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.
One-day Strike at Merrifield Starbucks: Thu, November 17, 5am – Fri, November 18, 10am
3046 Gate House Plaza, Falls Church, VA 22042, USA (map)
Montgomery County COPE: Thu, November 17, 10am – 11am
Please email [email protected] for registration link.
Your Rights at Work radio show (WPFW 89.3FM): Thu, November 17, 1pm – 2pm
WPFW 89.3 FM or listen online.
Baltimore Labor Council meeting: Thu, November 17, 7pm – 9pm
Email for call-in details: [email protected]
NoVA Labor monthly meeting: Thu, November 17, 7pm – 9pm
4536 John Marr Dr, Annandale, VA 22003, USA (map) |
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Last week's WPFW's Your Rights At Work radio show: Labor’s helping hands, CLICK HERE to hear Letycia Pastrana, Executive Director of the Metro Washington Labor Council’s Community Services Agency on how CSA helps needy working families in the metro area.
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Workers are unionizing at La Colombe Coffee Roasters in DC
Workers at La Colombe Coffee Roasters in Washington, DC announced plans yesterday to unionize with UFCW Local 400. “We call on management to voluntarily recognize our union,” said the workers. “We are a collective of baristas in Washington, DC committed to making the world better through coffee and to creating a safe, fair, and equitable workplace we can all be proud of.” La Colombe operates five cafes in the District of Columbia. Workers at the Chinatown location (900 6th St NW, Washington, DC 20001) are seeking a union and plan to organize other stores as well. Read more here.
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Children’s National doctors rally over working conditions amid RSV surge
The Washington Post
Hannah Kilcoyne, a first-year resident at Children’s National Hospital, started a recent 14-hour overnight shift with a tall order: spend as much time as possible with newly admitted patients, write treatment plans for each, tend to an anxious father’s questions about his sick child and maintain her humanity. She made it all work but felt fried. She was sure that better working conditions — higher wages, a flexible mental health fund and a patient cap — would make her a better doctor. Kilcoyne, 28, was among dozens of residents and their supporters who rallied Tuesday evening outside Children’s National Hospital in Northwest D.C. to press for these and other benefits as union negotiations continue with the Top 5 children’s hospital. Residents at Children’s National belong to the Committee of Interns and Residents, which is a branch of the Service Employees International Union and represents 22,000 resident physicians and fellows nationwide. Read more here. photo: Oliver Contreras for The Washington Post
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Labor Quote: La Colombe Coffee Roasters baristas
If management there doesn’t voluntarily recognize their union, workers at La Colombe Coffee Roasters in DC say, they’ll file for a union election: “Either way, we are unionizing.” |
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Today’s Labor History
This week’s Labor History Today podcast: For Gene Debs. Last week’s show: Who belongs in the labor movement?
Seattle printers refuse to print anti-labor ad in newspaper – 1919
33 men died on Lake Michigan with the sinking of the Carl D. Bradley during one of the worst storms in the lake’s history. The 623-foot ship, carrying limestone, broke in two. Two crewmen survived – 1958
David Prosten |
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