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UNEMPLOYMENT HELP
Tonya Love, Program Director 202-974-8159 fax: 202-974-8152 tlove@dclabor.org Lolita Martin, Attorney 202-974-8149lmartin@dclabor.org
DC LABORFEST
2021 DC Labor FilmFest line-up released! April 30–June 6 Organized and presented by the Metropolitan Washington Council, AFL-CIO and the AFI Silver, the 2021 DC Labor FilmFest features a wide-ranging selection of films about work, workers and the wider issues affecting workers' lives. This year, for its 20th edition, the festival goes virtual, presenting a lineup of outstanding work-related TODAY’S LABOR QUOTE: ORGANIZERS OF THE 2021 GREAT LABOR "In the words of Mother Jones, ‘Pray for the dead and fight like hell for the living!’ and so we shall, with cultural expressions of solidarity to lift spirits and inspire action.” The Labor TRANSDEV FIRES ATU LEADER IN “BLATANT UNION-BUSTING MOVE Transdev fires ATU leader in “Blatant union-busting move”. 9/23/2020. ATU Local 1764 reports that Transdev, the company which operates the Fairfax Connector bus service, is back to its old union-busting ways. Transdev has fired ATU Local 1764 shop steward Vance Young in retaliation for his union activities, the union says. MONTGOMERY COUNTY EMPLOYEES REACH AGREEMENT ON WORKING After more than two weeks of “often contentious negotiations,” UFCW 1994/MCGEO reports that they’ve reached an agreement with Montgomery County on how to THE SOUND OF DEMOCRACY: A GLOBAL NOISE BARRAGE FOR MYANMAR The Sound of Democracy: A Global Noise Barrage for Myanmar. 2/11/2021. The Myanmar trade union movement is taking a leading role in protest and strike actions against the military coup that took place there on February 1. “The Sound of Democracy: A Global Noise Barrage for Myanmar" -- a socially-distanced action -- will start at 12:30 today JANITORS FILE 4TH ROUND OF CHARGES AGAINST GMU SUBS 3/10/2021. Non-union janitors at George Mason University have filed a fourth round of federal charges against LT Services and two of its subcontractors, reports 32BJ SEIU. Janitors accuse the employers of illegally interrogating and intimidating workers, and retaliating against workers trying to organize a union by creating more onerousworking
METRO WASHINGTON COUNCIL AFL-CIO 42:28 Working to Live in SW Washington, The Rick Smith Show, Educating From the Heart, BCTGM Voices, Monday Morning QB and MyLaborRadio. 56:02 Rick Smith Show, America's Work Force Radio, Building Bridges, Laborwave Radio, the SAG-AFTRA Podcast, IN MEMORIAM: NELVIN RANSOME, UFCW 1994 In Memoriam: Nelvin Ransome, UFCW 1994. 1/5/2021. Long-time UFCW Local 1994 Recorder and union brother Nelvin Ransome passed away on December 17 from COVID-related complications, reported 1994 president Gino Renne. "Nelvin was a fierce warrior for the entire labor movement,” said Renne. “We are raw from this news. Nelvin’s passing leaves METRO WASHINGTON COUNCIL AFL-CIO Metro Washington Council afl-cio. Washington Gas workers reach agreement, avoiding strike. 5/31/2021. Teamsters 96 has reached a tentative agreement with AltaGas negotiators on a new contract for Washington Gas workers. “We’ve won a fair contract that delivers more than 15% in our paychecks over five years and protects quality,affordable
UNEMPLOYMENT HELP
Tonya Love, Program Director 202-974-8159 fax: 202-974-8152 tlove@dclabor.org Lolita Martin, Attorney 202-974-8149lmartin@dclabor.org
DC LABORFEST
2021 DC Labor FilmFest line-up released! April 30–June 6 Organized and presented by the Metropolitan Washington Council, AFL-CIO and the AFI Silver, the 2021 DC Labor FilmFest features a wide-ranging selection of films about work, workers and the wider issues affecting workers' lives. This year, for its 20th edition, the festival goes virtual, presenting a lineup of outstanding work-related TODAY’S LABOR QUOTE: ORGANIZERS OF THE 2021 GREAT LABOR "In the words of Mother Jones, ‘Pray for the dead and fight like hell for the living!’ and so we shall, with cultural expressions of solidarity to lift spirits and inspire action.” The Labor TRANSDEV FIRES ATU LEADER IN “BLATANT UNION-BUSTING MOVE Transdev fires ATU leader in “Blatant union-busting move”. 9/23/2020. ATU Local 1764 reports that Transdev, the company which operates the Fairfax Connector bus service, is back to its old union-busting ways. Transdev has fired ATU Local 1764 shop steward Vance Young in retaliation for his union activities, the union says. MONTGOMERY COUNTY EMPLOYEES REACH AGREEMENT ON WORKING After more than two weeks of “often contentious negotiations,” UFCW 1994/MCGEO reports that they’ve reached an agreement with Montgomery County on how to THE SOUND OF DEMOCRACY: A GLOBAL NOISE BARRAGE FOR MYANMAR The Sound of Democracy: A Global Noise Barrage for Myanmar. 2/11/2021. The Myanmar trade union movement is taking a leading role in protest and strike actions against the military coup that took place there on February 1. “The Sound of Democracy: A Global Noise Barrage for Myanmar" -- a socially-distanced action -- will start at 12:30 today JANITORS FILE 4TH ROUND OF CHARGES AGAINST GMU SUBS 3/10/2021. Non-union janitors at George Mason University have filed a fourth round of federal charges against LT Services and two of its subcontractors, reports 32BJ SEIU. Janitors accuse the employers of illegally interrogating and intimidating workers, and retaliating against workers trying to organize a union by creating more onerousworking
METRO WASHINGTON COUNCIL AFL-CIO 42:28 Working to Live in SW Washington, The Rick Smith Show, Educating From the Heart, BCTGM Voices, Monday Morning QB and MyLaborRadio. 56:02 Rick Smith Show, America's Work Force Radio, Building Bridges, Laborwave Radio, the SAG-AFTRA Podcast, IN MEMORIAM: NELVIN RANSOME, UFCW 1994 In Memoriam: Nelvin Ransome, UFCW 1994. 1/5/2021. Long-time UFCW Local 1994 Recorder and union brother Nelvin Ransome passed away on December 17 from COVID-related complications, reported 1994 president Gino Renne. "Nelvin was a fierce warrior for the entire labor movement,” said Renne. “We are raw from this news. Nelvin’s passing leavesCOMMUNITY SERVICES
George Farenthold at 315-730-2698. Financial Assistance. CSA: Limited assistance is available from the Community Services Agency of the Metropolitan Washington AFL-CIO. Email referral to sducote@dclabor.org. Must obtain Emergency Assistance referral from a Metropolitan Washington Council affiliated union; Must not havepreviously received
