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6/2/2020

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DC LaborFest screening: Pride: Tue, June 2, 7pm – 9pm
via Zoom; FREE: RSVP here

DC “Workers First Caravan” (POSTPONED! Stay tuned for updates/details soon); Wed, June 3

Alexandria Dems Labor Caucus: Wed, June 3, 7:30pm – 8:30pm
Via Zoom

Metro Washington Council and Community Services Agency staff are teleworking; reach them at the contact numbers and email addresses here.
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Today is Primary Day: VOTE!

6/2/2020

Here are some links that may be useful to voters in DC and Maryland:
MARYLAND: PRIMARY ELECTION IS TUESDAY, JUNE 2, 2020, FROM 7:00 AM - 8:00 PM.
DC: PRIMARY ELECTION IS TUESDAY, JUNE 2, 2020 FROM 7:00 AM - 8:00 PM
DC: VOTE CENTERS FOR THE JUNE 2 PRIMARY ELECTION
MARYLAND: ELECTION DAY TODAY

Racism’s insidious role in the working lives of people of color

6/2/2020

“The death of George Floyd at the hands of Minneapolis police is a reminder that racism plays an insidious role in the daily lives of all working people of color,” the AFL-CIO said yesterday. “This is a labor issue because it is a workplace issue. It is a community issue, and unions are the community. We must and will continue to fight for reforms in policing and to address issues of racial and economic inequality.” America faces a crisis on three critical fronts, said the national labor federation; “A public health pandemic, an economic freefall and long-standing structural discrimination. As a labor movement, we must attack all three with precision and purpose.” The AFL-CIO added that it was postponing the Workers First Caravan until later in June, “to create the space for and contribute to the national conversation around racial justice happening right now.”

Today's Labor Quote: Richard Trumka

6/2/2020

“The labor movement is not a building. We are a living collection of working people who will never stop fighting for economic, social and racial justice. We are united unequivocally against the forces of hate who seek to divide this nation for their own personal and political gain at our expense. We will clean up the glass, sweep away the ashes and keep doing our part to bring a better day out of this hour of darkness and despair.”

From the AFL-CIO President's June 1 statement on the AFL-CIO building (which was hit by fire and vandalism in Sunday night protests) and justice for George Floyd.

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