead Field Representative, SEIU 32BJ, based in Washington, DC (covering DC, Maryland, and Virginia) (Posted: 9/20/2022) District of Columbia, Maryland, Virginia
Field Representative, (ACE-AFSCME Local 2250), based in Upper Marlboro, MD (Posted: 9/19/2022) Maryland
Executive Director, (ACE-AFSCME Local 2250), based in Upper Marlboro, MD (Posted: 9/19/2022) Maryland
Contract Specialist, TAAAC, based in Annapolis, MD (Posted: 9/19/2022) Maryland
Rule of Law Program Officer, Solidarity Center (9/15)
Program Officer I for the Americas, Solidarity Center (9/15)
Director of Organizational and Leadership Development Programming, CIWO; CLICK HERE to learn more and apply (9/20).
Organizing
Deputy Director of Organizing and Field Services, AFT, based in Washington, DC (Posted: 9/16/2022) District of Columbia
Senior Organizer – Healthcare Division, SEIU, based in Washington, DC (Posted: 9/16/2022) District of Columbia
Lead Organizer, SEIU 32BJ, based in CT, NY, PA, Washington DC, or Charlotte, NC (Posted: 9/20/2022)
Organizer – Multiple Campaigns, SEIU 32BJ, Based in Charlotte, NC; NY; NJ; PA; CT; Washington, DC (Posted: 9/20/2022)
Organizers – Everybody Deserves a Union (EDU) Fund, Unit of Work, Remote (Posted: 9/15/2022)
Organizing Specialist – Organizing and Field Support, VEA, based in the Hampton Roads/Tidewater area (Posted: 9/15/2022) Virginia
Political
(NVAC) Legislative Representative, AFGE, based in Washington, DC (Posted: 9/14/2022) District of Columbia
Political Communications Manager, IBT, based in Washington, DC (Posted: 9/15/2022) District of Columbia
Organizational Specialist / Lobbyist – Government Relations, MSEA, based in Annapolis, MD (Posted: 9/15/2022) Maryland, New Jersey, Pennsylvania, Virginia
Research
Senior Program/Policy Analyst/Specialist (Health and Safety/Health Policy) – 2-year term, NEA, based in Washington, DC (Posted: 9/15/2022)
Researcher, SMART, based in Washington, DC (Posted: 9/14/2022) District of Columbia
Campaign Researcher, UNITE HERE, may be based in Sacramento, CA; New Haven, CT; Washington, DC; or Seattle, WA (Posted: 9/20/2022) |
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