ABOUT US - METRO WASHINGTON COUNCIL AFL-CIO about the metro washington council. As the voice of working people in local communities across the United States, the AFL-CIO Central Labor Councils are the heart of the American labor movement. By uniting the labor movement and mobilizing the local community, the Councils play a critical role on local, state and national issues as we work to TODAY'S LABOR HISTORY TODAY'S LABOR HISTORY. 5/21/2021. This week’s Labor History Today podcast: Passaic textile strike & LAWCHA preview . Last week’s show: Sea Shanties and the Pleasure of Work. May 21. The “Little Wagner Act” is signed in Hawaii, guaranteeing pineapple and sugar workers the right to bargain collectively. After negotiations failed a TODAY'S LABOR CALENDAR click here for complete and latest listings DC Labor FilmFest: 20 Years of Great Labor Films! Click here for tickets.All films available now (through June 6): WORK SONGS * THE LUNCHROOM * IDA B. WELLS: A PASSION FOR JUSTICE * MISS MARX * THE CHAMBERMAID * THE WHISTLE AT EATON FALLS * NASRIN * THE NEW DEAL FOR ARTISTS CATEGORY: UNION CITY RADIO For today's labor news reports, go to dclabor.org, and for the latest local labor calendar, go to dclabor.org and click on Calendar. Here’s today's labor history: On this date in 1850, machinist TODAY'S LABOR HISTORY This week’s Labor History Today podcast: Sea Shanties and the Pleasure of Work. Last week’s show: 50 years of “Strike!” May 14 Milwaukee brewery workers begin 10-week strike, demanding contracts comparable to East and West coast workers.RETROLABOR: 1980
This photo is from the 1980 Labor Songs and Labor Lore class at the George Meany Center, which was the precursor of the Great Labor Arts Exchange (this year’s edition runs June 17 BLOG POSTS - METRO WASHINGTON COUNCIL AFL-CIO Local DC labor activists will rally this morning to support two jailed Korean labor leaders, Han Sang-gyun and Lee Young-joo. Han (right) and Lee were charged with a number of crimes, including sedition, after organizing a series of protests against regressive labor law reforms.The AFL-CIO International Department, along with AFT, UAW, USW, and APALA, is holding the demonstration outside theRETROLABOR: 1984
Retired Community Services Agency Executive Director – and unofficial MWC archivist/historian -- Kathleen McKirchy kicks off a new UC feature today. RetroLabor will feature your photos and stories ATU STATEMENT ON THE TRAGEDY IN SAN JOSE Amalgamated Transit Union (ATU) International President John Costa released the following statement on the fatal shooting at a VTA rail facility in San Jose, California: “We are shocked and deeply saddened by the multiple fatalities and injuries at a shooting today at a VTA rail facility in San Jose, California. Our hearts and prayers are with our sisters, brothers and their families at ATU METRO WASHINGTON COUNCIL AFL-CIO Metro Washington Council afl-cio. Washington Gas workers reach agreement, avoiding strike. 5/31/2021. Teamsters 96 has reached a tentative agreement with AltaGas negotiators on a new contract for Washington Gas workers. “We’ve won a fair contract that delivers more than 15% in our paychecks over five years and protects quality,affordable
UNEMPLOYMENT HELP
Tonya Love, Program Director 202-974-8159 fax: 202-974-8152 tlove@dclabor.org Lolita Martin, Attorney 202-974-8149lmartin@dclabor.org
DC LABORFEST
2021 DC Labor FilmFest line-up released! April 30–June 6 Organized and presented by the Metropolitan Washington Council, AFL-CIO and the AFI Silver, the 2021 DC Labor FilmFest features a wide-ranging selection of films about work, workers and the wider issues affecting workers' lives. This year, for its 20th edition, the festival goes virtual, presenting a lineup of outstanding work-related TODAY’S LABOR QUOTE: ORGANIZERS OF THE 2021 GREAT LABOR "In the words of Mother Jones, ‘Pray for the dead and fight like hell for the living!’ and so we shall, with cultural expressions of solidarity to lift spirits and inspire action.” The Labor TRANSDEV FIRES ATU LEADER IN “BLATANT UNION-BUSTING MOVE Transdev fires ATU leader in “Blatant union-busting move”. 9/23/2020. ATU Local 1764 reports that Transdev, the company which operates the Fairfax Connector bus service, is back to its old union-busting ways. Transdev has fired ATU Local 1764 shop steward Vance Young in retaliation for his union activities, the union says. MONTGOMERY COUNTY EMPLOYEES REACH AGREEMENT ON WORKING After more than two weeks of “often contentious negotiations,” UFCW 1994/MCGEO reports that they’ve reached an agreement with Montgomery County on how to THE SOUND OF DEMOCRACY: A GLOBAL NOISE BARRAGE FOR MYANMAR The Sound of Democracy: A Global Noise Barrage for Myanmar. 2/11/2021. The Myanmar trade union movement is taking a leading role in protest and strike actions against the military coup that took place there on February 1. “The Sound of Democracy: A Global Noise Barrage for Myanmar" -- a socially-distanced action -- will start at 12:30 today JANITORS FILE 4TH ROUND OF CHARGES AGAINST GMU SUBS 3/10/2021. Non-union janitors at George Mason University have filed a fourth round of federal charges against LT Services and two of its subcontractors, reports 32BJ SEIU. Janitors accuse the employers of illegally interrogating and intimidating workers, and retaliating against workers trying to organize a union by creating more onerousworking
METRO WASHINGTON COUNCIL AFL-CIO 42:28 Working to Live in SW Washington, The Rick Smith Show, Educating From the Heart, BCTGM Voices, Monday Morning QB and MyLaborRadio. 56:02 Rick Smith Show, America's Work Force Radio, Building Bridges, Laborwave Radio, the SAG-AFTRA Podcast, IN MEMORIAM: NELVIN RANSOME, UFCW 1994 In Memoriam: Nelvin Ransome, UFCW 1994. 1/5/2021. Long-time UFCW Local 1994 Recorder and union brother Nelvin Ransome passed away on December 17 from COVID-related complications, reported 1994 president Gino Renne. "Nelvin was a fierce warrior for the entire labor movement,” said Renne. “We are raw from this news. Nelvin’s passing leaves METRO WASHINGTON COUNCIL AFL-CIO Metro Washington Council afl-cio. Washington Gas workers reach agreement, avoiding strike. 5/31/2021. Teamsters 96 has reached a tentative agreement with AltaGas negotiators on a new contract for Washington Gas workers. “We’ve won a fair contract that delivers more than 15% in our paychecks over five years and protects quality,affordable
UNEMPLOYMENT HELP
Tonya Love, Program Director 202-974-8159 fax: 202-974-8152 tlove@dclabor.org Lolita Martin, Attorney 202-974-8149lmartin@dclabor.org
DC LABORFEST
