Today’s Labor Calendar
Click here for the complete calendar and details. Got something to add or update? Email us at [email protected].
Union City Radio: 7:15am, WPFW-FM 89.3 FM
2-minute audio version of the Metro Washington Labor Council's Union City newsletter.
Rally on Capitol Hill for Pregnant Workers: Thu, December 1, 12:30pm – 1:30pm
Senate Swamp; enter at Delaware and Constitution Ave NE (across from Russell Senate Office Bldg at 2 Constitution Ave NE) (map)
Your Rights at Work radio show (WPFW 89.3FM): Thu, December 1, 1pm – 2pm
WPFW 89.3 FM or listen online.
Today's guests: Local Starbucks workers, sportswriter Dave Zirin, "The Workers Cup" director Adam Sobel, Chad Pearson, author "Capital's Terrorists: Klansmen, Lawmen, and Employers in the Long Nineteenth Century".
Arlington Dems Labor Caucus: Thu, December 1, 6pm – 7pm
Meeting for union members and friends of labor in Arlington.
COMING UP
Monday, December 5: DC Jobs with Justice “I'll Be There” Awards
This year’s awardees include ATU 689, The Museum, Luz Chavez, Migrant Mutual Aid, and National Domestic Workers Alliance – DC. CLICK HERE for tickets/details.
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Rally today for Pregnant Workers Fairness Act
Too many employers still discriminate and retaliate against pregnant workers when they ask for necessary workplace accommodations. The Pregnant Workers Fairness Act (PWFA) would change that, creating a clear standard requiring employers to engage with workers and provide reasonable accommodations to workers with pregnancy-related limitations. Supporters will rally on Capitol Hill today (see Calendar); the PWFA has passed the House with a bipartisan majority and won the support of labor organizations, women’s groups, and the US Conference of Catholic Bishops, and needs only a vote in the Senate to become law.
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UNITE HERE 25 on the ground in Georgia for Warnock
“We are so proud to have Local 25 members on the ground in Georgia pounding the pavement for Rev. Warnock!” tweeted UNITE HERE Local 25 on Tuesday. “We know that a ground game wins elections -- and winning elections builds worker power.” |
Labor On The Move: MD/DC state fed’s Chuck Cook moves on, Wivell steps in
After seven years, Maryland State and DC AFL-CIO Legislative and Political Director Chuck Cook has stepped down to take a position with the Business Network for Offshore Wind, effective December 1st. “My time at the State Fed has been some of the most meaningful work of my life,” said Cook. You can reach Cook at either [email protected] or [email protected]. ATU 689’s Brian Wivell will temporarily taking on legislative and political duties for the state fed; reach him at [email protected].
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Labor Quote: Bread And Roses: Pete Seeger, Si Kahn & Jane Sapp
James Oppenheim’s poem “Bread and Roses” was first published in The American Magazine on this date in 1911; the phrase was originated by state factory inspector Helen Todd around the issue of women's suffrage. |
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