Today's Labor Calendar
Click here for the complete calendar and details, including all DMV-area Labor-to-Labor GOTV activities. Got something to add or update? Email us at [email protected].
Union City Radio: Wed, October 19, 7:15am – 7:20am WPFW-FM 89.3 FM (map) 2-minute audio version of the Metro Washington Labor Council's Union City newsletter.
Wednesdays with Warner for the PRO Act: Wed, October 19, 8:15am – 9:15am
Windmill Hill Park, 500 South Lee St, Alexandria (map)
DC Labor to Labor Phonebanks: Wed, October 19, 6pm – 8pm
CLICK HERE NOW to RSVP.
It's a Workers' Issue! Abortion Access and the Right to Healthcare: Wed, October 19, 8pm – 10pm
RSVP here.
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WHY THIS ELECTION MATTERS
ISSUES: Health care
“Every worker should have freedom to access the health care we need, including reproductive health care,” says AFL-CIO president Liz Shuler. “And nothing should get in the way of that—not employers, big insurance companies or the government.” But, Shuler adds, “we know the attacks on health care access will only get worse if more extremists are elected. Our fundamental health care freedoms are being threatened like never before.” In this election, labor is supporting candidates who will bring down out-of-pocket expenses, lower the cost of prescription drugs, defend reproductive freedom, and stand up to the powerful drug and insurance companies and politicians who do their bidding.
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QUOTABLE: AFSCME on Lierman & Brown
“AFSCME is ‘All in’ for @BrookeELierman and @RepAnthonyBrown”
Follow AFSCME MD on Twitter. |
VOTING TIPS: When, where and how
Maryland: Mail-in ballots must be postmarked or placed in a designated ballot drop box (en espanol) by 8 pm on November 8, 2022 for the Gubernatorial General Election.
To vote in person, Marylanders can vote during early voting or on election day:
Early voting will be held for 8 days and begin on Thursday, October 27, 2022 through Thursday, November 3, 2022 from 7 am until 8 pm for the Gubernatorial General Election. You can vote early at any early voting center in the county you live in.
Click here for more info on voting in Maryland.
DC: Voters can choose to cast their vote by:
Returning their mail-in ballot using USPS mail or a DCBOE Mail Ballot Drop Box (October 14th - November 8th, 2022).
Voting in person at an Early Vote Center during the Early Voting period (October 31st - November 6th, 2022).
Voting in person at a Vote Center on Election Day (November 8th, 2022)
Click here for more FAQ on Early Voting and Election Day in DC. |
HOW TO GET INVOLVED: GOTV 2022
DC Labor to Labor Phonebanks: Wed, October 19, 6pm – 8pm
CLICK HERE NOW to RSVP.
Maryland Labor Phone Bank: Thu, October 20, 6pm – 8pm
RSVP HERE
DC Labor to Labor Rally & Canvass: Sat, October 22, 9am – 2pm IATSE 22 (map); Info/sign-up here.
NoVA Labor Walks: Sat, October 22, 9am – 1pm 4536 John Marr Dr, Annandale, VA 22003, USA (map) Saturday Walk RSVP Link
Maryland Labor to Labor Walks (multiple locations): Sat, October 22, 9:30am – 2:00pm
Info/RSVP here.
Baltimore Weekend Warriors (1199SEIU labor canvass): October 22, 10:00 AM - 2:00 PM ET
Baltimore County Democratic Club, 301 Allegheny Ave, Towson, MD 21204
Sign Up Now
Prince George's County Weekend Warriors (1199SEIU labor canvass): October 22, 10:00 AM - 2:00 PM ET
AFSCME Council 67 Union Hall, 1400 Mercantile Ln Ste 188, Largo, MD 20774
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Trades: “Art without an audience”
“People think it’s simple to fix a toilet, and they think it’s simple to weld pipe,” says Plumbers Local 5 apprentice Jack Thiess. “A guy I work with says it’s ‘art without an audience’”. The Local 5 training facility in Lanham, Maryland was featured on last Sunday’s CBS Sunday Morning, as veteran reporter and anchor Ted Koppel spoke with Plumbers Local 5 apprentices, journey-workers and leaders about the benefits of regulated union apprenticeships, where workers “get paid to learn a trade”. Local 5 Business Manager T. Smalls said it’s “a myth” that people in the trades are there “because they couldn’t do anything else,” pointing out that trades workers underpin much of modern infrastructure, including highways and I.T. Plumbers Local 5 will be hosting an Open House on November 18 as part of National Apprenticeship Week; click here to RSVP.
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Forester honored by Prince George's County Democratic Central Committee
Metro Washington Labor Council President Dyana Forester received the Prince George's County Democratic Central Committee’s 2022 Labor and Workforce award at the committee’s annual Ploughman & Fisherman Breakfast on October 15. The award honored Forester’s work in the labor movement in Prince George's County. “It was such a wonderful surprise to receive this recognition,” said Forester. “I was honored to accept it on behalf of all the labor leaders and activists in Prince George’s County who have worked so hard for so long to ensure that worker’s voices are heard in the corridors of power.”
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LaborTweets: SEIU 512
SEIU Virginia 512 @SEIUVA512 (Tues., Oct 18): We’re at the @pwcgov board meeting to call for MEANINGFUL collective bargaining rights for (Prince William) county employees and quality public services for all working families! #UnionsForAll #UnionStrong #PWCisforUnions |
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Labor Quote: Merle Travis
It's dark as a dungeon
And damp as the dew
Where danger is double
And pleasures are few
Where the rain never falls
And the sun never shines
It's dark as a dungeon
Way down in the mine
Merle Travis, the songwriter and performer who wrote "Sixteen Tons" & "Dark as a Dungeon," died on this date in 1983. |
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Today’s Labor History
This week’s Labor History Today podcast: No Equal Justice. Last week’s show: Sharecroppers’ struggles for rights and power.