2021 DC Labor FilmFest line-up released! April 30–June 6 Organized and presented by the Metropolitan Washington Council, AFL-CIO and the AFI Silver, the 2021 DC Labor FilmFest features a wide-ranging selection of films about work, workers and the wider issues affecting workers' lives. This year, for its 20th edition, the festival goes virtual, presenting a lineup of outstanding work-related TODAY’S LABOR QUOTE: ORGANIZERS OF THE 2021 GREAT LABOR "In the words of Mother Jones, ‘Pray for the dead and fight like hell for the living!’ and so we shall, with cultural expressions of solidarity to lift spirits and inspire action.” The Labor TRANSDEV FIRES ATU LEADER IN “BLATANT UNION-BUSTING MOVE Transdev fires ATU leader in “Blatant union-busting move”. 9/23/2020. ATU Local 1764 reports that Transdev, the company which operates the Fairfax Connector bus service, is back to its old union-busting ways. Transdev has fired ATU Local 1764 shop steward Vance Young in retaliation for his union activities, the union says. MONTGOMERY COUNTY EMPLOYEES REACH AGREEMENT ON WORKING After more than two weeks of “often contentious negotiations,” UFCW 1994/MCGEO reports that they’ve reached an agreement with Montgomery County on how to THE SOUND OF DEMOCRACY: A GLOBAL NOISE BARRAGE FOR MYANMAR The Sound of Democracy: A Global Noise Barrage for Myanmar. 2/11/2021. The Myanmar trade union movement is taking a leading role in protest and strike actions against the military coup that took place there on February 1. “The Sound of Democracy: A Global Noise Barrage for Myanmar" -- a socially-distanced action -- will start at 12:30 today JANITORS FILE 4TH ROUND OF CHARGES AGAINST GMU SUBS 3/10/2021. Non-union janitors at George Mason University have filed a fourth round of federal charges against LT Services and two of its subcontractors, reports 32BJ SEIU. Janitors accuse the employers of illegally interrogating and intimidating workers, and retaliating against workers trying to organize a union by creating more onerousworking
METRO WASHINGTON COUNCIL AFL-CIO 42:28 Working to Live in SW Washington, The Rick Smith Show, Educating From the Heart, BCTGM Voices, Monday Morning QB and MyLaborRadio. 56:02 Rick Smith Show, America's Work Force Radio, Building Bridges, Laborwave Radio, the SAG-AFTRA Podcast, IN MEMORIAM: NELVIN RANSOME, UFCW 1994 In Memoriam: Nelvin Ransome, UFCW 1994. 1/5/2021. Long-time UFCW Local 1994 Recorder and union brother Nelvin Ransome passed away on December 17 from COVID-related complications, reported 1994 president Gino Renne. "Nelvin was a fierce warrior for the entire labor movement,” said Renne. “We are raw from this news. Nelvin’s passing leavesCOMMUNITY SERVICES
George Farenthold at 315-730-2698. Financial Assistance. CSA: Limited assistance is available from the Community Services Agency of the Metropolitan Washington AFL-CIO. Email referral to sducote@dclabor.org. Must obtain Emergency Assistance referral from a Metropolitan Washington Council affiliated union; Must not havepreviously received
ABOUT US - METRO WASHINGTON COUNCIL AFL-CIO about the metro washington council. As the voice of working people in local communities across the United States, the AFL-CIO Central Labor Councils are the heart of the American labor movement. By uniting the labor movement and mobilizing the local community, the Councils play a critical role on local, state and national issues as we work to TODAY'S LABOR CALENDAR click here for complete and latest listings DC Labor FilmFest: 20 Years of Great Labor Films! Click here for tickets.All films available now (through June 6): WORK SONGS * THE LUNCHROOM * IDA B. WELLS: A PASSION FOR JUSTICE * MISS MARX * THE CHAMBERMAID * THE WHISTLE AT EATON FALLS * NASRIN * THE NEW DEAL FOR ARTISTS CATEGORY: UNION CITY RADIO For today's labor news reports, go to dclabor.org, and for the latest local labor calendar, go to dclabor.org and click on Calendar. Here’s today's labor history: On this date in 1850, machinist TODAY'S LABOR HISTORY 3,500 immigrant miners begin Clifton-Morenci, Ariz. copper strike – 1903. 12,500 longshoremen strike the Pacific coast, from San Diego to Bellingham. Demands included a closed shop and a wage increase to 55 cents an hour for handling general cargo - 1916. As many as 60,000 railroad shopmen strike to protest cuts in wages – 1922. TODAY'S LABOR HISTORY This week’s Labor History Today podcast: Sea Shanties and the Pleasure of Work. Last week’s show: 50 years of “Strike!” May 14 Milwaukee brewery workers begin 10-week strike, demanding contracts comparable to East and West coast workers.RETROLABOR: 1980
This photo is from the 1980 Labor Songs and Labor Lore class at the George Meany Center, which was the precursor of the Great Labor Arts Exchange (this year’s edition runs June 17 BLOG POSTS - METRO WASHINGTON COUNCIL AFL-CIO Local DC labor activists will rally this morning to support two jailed Korean labor leaders, Han Sang-gyun and Lee Young-joo. Han (right) and Lee were charged with a number of crimes, including sedition, after organizing a series of protests against regressive labor law reforms.The AFL-CIO International Department, along with AFT, UAW, USW, and APALA, is holding the demonstration outside theRETROLABOR: 1984
Retired Community Services Agency Executive Director – and unofficial MWC archivist/historian -- Kathleen McKirchy kicks off a new UC feature today. RetroLabor will feature your photos and stories ATU STATEMENT ON THE TRAGEDY IN SAN JOSE Amalgamated Transit Union (ATU) International President John Costa released the following statement on the fatal shooting at a VTA rail facility in San Jose, California: “We are shocked and deeply saddened by the multiple fatalities and injuries at a shooting today at a VTA rail facility in San Jose, California. Our hearts and prayers are with our sisters, brothers and their families at ATU METRO WASHINGTON COUNCIL AFL-CIO Metro Washington Council afl-cio. Washington Gas workers reach agreement, avoiding strike. 5/31/2021. Teamsters 96 has reached a tentative agreement with AltaGas negotiators on a new contract for Washington Gas workers. “We’ve won a fair contract that delivers more than 15% in our paychecks over five years and protects quality,affordable
UNEMPLOYMENT HELP
Tonya Love, Program Director 202-974-8159 fax: 202-974-8152 tlove@dclabor.org Lolita Martin, Attorney 202-974-8149lmartin@dclabor.org
DC LABORFEST
