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.
Wednesdays with Warner for the PRO Act: Wed, November 30, 8:15am – 9:15am
Windmill Hill Park, 500 South Lee St, Alexandria (map)
This is the final WwW meeting of the year!
Fairfax County Dems Labor Caucus: Wed, November 30, 7pm – 8pm
Discussion of the Dec. 15 school board's public hearing on collective bargaining, and we will also discuss the Starbucks organizing campaign that’s heating up.
COMING UP...
Thursday, December 1, 12:30pm – 1:30pm: Rally on Capitol Hill for Pregnant Workers
Monday, December 5: DC Jobs with Justice “I'll Be There” Awards
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Grocery workers warn Kroger-Albertsons merger would be a “disaster”
During the pandemic, grocery store workers kept going to work so that the rest of us could eat. Now, as that natural disaster recedes, those same workers see another threat looming. “What will happen to working families when they can’t afford to pay Kroger’s higher prices?” asked Judy Wood, a cake decorator at Albertsons in Orange, California. Wood, a member of UFCW 324, was one of five grocery workers from around the country who came to Capitol Hill on Tuesday to warn that the proposed merger between grocery giants Kroger and Albertsons would have a huge negative impact, not just on consumers and on grocery workers, but on suppliers like farmers and ranchers. The Senate Judiciary Subcommittee on Competition Policy, Antitrust, and Consumer Rights held a hearing on the merger Tuesday afternoon. “Let's be clear, these private equity guys are not from the grocery industry,” said Jane St. Louis, a front end associate at Safeway in Damascus, Maryland, and a member of UFCW 400. “They have never worked in one of our stores. They don't know or care about our business; all they care about is making money for themselves. And now they are trying to give themselves a four billion dollar payday before this merger is even reviewed by the FTC.” “We will not sit back as our communities are destroyed,” vowed Wood. “We will fight this merger because when we fight we win.” Click here for the press conference video.
- report/photo by Chris Garlock/Union City |
That Moment When You Win Your Museum’s Union Election
by Dereck Stafford Mangus
The outdoor sculpture garden at the Baltimore Museum of Art (BMA) is one of my favorite places to be posted. After guarding at the BMA for the past few years, I’ve found that I’m in my best mind while working in the garden. The art is inspiring, the fresh air invigorating. It’s a great place to wander, both physically and mentally. It’s been over a year since workers at the BMA began to organize, and everything was coming down to this moment. I was glad to be in one of my favorite places when the news was announced. When the final vote of 89-to-29 came in, and the dream of a union was realized, waves of joy and gratitude flowed over me…A fine mist filled my eyes and I caught myself holding back the tears.
From HYPERALLERGIC; Dereck Stafford Mangus is an artist and a security guard at the Baltimore Museum of Art; read more here. Follow the Baltimore Museum of Art Union here. |
Labor On The Move: 2 new folks at DC JWJ
DC Jobs with Justice has two new staffers: Eric Butler is the new Data and Communications Organizer and Damiana Dendy is the new Housing Organizer. “Each of them come with a wealth of knowledge, passion, and ideas for our work,” says DC Jobs with Justice Executive Director Elizabeth Falcon. Butler (left) is a local activist, entrepreneur and artist, and Dendy is a tenant and labor organizer. Reach them at [email protected] or [email protected].
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Thai union urges awareness of union busting in Honda supply chain
The Confederation of Industrial Labor of Thailand (CILT) is calling for global labor support to monitor union busting in the Honda Motor supply chain following the firing of five employees at its automotive part supplier, Y-Tec, in Prachinburi. The company violated the Labor Relations Act by firing the five workers for trying to form a union and tried to intimidate other workers who joined the union to quit. This is the second incidence of anti-union discrimination at Y-Tec. The first occurred in 2017 when the company fired more than 30 workers for organizing. CILT represents 75,000 members from the automotive, electrical appliances, electronics, metal, petroleum, chemical, electricity generating, textiles, garment and leather sectors.
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Labor Quote: Dereck Stafford Mangus
“The wave of cultural institutions collectivizing in Baltimore is part of a larger, national movement. Workers the world over are fed up. We want our voices heard. It’s time to listen.”
From That Moment When You Win Your Museum’s Union Election, in HYPERALLERGIC. |
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Today’s Labor History
This week’s Labor History Today podcast: Pins & Needles’ mass appeal. Last week’s show: Finnish North American working class women and music in the early 20th Century.