Eugene V. Debs, U.S. labor leader and socialist, dies in Elmhurst, Ill. Among his radical ideas: an eight-hour workday, pensions, workman's compensation, sick leave and social security. He ran for president from a jail cell in 1920 and got a million votes – 1926
Hollywood came under scrutiny as the House Un-American Activities Committee (HUAC) opened hearings into alleged Communist influence within the motion picture industry. Dozens of union members were among those blacklisted following as a result of HUAC’s activities – 1947
Presidential candidate Ronald Reagan writes to PATCO President Robert Poli with this promise: if the union endorses Reagan "I will take whatever steps are necessary to provide our air traffic controllers with the most modern equipment available and to adjust staff levels and work days so that they are commensurate with achieving a maximum degree of public safety." He got the endorsement. Nine months after the election, he fires the air traffic controllers for engaging in an illegal walkout over staffing levels and working conditions - 1980
- David Prosten
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Hiring Hall: DC-area union jobs, plus click here for more listings! |
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Administrative
Administrative Clerk, SEIU 500, based in Gaithersburg, MD (Posted: 10/12/2022) Maryland
Communications
Deputy Communications Director, CJNRC, This is a REMOTE position (Posted: 10/14/2022)
Communications Associate, Full-Time, ITLC, based in Silver Spring, MD (hybrid) (Posted: 10/4/2022) Maryland
Marketing Manager, IUPAT, based in Hanover, MD (Posted: 10/17/2022) Maryland
National Digital Organizer, ROC United, remote (occasional long-distance travel may be required) (Posted: 10/18/2022)
Info Tech
Senior Manager of Information Technology, APWU, based in Washington, DC (Posted: 10/14/2022) District of Columbia
Legal
Staff Attorney / Staff Negotiator, AFA, based in Washington, DC (Posted: 10/7/2022) District of Columbia (National search)
Legal Assistant / Secretary – Women’s Fair Practices Department, AFGE, based in Washington, DC [National Office] (Posted: 10/6/2022) District of Columbia
Attorney, KCNF, based in Washington, DC (Posted: 10/7/2022) District of Columbia (National search)
Misc
Development Director, AFREF, based in Washington, DC or remote (Posted: 10/11/2022) District of Columbia (National search)
Climate Justice Policy Analyst, AFREF, based in Washington, DC or remote (Posted: 10/11/2022) District of Columbia (National search)
Assistant Auditor I – Auditing Department, AFSCME, based in Washington, DC (Posted: 10/18/2022) District of Columbia
Field Auditor I – Auditing Department, AFSCME, based in Washington, DC (Posted: 10/18/2022) District of Columbia
Field Auditor II – Auditing Department, AFSCME, based in Washington, DC (Posted: 10/18/2022) District of Columbia
Associate Director – Federal Government Affairs, AFSCME, based in Washington, DC (Posted: 10/11/2022) District of Columbia
Assistant Controller, APWU, based in Washington, DC (Posted: 10/17/2022) District of Columbia
Finance Operations Coordinator, LCV, based in the Washington, DC Metropolitan Area (this is a hybrid position) (Posted: 10/6/2022) District of Columbia
State Power Senior Campaign Coordinator, SEIU, based in Washington, DC (Posted: 10/17/2022) District of Columbia
Public Safety Program Manager, SEIU, based in Washington, DC (Posted: 10/13/2022) District of Columbia
Field Representative, ACE-AFSCME 2250, based in Upper Marlboro, MD (Posted: 10/14/2022) Maryland
Staff Accountant, ATU, based in Silver Spring, MD (Posted: 10/10/2022) Maryland
Deputy Director of Field Mobilization – Campaigns Department, ATU, based in Silver Spring, MD (Posted: 10/10/2022) Maryland
Grants and Database Assistant, Jobs To Move America, based in Los Angeles, CA (Remote: AL, CA, IL, MD, MS, NY) (Posted: 10/13/2022)
UniServ Director – Eastern Shore, MSEA, based in Easton, MD (Posted: 10/5/2022) Delaware, Maryland, New Jersey, Pennsylvania
UniServ Director – Territory 14-15, VEA, based in Prince William, VA (Posted: 10/10/2022) Virginia
Organizing
National Digital Organizer, ROC United, remote (occasional long-distance travel may be required) (Posted: 10/18/2022)
Organizing Apprenticeship, UNITE HERE 25, based in Washington DC and Northern Virginia (Montgomery County, or Prince George’s County) (Posted: 10/14/2022) District of Columbia, Virginia
Organizing Director, DHNC, location is flexible within western North Carolina (will require regular travel) (Posted: 10/5/2022)
Internal Organizing Business Agent (IOBA), SEIU 668, based in Philadelphia, PA (Posted: 10/5/2022) Delaware, Maryland, New Jersey, Ohio, Pennsylvania, West Virginia
Political
Legislative Assistant – Advocacy Hub, AFL-CIO, based in Washington, DC [Headquarters] (Posted: 10/14/2022)
Advocacy and Legislative Director, AFREF, based in Washington, DC (Posted: 10/17/2022) District of Columbia
Legislative Representative – Legislative & Policy Department, USW, based in Washington, DC (Posted: 10/12/2022) District of Columbia
Research
Research Analyst, SEIU32BJ, based in New York, NY or Washington, DC (Posted: 10/17/2022) District of Columbia, New York
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