2021 DC Labor FilmFest line-up released! April 30–June 6 Organized and presented by the Metropolitan Washington Council, AFL-CIO and the AFI Silver, the 2021 DC Labor FilmFest features a wide-ranging selection of films about work, workers and the wider issues affecting workers' lives. This year, for its 20th edition, the festival goes virtual, presenting a lineup of outstanding work-related TODAY’S LABOR QUOTE: ORGANIZERS OF THE 2021 GREAT LABOR "In the words of Mother Jones, ‘Pray for the dead and fight like hell for the living!’ and so we shall, with cultural expressions of solidarity to lift spirits and inspire action.” The Labor TRANSDEV FIRES ATU LEADER IN “BLATANT UNION-BUSTING MOVE Transdev fires ATU leader in “Blatant union-busting move”. 9/23/2020. ATU Local 1764 reports that Transdev, the company which operates the Fairfax Connector bus service, is back to its old union-busting ways. Transdev has fired ATU Local 1764 shop steward Vance Young in retaliation for his union activities, the union says. THE SOUND OF DEMOCRACY: A GLOBAL NOISE BARRAGE FOR MYANMAR The Sound of Democracy: A Global Noise Barrage for Myanmar. 2/11/2021. The Myanmar trade union movement is taking a leading role in protest and strike actions against the military coup that took place there on February 1. “The Sound of Democracy: A Global Noise Barrage for Myanmar" -- a socially-distanced action -- will start at 12:30 today METRO WASHINGTON COUNCIL AFL-CIO 42:28 Working to Live in SW Washington, The Rick Smith Show, Educating From the Heart, BCTGM Voices, Monday Morning QB and MyLaborRadio. 56:02 Rick Smith Show, America's Work Force Radio, Building Bridges, Laborwave Radio, the SAG-AFTRA Podcast, METROACCESS CALL CENTER WORKERS STRIKE MetroAccess Call Center workers, represented by Amalgamated Transit Union (ATU) Local 689, went on strike at 10:30 am today, in protest of WMATA contractor MV Transportation’s poor treatment and unfair labor practices. “MV left us with no other choice but to walk off the job,” said ATU International President John Costa. 'LEGENDARY' JOHN SWEENEY PASSES 2/1/2021. AFL-CIO President Richard Trumka released the following statement yesterday on the passing of AFL-CIO President Emeritus John Sweeney: John Sweeney was a legend, plain and simple. He was guided into unionism by his Catholic faith, and not a single day passed by when he didn’t put the needs of working people first. IN MEMORIAM: NELVIN RANSOME, UFCW 1994 In Memoriam: Nelvin Ransome, UFCW 1994. 1/5/2021. Long-time UFCW Local 1994 Recorder and union brother Nelvin Ransome passed away on December 17 from COVID-related complications, reported 1994 president Gino Renne. "Nelvin was a fierce warrior for the entire labor movement,” said Renne. “We are raw from this news. Nelvin’s passing leaves METRO WASHINGTON COUNCIL AFL-CIO Metro Washington Council afl-cio. Washington Gas workers reach agreement, avoiding strike. 5/31/2021. Teamsters 96 has reached a tentative agreement with AltaGas negotiators on a new contract for Washington Gas workers. “We’ve won a fair contract that delivers more than 15% in our paychecks over five years and protects quality,affordable
UNEMPLOYMENT HELP
Tonya Love, Program Director 202-974-8159 fax: 202-974-8152 tlove@dclabor.org Lolita Martin, Attorney 202-974-8149lmartin@dclabor.org
DC LABORFEST
2021 DC Labor FilmFest line-up released! April 30–June 6 Organized and presented by the Metropolitan Washington Council, AFL-CIO and the AFI Silver, the 2021 DC Labor FilmFest features a wide-ranging selection of films about work, workers and the wider issues affecting workers' lives. This year, for its 20th edition, the festival goes virtual, presenting a lineup of outstanding work-related TODAY’S LABOR QUOTE: ORGANIZERS OF THE 2021 GREAT LABOR "In the words of Mother Jones, ‘Pray for the dead and fight like hell for the living!’ and so we shall, with cultural expressions of solidarity to lift spirits and inspire action.” The Labor TRANSDEV FIRES ATU LEADER IN “BLATANT UNION-BUSTING MOVE Transdev fires ATU leader in “Blatant union-busting move”. 9/23/2020. ATU Local 1764 reports that Transdev, the company which operates the Fairfax Connector bus service, is back to its old union-busting ways. Transdev has fired ATU Local 1764 shop steward Vance Young in retaliation for his union activities, the union says. THE SOUND OF DEMOCRACY: A GLOBAL NOISE BARRAGE FOR MYANMAR The Sound of Democracy: A Global Noise Barrage for Myanmar. 2/11/2021. The Myanmar trade union movement is taking a leading role in protest and strike actions against the military coup that took place there on February 1. “The Sound of Democracy: A Global Noise Barrage for Myanmar" -- a socially-distanced action -- will start at 12:30 today METRO WASHINGTON COUNCIL AFL-CIO 42:28 Working to Live in SW Washington, The Rick Smith Show, Educating From the Heart, BCTGM Voices, Monday Morning QB and MyLaborRadio. 56:02 Rick Smith Show, America's Work Force Radio, Building Bridges, Laborwave Radio, the SAG-AFTRA Podcast, METROACCESS CALL CENTER WORKERS STRIKE MetroAccess Call Center workers, represented by Amalgamated Transit Union (ATU) Local 689, went on strike at 10:30 am today, in protest of WMATA contractor MV Transportation’s poor treatment and unfair labor practices. “MV left us with no other choice but to walk off the job,” said ATU International President John Costa. 'LEGENDARY' JOHN SWEENEY PASSES 2/1/2021. AFL-CIO President Richard Trumka released the following statement yesterday on the passing of AFL-CIO President Emeritus John Sweeney: John Sweeney was a legend, plain and simple. He was guided into unionism by his Catholic faith, and not a single day passed by when he didn’t put the needs of working people first. IN MEMORIAM: NELVIN RANSOME, UFCW 1994 In Memoriam: Nelvin Ransome, UFCW 1994. 1/5/2021. Long-time UFCW Local 1994 Recorder and union brother Nelvin Ransome passed away on December 17 from COVID-related complications, reported 1994 president Gino Renne. "Nelvin was a fierce warrior for the entire labor movement,” said Renne. “We are raw from this news. Nelvin’s passing leavesCOMMUNITY SERVICES
George Farenthold at 315-730-2698. Financial Assistance. CSA: Limited assistance is available from the Community Services Agency of the Metropolitan Washington AFL-CIO. Email referral to sducote@dclabor.org. Must obtain Emergency Assistance referral from a Metropolitan Washington Council affiliated union; Must not havepreviously received
DEATH ON THE JOB: THE TOLL OF NEGLECT, 2021 Death on the Job: The Toll of Neglect, 2021. 5/21/2021. Workplace safety and health conditions have improved in the fifty years since the Occupational Safety and Health Act went into effect in 1971. But far too many workers remain at serious risk of injury, illness or death. Workplace hazards kill and disable more than 100,000 workerseach year
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Listed below are elected officials from jurisdictions covered by the DC Labor Council. For contact information on these officials -- or to update the list -- contact Political/Legislative Director David Stephen at (202) 974-8222. Washington D.C. Government PROGRAMS - METRO WASHINGTON COUNCIL AFL-CIO Programs - Metro Washington Council AFL-CIO. Emergency Assistance Fund. CSA raises and spends approximately $120,000 annually and assists about 350 families with emergency financial needs- prevention of utility cut-offs and evictions, needed prescriptions, transportation so members can keep working, food, child care and otherneeds.