“Fighting Mary” Eliza McDowell, also known as the “Angel of the Stockyards,” born in Chicago. As a social worker she helped organize the first women’s local of the Amalgamated Meat Cutters Union in 1902 – 1854
Mother Jones died at the Burgess Farm in Adelphi, Md.; “I’m not a lady, I’m a hell-raiser!” – 1930
Unionists and activists shut down World Trade Organization meeting, Seattle, Wash. – 1999
David Prosten
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Hiring Hall: DC-area union jobs, plus click here for more listings! |
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Administrative
Administrative Assistant – Office of the President, AFL-CIO, based in Washington, DC (headquarters) (Posted: 11/17/2022) District of Columbia
Executive Assistant – Office of the Executive Director, AAUP, based in Washington, DC (Posted: 11/22/2022) District of Columbia
Communications
Political and Communications Organizer, ATU 689, based in Forestville, MD (Posted: 11/28/2022) District of Columbia, Maryland, Virginia
Communications Administrative Assistant, PGCEA, Melissa Robinson, [email protected], Subject Line : Communications Administrative Assistant.
Publications and Digital Engagement Editor, EPI, based in Washington, DC (Candidates wishing to work remotely will be considered, with the understanding that periodic travel to EPI’s offices will be required.) (Posted: 11/17/2022) District of Columbia
Legal
Assistant Counsel or National Field Representative, NTEU, based in the Washington, DC Field Office (Posted: 11/21/2022) District of Columbia
Associate General Counsel, UMWA, based in Triangle, VA (in the Washington, DC metro area) (Posted: 11/18/2022) District of Columbia, Maryland, Pennsylvania, Virginia, West Virginia
Misc
Consumer Financial Justice Campaigns Manager, AFREF, based in Washington, DC (remote candidates encouraged to apply) (Posted: 11/22/2022) District of Columbia (National search)
Take on Wall Street Advocacy & Political Manager, AFREF, based in Washington, DC (remote candidates encouraged to apply) (Posted: 11/18/2022) District of Columbia (National search)
Field Auditor III – Auditing Department (2 positions), AFSCME, based in Washington, DC (Posted: 11/16/2022) District of Columbia
Legislative Affairs Specialist III – Federal Government Affairs, AFSCME, based in Washington, DC (Posted: 11/16/2022) District of Columbia
Human Resources Statistician / iMIS Assistant – Accounting, APWU, based in Washington, DC (Posted: 11/16/2022) District of Columbia
Offshore Wind Field Campaigner, CJNRC, this is a REMOTE position (CJNRC is based in New York) (Posted: 11/17/2022)
Strategic Campaigner II, CJNRC, This is a REMOTE position (Posted: 11/17/2022)
Deputy Communications Director, CJNRC, This is a REMOTE position (Posted: 11/17/2022)
COPE & Compliance Supervisor II, CWA, based in Washington, DC (Posted: 11/21/2022) District of Columbia
Pension Analyst, SWMNPF, based in Falls Church, VA (Posted: 11/24/2021) District of Columbia, Virginia
Organizing
Parent Internal and Community Organizer, PGCEA, cover letter, resume and salary requirements to: Yahnae Barner, Executive Director, PGCEA, 8008 Marlboro Pike, Forestville, MD 20747; pgceahelpdesk@pgceaorg, ATTN: Parent and Community Organizer
Organizer, AFT (AFT-VA Local 4261), based in Norfolk, VA (Posted: 11/29/2022)
Organizer, AFT (Hampton Federation of Teachers, AFT Local 4260), based in Hampton, VA (Posted: 11/29/2022)
Assistant Director of Organizing, CWA, based in Washington, DC (Posted: 11/28/2022) District of Columbia (National search)
Organizer, LIUNA-MAROC, based in Morgantown, WV (Posted: 11/29/2022) West Virginia
Organizer In Training – Public Sector Campaign, SEIU, based in Fairfax, VA (Posted: 11/21/2022) Virginia
Organizing Specialist – Organizing and Affiliate Support, VEA, covering Northern Virginia (Alexandria) (Posted: 11/29/2022) Virginia
Political
Political and Communications Organizer, ATU 689, based in Forestville, MD (Posted: 11/28/2022) District of Columbia, Maryland, Virginia
Research
Campaign Researcher, UNITE HERE 25, based in Washington, DC (Posted: 11/16/2022) District of Columbia
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