Metro Washington Council AFL-CIO

TODAY'S LABOR CALENDAR

2/26/2020

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Union City Radio: weekdays, 7:15am; WPFW-FM 89.3

Black Workers Roundtable: Policy Priorities during the 2020 Presidential Race: Wed, February 26, 5:30pm – 7:30pm
Economic Policy Institute 1225 I St. NW, Suite 600 Washington, DC, 20005

Union City Radio: Your Rights at Work: Thu, February 27, 1pm – 2pm
WPFW 89.3 FM or listen online
This week's guest: Hamilton Nolan, new labor columnist at In These Times

Play: “Sweat”: Thu, February 27, 7:00pm – 9:30pm
UUCF Sanctuary 2709 Hunter Mill Rd Oakton, VA 22124
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10 days until Safeway strike vote

2/26/2020

Safeway’s refusal to agree to fully fund pensions for its workers has become the main sticking point in negotiations, reports UFCW 400. The union met with Safeway negotiators Monday for the first time in over a week and negotiations are continuing. “In the meantime,” said Local 400, “we are continuing to prepare for a strike at Safeway. We are distributing letters to neighboring businesses at shopping centers to ask for their support and to inform them that picket lines will appear in front of Safeway stores.” A strike vote is scheduled for March 5, when union members will also vote on the tentative contract agreement already reached with Giant.

Save The Date: 2020 DC City Council candidate interviews

2/26/2020

The Metro Washington Council’s DC COPE will interview candidates for the DC City Council on Wednesday, March 11, from 9:30a–4p. The schedule is 9:30am–11am, Ward 8 candidates; 11am–12pm, Ward 2; 1-2pm, Ward 7; 2-3pm, At-Large; 3–4pm, Ward 4. Location and RSVP link will be released shortly.

Bricklayers bring it home for CSA bowling tourney

2/26/2020

Long after the last ball has rolled and the final pin fallen, CSA’s Bowling for Gold tournament continues. Teams collect pledges to support the Community Services Agency’s (CSA) Emergency Assistance Fund and this year the team with the largest dollar amount of pledges was the Bricklayers’ "Living on a Spare" -- which included Tim Haut, Mike Fitzpatrick, Eva Miller and Bobbie Haut – and which raised an impressive $660. The individual with the largest dollar amount of pledges was the Brick’s Bobbie Haut (at right in photo), who brought in $490. "These pledges, which this year raised over $8,000, enable us to serve even more union members with much-needed financial assistance during times of hardship,” said Executive Director Sonte DuCote. “We appreciate the time and effort it took to collect pledges by all the teams that participated this year!”

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