TODAY'S LABOR HISTORY The AFL-CIO opens its new headquarters building, in view of the White House - 1956. Gov. Jerry Brown signs the California Agricultural Labor Relations Act, the first law in the U.S. giving farmworkers collective bargaining rights. The legislation came after years of effort by the United Farm Workers union - 1975. June 5.LEADERS & STAFF
COMMUNITY SERVICES AGENCY 202-974-8220 Fax: 202-974-8152 Website: www.dclabor.org Sont é DuCote, Executive Director 202-974-8221 Sylvia TODAY'S LABOR HISTORY This week’s Labor History Today podcast: Sea Shanties and the Pleasure of Work. Last week’s show: 50 years of “Strike!” May 14 Milwaukee brewery workers begin 10-week strike, demanding contracts comparable to East and West coast workers. BLOG POSTS - METRO WASHINGTON COUNCIL AFL-CIO Local DC labor activists will rally this morning to support two jailed Korean labor leaders, Han Sang-gyun and Lee Young-joo. Han (right) and Lee were charged with a number of crimes, including sedition, after organizing a series of protests against regressive labor law reforms.The AFL-CIO International Department, along with AFT, UAW, USW, and APALA, is holding the demonstration outside the YRAW: CLASS, COUNTRY MUSIC AND SOCIAL CHANGE Missed this week’s Your Rights At Work (YRAW) radio show? Catch the podcast here. This week's show: MD Dems and labor leaders are denouncing Governor Hogan’s efforts to end supplemental unemployment insurance payments; we hear from UNITE HERE 25 Executive Secretary-Treasurer John BoardmanThen we get a report from Will Attig, Executive Director of the Union Veterans Council on BLOG POSTS - METRO WASHINGTON COUNCIL AFL-CIO Click here to check out this week's Today in Labor History, a new podcast produced by Union City Radio and the Kalmanovitz Initiative for Labor and the Working Poor. Also available now on iTunes and Stitcher; search for Union City Radio! A national eight-month strike by the Sons of Vulcan, a union of iron forgers, ends in victory when employers agreed to a wage scale based on the price of iron METRO WASHINGTON COUNCIL AFL-CIO Metro Washington Council afl-cio. Washington Gas workers reach agreement, avoiding strike. 5/31/2021. Teamsters 96 has reached a tentative agreement with AltaGas negotiators on a new contract for Washington Gas workers. “We’ve won a fair contract that delivers more than 15% in our paychecks over five years and protects quality,affordable
UNEMPLOYMENT HELP
Tonya Love, Program Director 202-974-8159 fax: 202-974-8152 tlove@dclabor.org Lolita Martin, Attorney 202-974-8149lmartin@dclabor.org
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2021 DC Labor FilmFest line-up released! April 30–June 6 Organized and presented by the Metropolitan Washington Council, AFL-CIO and the AFI Silver, the 2021 DC Labor FilmFest features a wide-ranging selection of films about work, workers and the wider issues affecting workers' lives. This year, for its 20th edition, the festival goes virtual, presenting a lineup of outstanding work-related TODAY’S LABOR QUOTE: ORGANIZERS OF THE 2021 GREAT LABOR "In the words of Mother Jones, ‘Pray for the dead and fight like hell for the living!’ and so we shall, with cultural expressions of solidarity to lift spirits and inspire action.” The Labor TRANSDEV FIRES ATU LEADER IN “BLATANT UNION-BUSTING MOVE Transdev fires ATU leader in “Blatant union-busting move”. 9/23/2020. ATU Local 1764 reports that Transdev, the company which operates the Fairfax Connector bus service, is back to its old union-busting ways. Transdev has fired ATU Local 1764 shop steward Vance Young in retaliation for his union activities, the union says. THE SOUND OF DEMOCRACY: A GLOBAL NOISE BARRAGE FOR MYANMAR The Sound of Democracy: A Global Noise Barrage for Myanmar. 2/11/2021. The Myanmar trade union movement is taking a leading role in protest and strike actions against the military coup that took place there on February 1. “The Sound of Democracy: A Global Noise Barrage for Myanmar" -- a socially-distanced action -- will start at 12:30 today METRO WASHINGTON COUNCIL AFL-CIO 42:28 Working to Live in SW Washington, The Rick Smith Show, Educating From the Heart, BCTGM Voices, Monday Morning QB and MyLaborRadio. 56:02 Rick Smith Show, America's Work Force Radio, Building Bridges, Laborwave Radio, the SAG-AFTRA Podcast, METROACCESS CALL CENTER WORKERS STRIKE MetroAccess Call Center workers, represented by Amalgamated Transit Union (ATU) Local 689, went on strike at 10:30 am today, in protest of WMATA contractor MV Transportation’s poor treatment and unfair labor practices. “MV left us with no other choice but to walk off the job,” said ATU International President John Costa. 'LEGENDARY' JOHN SWEENEY PASSES 2/1/2021. AFL-CIO President Richard Trumka released the following statement yesterday on the passing of AFL-CIO President Emeritus John Sweeney: John Sweeney was a legend, plain and simple. He was guided into unionism by his Catholic faith, and not a single day passed by when he didn’t put the needs of working people first. IN MEMORIAM: NELVIN RANSOME, UFCW 1994 In Memoriam: Nelvin Ransome, UFCW 1994. 1/5/2021. Long-time UFCW Local 1994 Recorder and union brother Nelvin Ransome passed away on December 17 from COVID-related complications, reported 1994 president Gino Renne. "Nelvin was a fierce warrior for the entire labor movement,” said Renne. “We are raw from this news. Nelvin’s passing leaves METRO WASHINGTON COUNCIL AFL-CIO Metro Washington Council afl-cio. Washington Gas workers reach agreement, avoiding strike. 5/31/2021. Teamsters 96 has reached a tentative agreement with AltaGas negotiators on a new contract for Washington Gas workers. “We’ve won a fair contract that delivers more than 15% in our paychecks over five years and protects quality,affordable
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Tonya Love, Program Director 202-974-8159 fax: 202-974-8152 tlove@dclabor.org Lolita Martin, Attorney 202-974-8149lmartin@dclabor.org
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2021 DC Labor FilmFest line-up released! April 30–June 6 Organized and presented by the Metropolitan Washington Council, AFL-CIO and the AFI Silver, the 2021 DC Labor FilmFest features a wide-ranging selection of films about work, workers and the wider issues affecting workers' lives. This year, for its 20th edition, the festival goes virtual, presenting a lineup of outstanding work-related TODAY’S LABOR QUOTE: ORGANIZERS OF THE 2021 GREAT LABOR "In the words of Mother Jones, ‘Pray for the dead and fight like hell for the living!’ and so we shall, with cultural expressions of solidarity to lift spirits and inspire action.” The Labor TRANSDEV FIRES ATU LEADER IN “BLATANT UNION-BUSTING MOVE Transdev fires ATU leader in “Blatant union-busting move”. 9/23/2020. ATU Local 1764 reports that Transdev, the company which operates the Fairfax Connector bus service, is back to its old union-busting ways. Transdev has fired ATU Local 1764 shop steward Vance Young in retaliation for his union activities, the union says. THE SOUND OF DEMOCRACY: A GLOBAL NOISE BARRAGE FOR MYANMAR The Sound of Democracy: A Global Noise Barrage for Myanmar. 