Metro Washington Council AFL-CIO

Tri-County COPE Chair Bill Grooms dies

4/23/2018

Longtime Tri-County COPE chair Bill Grooms died peacefully in his home on Sunday. Calling it "a terrible loss," Metro Washington Council Political Director David Dzidzienyo said that "Bill will be greatly missed by his family and the labor movement." Stay tuned for details on the funeral and plans by TriCounty COPE to honor Grooms.
photo: Grooms (right) with Metro Washington Council president Jos Williams and MWC Assistant Political Coordinator Alya Solomon at the 2012 Evening with Labor; photo by Bill Burke/Page One

CWA members ratify Frontier contract, call AT&T proposals “an insult”

4/23/2018

After 22 days on strike and nearly a year at the bargaining table, CWA members in WV and VA have voted to ratify a new union contract with Frontier Communications. “This is a major achievement, and it shows what working people can do when they join together to stand up for themselves and their communities,” reported CWA District 2-13. Just as Frontier workers are celebrating their victory, other CWA members are pledging to “turn it up” as they bargain for a new contract with AT&T Legacy. Despite an overwhelming vote (4/12 UC) authorizing a strike after their old contract expired, the bargaining team is facing management proposals they feel have “no gains” for members. “This is an insult to our Brothers and Sisters and we are committed to bargain for fair and just treatment for our members,” the bargaining committee declared. “We will be back at the table tomorrow!”
photo of SEIU and NoVA Labor members at a Frontier strike picket; courtesy NoVA Labor

Great Labor Arts Exchange seeks workshop ideas

4/23/2018

Saying it’s time to “sign up and sign in,” 2018 Great Labor Arts Exchange organizers are urging area activists to register and submit workshops for the annual weekend of workshops, films, discussion groups, spoken word, jam sessions and open mike, set for June 21-24 at the ATU Tommy Douglas Conference Center. This year’s Exchange commemorates the 50th Anniversary of the Memphis Sanitation Workers Strike and the "Little Rock Nine." “Bring your instrument, your voice, your beat box, your song, your poem, your story or just yourself!” Click here to register, and email Elise Bryant at [email protected] with workshop submissions.
photo of The Power of Song: A Choral Convergence at the 2017 Great Labor Arts Exchange

Union Voice/Readers Write: Hazel on the left

4/23/2018

“Hazel Dickens is on the left (string bass), Alice Gerard is on the right (guitar), (4/20 Today's Labor History)” writes Steve Shapiro (we had Hazel on the right).

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