2/11/2021. The Myanmar trade union movement is taking a leading role in protest and strike actions against the military coup that took place there on February 1. “The Sound of Democracy: A Global Noise Barrage for Myanmar" -- a socially-distanced action -- will start at 12:30 today METRO WASHINGTON COUNCIL AFL-CIO 42:28 Working to Live in SW Washington, The Rick Smith Show, Educating From the Heart, BCTGM Voices, Monday Morning QB and MyLaborRadio. 56:02 Rick Smith Show, America's Work Force Radio, Building Bridges, Laborwave Radio, the SAG-AFTRA Podcast, METROACCESS CALL CENTER WORKERS STRIKE MetroAccess Call Center workers, represented by Amalgamated Transit Union (ATU) Local 689, went on strike at 10:30 am today, in protest of WMATA contractor MV Transportation’s poor treatment and unfair labor practices. “MV left us with no other choice but to walk off the job,” said ATU International President John Costa. 'LEGENDARY' JOHN SWEENEY PASSES 2/1/2021. AFL-CIO President Richard Trumka released the following statement yesterday on the passing of AFL-CIO President Emeritus John Sweeney: John Sweeney was a legend, plain and simple. He was guided into unionism by his Catholic faith, and not a single day passed by when he didn’t put the needs of working people first. IN MEMORIAM: NELVIN RANSOME, UFCW 1994 In Memoriam: Nelvin Ransome, UFCW 1994. 1/5/2021. Long-time UFCW Local 1994 Recorder and union brother Nelvin Ransome passed away on December 17 from COVID-related complications, reported 1994 president Gino Renne. "Nelvin was a fierce warrior for the entire labor movement,” said Renne. “We are raw from this news. Nelvin’s passing leavesCOMMUNITY SERVICES
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DEATH ON THE JOB: THE TOLL OF NEGLECT, 2021 Death on the Job: The Toll of Neglect, 2021. 5/21/2021. Workplace safety and health conditions have improved in the fifty years since the Occupational Safety and Health Act went into effect in 1971. But far too many workers remain at serious risk of injury, illness or death. Workplace hazards kill and disable more than 100,000 workerseach year
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TODAY'S LABOR HISTORY The AFL-CIO opens its new headquarters building, in view of the White House - 1956. Gov. Jerry Brown signs the California Agricultural Labor Relations Act, the first law in the U.S. giving farmworkers collective bargaining rights. The legislation came after years of effort by the United Farm Workers union - 1975. June 5.LEADERS & STAFF
COMMUNITY SERVICES AGENCY 202-974-8220 Fax: 202-974-8152 Website: www.dclabor.org Sont é DuCote, Executive Director 202-974-8221 Sylvia TODAY'S LABOR HISTORY This week’s Labor History Today podcast: Sea Shanties and the Pleasure of Work. Last week’s show: 50 years of “Strike!” May 14 Milwaukee brewery workers begin 10-week strike, demanding contracts comparable to East and West coast workers. BLOG POSTS - METRO WASHINGTON COUNCIL AFL-CIO Local DC labor activists will rally this morning to support two jailed Korean labor leaders, Han Sang-gyun and Lee Young-joo. Han (right) and Lee were charged with a number of crimes, including sedition, after organizing a series of protests against regressive labor law reforms.The AFL-CIO International Department, along with AFT, UAW, USW, and APALA, is holding the demonstration outside the YRAW: CLASS, COUNTRY MUSIC AND SOCIAL CHANGE Missed this week’s Your Rights At Work (YRAW) radio show? Catch the podcast here. This week's show: MD Dems and labor leaders are denouncing Governor Hogan’s efforts to end supplemental unemployment insurance payments; we hear from UNITE HERE 25 Executive Secretary-Treasurer John BoardmanThen we get a report from Will Attig, Executive Director of the Union Veterans Council on BLOG POSTS - METRO WASHINGTON COUNCIL AFL-CIO Click here to check out this week's Today in Labor History, a new podcast produced by Union City Radio and the Kalmanovitz Initiative for Labor and the Working Poor. Also available now on iTunes and Stitcher; search for Union City Radio! A national eight-month strike by the Sons of Vulcan, a union of iron forgers, ends in victory when employers agreed to a wage scale based on the price of iron METRO WASHINGTON COUNCIL AFL-CIO Metro Washington Council afl-cio. Washington Gas workers reach agreement, avoiding strike. 5/31/2021. Teamsters 96 has reached a tentative agreement with AltaGas negotiators on a new contract for Washington Gas workers. “We’ve won a fair contract that delivers more than 15% in our paychecks over five years and protects quality,affordable
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Tonya Love, Program Director 202-974-8159 fax: 202-974-8152 tlove@dclabor.org Lolita Martin, Attorney 202-974-8149lmartin@dclabor.org
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2021 DC Labor FilmFest line-up released! April 30–June 6 Organized and presented by the Metropolitan Washington Council, AFL-CIO and the AFI Silver, the 2021 DC Labor FilmFest features a wide-ranging selection of films about work, workers and the wider issues affecting workers' lives. This year, for its 20th edition, the festival goes virtual, presenting a lineup of outstanding work-relatedLEADERS & STAFF
COMMUNITY SERVICES AGENCY 202-974-8220 Fax: 202-974-8152 Website: www.dclabor.org Sont é DuCote, Executive Director 202-974-8221 SylviaELECTED OFFICIALS
Listed below are elected officials from jurisdictions covered by the DC Labor Council. For contact information on these officials -- or to update the list -- contact Political/Legislative Director David Stephen at (202) 974-8222. Washington D.C. Government TRANSDEV FIRES ATU LEADER IN “BLATANT UNION-BUSTING MOVE Transdev fires ATU leader in “Blatant union-busting move”. 9/23/2020. ATU Local 1764 reports that Transdev, the company which operates the Fairfax Connector bus service, is back to its old union-busting ways. Transdev has fired ATU Local 1764 shop steward Vance Young in retaliation for his union activities, the union says. METRO WASHINGTON COUNCIL AFL-CIO 42:28 Working to Live in SW Washington, The Rick Smith Show, Educating From the Heart, BCTGM Voices, Monday Morning QB and MyLaborRadio. 56:02 Rick Smith Show, America's Work Force Radio, Building Bridges, Laborwave Radio, the SAG-AFTRA Podcast, METROACCESS CALL CENTER WORKERS STRIKE MetroAccess Call Center workers, represented by Amalgamated Transit Union (ATU) Local 689, went on strike at 10:30 am today, in protest of WMATA contractor MV Transportation’s poor treatment and unfair labor practices. “MV left us with no other choice but to walk off the job,” said ATU International President John Costa. LABOR PHOTO: IATSE 868 & FRIENDS PROTEST AT STRATHMORE At Sunday’s protest by IATSE 868, the Treasurers and Ticket Sellers Union, and allies. More actions are planned; details to follow. - photos/collage by Chris Gar l ock D.C. STREETCAR WORKERS RATIFY FIRST CONTRACT After nearly two years of negotiations, D.C. Streetcar frontline workers have ratified their first contract. ATU Local 689 and the Streetcar’s private METRO WASHINGTON COUNCIL AFL-CIO Metro Washington Council afl-cio. Washington Gas workers reach agreement, avoiding strike. 5/31/2021. Teamsters 96 has reached a tentative agreement with AltaGas negotiators on a new contract for Washington Gas workers. “We’ve won a fair contract that delivers more than 15% in our paychecks over five years and protects quality,affordable
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Tonya Love, Program Director 202-974-8159 fax: 202-974-8152 tlove@dclabor.org Lolita Martin, Attorney 202-974-8149lmartin@dclabor.org
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2021 DC Labor FilmFest line-up released! April 30–June 6 Organized and presented by the Metropolitan Washington Council, AFL-CIO and the AFI Silver, the 2021 DC Labor FilmFest features a wide-ranging selection of films about work, workers and the wider issues affecting workers' lives. This year, for its 20th edition, the festival goes virtual, presenting a lineup of outstanding work-relatedLEADERS & STAFF
COMMUNITY SERVICES AGENCY 202-974-8220 Fax: 202-974-8152 Website: www.dclabor.org Sont é DuCote, Executive Director 202-974-8221 SylviaELECTED OFFICIALS
Listed below are elected officials from jurisdictions covered by the DC Labor Council. For contact information on these officials -- or to update the list -- contact Political/Legislative Director David Stephen at (202) 974-8222. Washington D.C. Government TRANSDEV FIRES ATU LEADER IN “BLATANT UNION-BUSTING MOVE Transdev fires ATU leader in “Blatant union-busting move”. 9/23/2020. ATU Local 1764 reports that Transdev, the company which operates the Fairfax Connector bus service, is back to its old union-busting ways. Transdev has fired ATU Local 1764 shop steward Vance Young in retaliation for his union activities, the union says. METRO WASHINGTON COUNCIL AFL-CIO 42:28 Working to Live in SW Washington, The Rick Smith Show, Educating From the Heart, BCTGM Voices, Monday Morning QB and MyLaborRadio. 56:02 Rick Smith Show, America's Work Force Radio, Building Bridges, Laborwave Radio, the SAG-AFTRA Podcast, METROACCESS CALL CENTER WORKERS STRIKE MetroAccess Call Center workers, represented by Amalgamated Transit Union (ATU) Local 689, went on strike at 10:30 am today, in protest of WMATA contractor MV Transportation’s poor treatment and unfair labor practices. “MV left us with no other choice but to walk off the job,” said ATU International President John Costa. LABOR PHOTO: IATSE 868 & FRIENDS PROTEST AT STRATHMORE At Sunday’s protest by IATSE 868, the Treasurers and Ticket Sellers Union, and allies. More actions are planned; details to follow. - photos/collage by Chris Gar l ock D.C. STREETCAR WORKERS RATIFY FIRST CONTRACT After nearly two years of negotiations, D.C. Streetcar frontline workers have ratified their first contract. ATU Local 689 and the Streetcar’s privateCOMMUNITY SERVICES
Click here for more COVID-19 information from AIL or contact. George Farenthold at 315-730-2698. Financial Assistance. CSA: Limited assistance is available from the Community Services Agency of the Metropolitan Washington AFL-CIO. Email referral to sducote@dclabor.org. TODAY'S LABOR CALENDAR click here for latest listings DC Labor FilmFest: LAST WEEKEND! Click here for tickets.All films available through Sunday, June 6: WORK SONGS * THE LUNCHROOM * IDA B. WELLS: A PASSION FOR JUSTICE * MISS MARX * THE CHAMBERMAID * THE WHISTLE AT EATON FALLS * NASRIN * THE NEWDEAL FOR ARTISTS
ABOUT US - METRO WASHINGTON COUNCIL AFL-CIO about the metro washington council. As the voice of working people in local communities across the United States, the AFL-CIO Central Labor Councils are the heart of the American labor movement. By uniting the labor movement and mobilizing the local community, the Councils play a critical role on local, state and national issues as we work to PROGRAMS - METRO WASHINGTON COUNCIL AFL-CIO Programs - Metro Washington Council AFL-CIO. Emergency Assistance Fund. CSA raises and spends approximately $120,000 annually and assists about 350 families with emergency financial needs- prevention of utility cut-offs and evictions, needed prescriptions, transportation so members can keep working, food, child care and otherneeds.
TODAY'S LABOR HISTORY This week’s Labor History Today podcast: The 1913 Dublin Lock-out.Last week’s show: Shootout in Matewan; General strike in KC Twenty-six journeymen printers in Philadelphia stage the trade’s first strike in America over wages: a cut in their $6 weekly pay -1786.
2020 ELECTION DOCUMENTS MWC Election Appeal update. (3/8/2021) As reported last month Eric Bunn has appealed the Board’s recent rejection of his appeal of the 2020 MWC presidential election. Per the MWC constitution (Article XI, Section 7), a hearing on the appeal has been scheduled for the regular March meeting of the Metro Council: Tuesday, March 23, 5p; RSVP here. CALENDAR - METRO WASHINGTON COUNCIL AFL-CIO To submit an event, or to RSVP, please use the form below. TODAY'S LABOR HISTORY This week’s Labor History Today podcast: The 1913 Dublin Lock-out.Last week’s show: Shootout in Matewan; General strike in KC Congress passes the Erdman Act, providing for voluntary mediation or arbitration of railroad disputes and prohibiting contracts that discriminate against union labor or release employers from legal liability for on-the-job injuries - 1898POLITICAL ACTION
Meetings The DC COPE meets every 2nd Tuesday of the month (except for July and August) at IATSE Local 22 (1810 Hamlin St, NE, Washington, DC 20018). 2pm to 4pm Montgomery County & Prince George's County COPE meeting meets every 2nd Thursday of every month (except for July and August) UFCW 400 8400 Corporate Dr #200, Landover, MD 20785 YRAW: CLASS, COUNTRY MUSIC AND SOCIAL CHANGE Missed this week’s Your Rights At Work (YRAW) radio show? Catch the podcast here. This week's show: MD Dems and labor leaders are denouncing Governor Hogan’s efforts to end supplemental unemployment insurance payments; we hear from UNITE HERE 25 Executive Secretary-Treasurer John BoardmanThen we get a report from Will Attig, Executive Director of the Union Veterans Council on METRO WASHINGTON COUNCIL AFL-CIO Metro Washington Council afl-cio. Washington Gas workers reach agreement, avoiding strike. 5/31/2021. Teamsters 96 has reached a tentative agreement with AltaGas negotiators on a new contract for Washington Gas workers. “We’ve won a fair contract that delivers more than 15% in our paychecks over five years and protects quality,affordable
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Tonya Love, Program Director 202-974-8159 fax: 202-974-8152 tlove@dclabor.org Lolita Martin, Attorney 202-974-8149lmartin@dclabor.org
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2021 DC Labor FilmFest line-up released! April 30–June 6 Organized and presented by the Metropolitan Washington Council, AFL-CIO and the AFI Silver, the 2021 DC Labor FilmFest features a wide-ranging selection of films about work, workers and the wider issues affecting workers' lives. This year, for its 20th edition, the festival goes virtual, presenting a lineup of outstanding work-relatedLEADERS & STAFF
COMMUNITY SERVICES AGENCY 202-974-8220 Fax: 202-974-8152 Website: www.dclabor.org Sont é DuCote, Executive Director 202-974-8221 SylviaELECTED OFFICIALS
Listed below are elected officials from jurisdictions covered by the DC Labor Council. For contact information on these officials -- or to update the list -- contact Political/Legislative Director David Stephen at (202) 974-8222. Washington D.C. Government TRANSDEV FIRES ATU LEADER IN “BLATANT UNION-BUSTING MOVE Transdev fires ATU leader in “Blatant union-busting move”. 9/23/2020. ATU Local 1764 reports that Transdev, the company which operates the Fairfax Connector bus service, is back to its old union-busting ways. Transdev has fired ATU Local 1764 shop steward Vance Young in retaliation for his union activities, the union says. METRO WASHINGTON COUNCIL AFL-CIO 42:28 Working to Live in SW Washington, The Rick Smith Show, Educating From the Heart, BCTGM Voices, Monday Morning QB and MyLaborRadio. 56:02 Rick Smith Show, America's Work Force Radio, Building Bridges, Laborwave Radio, the SAG-AFTRA Podcast, METROACCESS CALL CENTER WORKERS STRIKE MetroAccess Call Center workers, represented by Amalgamated Transit Union (ATU) Local 689, went on strike at 10:30 am today, in protest of WMATA contractor MV Transportation’s poor treatment and unfair labor practices. “MV left us with no other choice but to walk off the job,” said ATU International President John Costa. LABOR PHOTO: IATSE 868 & FRIENDS PROTEST AT STRATHMORE At Sunday’s protest by IATSE 868, the Treasurers and Ticket Sellers Union, and allies. More actions are planned; details to follow. - photos/collage by Chris Gar l ock D.C. STREETCAR WORKERS RATIFY FIRST CONTRACT After nearly two years of negotiations, D.C. Streetcar frontline workers have ratified their first contract. ATU Local 689 and the Streetcar’s private METRO WASHINGTON COUNCIL AFL-CIO Metro Washington Council afl-cio. Washington Gas workers reach agreement, avoiding strike. 5/31/2021. Teamsters 96 has reached a tentative agreement with AltaGas negotiators on a new contract for Washington Gas workers. “We’ve won a fair contract that delivers more than 15% in our paychecks over five years and protects quality,affordable
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Tonya Love, Program Director 202-974-8159 fax: 202-974-8152 tlove@dclabor.org Lolita Martin, Attorney 202-974-8149lmartin@dclabor.org
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2021 DC Labor FilmFest line-up released! April 30–June 6 Organized and presented by the Metropolitan Washington Council, AFL-CIO and the AFI Silver, the 2021 DC Labor FilmFest features a wide-ranging selection of films about work, workers and the wider issues affecting workers' lives. This year, for its 20th edition, the festival goes virtual, presenting a lineup of outstanding work-relatedLEADERS & STAFF
COMMUNITY SERVICES AGENCY 202-974-8220 Fax: 202-974-8152 Website: www.dclabor.org Sont é DuCote, Executive Director 202-974-8221 SylviaELECTED OFFICIALS
Listed below are elected officials from jurisdictions covered by the DC Labor Council. For contact information on these officials -- or to update the list -- contact Political/Legislative Director David Stephen at (202) 974-8222. Washington D.C. Government TRANSDEV FIRES ATU LEADER IN “BLATANT UNION-BUSTING MOVE Transdev fires ATU leader in “Blatant union-busting move”. 9/23/2020. ATU Local 1764 reports that Transdev, the company which operates the Fairfax Connector bus service, is back to its old union-busting ways. Transdev has fired ATU Local 1764 shop steward Vance Young in retaliation for his union activities, the union says. METRO WASHINGTON COUNCIL AFL-CIO 42:28 Working to Live in SW Washington, The Rick Smith Show, Educating From the Heart, BCTGM Voices, Monday Morning QB and MyLaborRadio. 56:02 Rick Smith Show, America's Work Force Radio, Building Bridges, Laborwave Radio, the SAG-AFTRA Podcast, METROACCESS CALL CENTER WORKERS STRIKE MetroAccess Call Center workers, represented by Amalgamated Transit Union (ATU) Local 689, went on strike at 10:30 am today, in protest of WMATA contractor MV Transportation’s poor treatment and unfair labor practices. “MV left us with no other choice but to walk off the job,” said ATU International President John Costa. LABOR PHOTO: IATSE 868 & FRIENDS PROTEST AT STRATHMORE At Sunday’s protest by IATSE 868, the Treasurers and Ticket Sellers Union, and allies. More actions are planned; details to follow. - photos/collage by Chris Gar l ock D.C. STREETCAR WORKERS RATIFY FIRST CONTRACT After nearly two years of negotiations, D.C. Streetcar frontline workers have ratified their first contract. ATU Local 689 and the Streetcar’s privateCOMMUNITY SERVICES
Click here for more COVID-19 information from AIL or contact. George Farenthold at 315-730-2698. Financial Assistance. CSA: Limited assistance is available from the Community Services Agency of the Metropolitan Washington AFL-CIO. Email referral to sducote@dclabor.org. TODAY'S LABOR CALENDAR click here for latest listings DC Labor FilmFest: LAST WEEKEND! Click here for tickets.All films available through Sunday, June 6: WORK SONGS * THE LUNCHROOM * IDA B. WELLS: A PASSION FOR JUSTICE * MISS MARX * THE CHAMBERMAID * THE WHISTLE AT EATON FALLS * NASRIN * THE NEWDEAL FOR ARTISTS
ABOUT US - METRO WASHINGTON COUNCIL AFL-CIO about the metro washington council. As the voice of working people in local communities across the United States, the AFL-CIO Central Labor Councils are the heart of the American labor movement. By uniting the labor movement and mobilizing the local community, the Councils play a critical role on local, state and national issues as we work to PROGRAMS - METRO WASHINGTON COUNCIL AFL-CIO Programs - Metro Washington Council AFL-CIO. Emergency Assistance Fund. CSA raises and spends approximately $120,000 annually and assists about 350 families with emergency financial needs- prevention of utility cut-offs and evictions, needed prescriptions, transportation so members can keep working, food, child care and otherneeds.
TODAY'S LABOR HISTORY This week’s Labor History Today podcast: The 1913 Dublin Lock-out.Last week’s show: Shootout in Matewan; General strike in KC Twenty-six journeymen printers in Philadelphia stage the trade’s first strike in America over wages: a cut in their $6 weekly pay -1786.
2020 ELECTION DOCUMENTS MWC Election Appeal update. (3/8/2021) As reported last month Eric Bunn has appealed the Board’s recent rejection of his appeal of the 2020 MWC presidential election. Per the MWC constitution (Article XI, Section 7), a hearing on the appeal has been scheduled for the regular March meeting of the Metro Council: Tuesday, March 23, 5p; RSVP here. CALENDAR - METRO WASHINGTON COUNCIL AFL-CIO To submit an event, or to RSVP, please use the form below. TODAY'S LABOR HISTORY This week’s Labor History Today podcast: The 1913 Dublin Lock-out.Last week’s show: Shootout in Matewan; General strike in KC Congress passes the Erdman Act, providing for voluntary mediation or arbitration of railroad disputes and prohibiting contracts that discriminate against union labor or release employers from legal liability for on-the-job injuries - 1898POLITICAL ACTION
Meetings The DC COPE meets every 2nd Tuesday of the month (except for July and August) at IATSE Local 22 (1810 Hamlin St, NE, Washington, DC 20018). 2pm to 4pm Montgomery County & Prince George's County COPE meeting meets every 2nd Thursday of every month (except for July and August) UFCW 400 8400 Corporate Dr #200, Landover, MD 20785 YRAW: CLASS, COUNTRY MUSIC AND SOCIAL CHANGE Missed this week’s Your Rights At Work (YRAW) radio show? Catch the podcast here. This week's show: MD Dems and labor leaders are denouncing Governor Hogan’s efforts to end supplemental unemployment insurance payments; we hear from UNITE HERE 25 Executive Secretary-Treasurer John BoardmanThen we get a report from Will Attig, Executive Director of the Union Veterans Council on Metro Washington Council AFL-CIO* Home
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