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WTU Rally for a Fair Contract Now! Tue, June 28, 10:00am – 2:30pm
Freedom Plaza, Washington, DC
Three years without a contract is too long! Support WTU Local 6.

Metro Washington Council Delegate meeting: Tue, June 28, 5pm – 7pm
REGISTER HERE; Last meeting before the summer break!

Labor, Democracy, and the Common Good: Where Do We Stand and What Must be Done? Tue, June 28, 7pm – 9pm
Register to receive a link on Zoom.
Democracy is under assault in our workplaces and across much of the globe.  How has this assault come about and how can workers fight back, defending and extending democracy? 

Your Rights At Work: CLICK HERE to hear last week's WPFW show: After months of delays by the boss, Union Kitchen workers have finally won union recognition; UFCW Local 400 organizer Travis Acton reports. Then, it’s Back To The Way Things Were, a brand-new musical from our friends at the San Francisco Mime Troupe; Resident Playwright Michael Gene Sullivan joins us for a preview. Plus, Kathy M. Newman wonders what the Van Gogh Immersive Experience can tell us about the relationship between art, social class, and work.  ​

U.S. Representative Emanuel Cleaver II (D-Mo.) last week led a coalition of 29 House Democrats calling for members of NABET-CWA Local 52031 employed at Maslow Media Group, Inc., to receive equal pay for equal work. In a letter sent to the Chief Administrative Officer of the House of Representatives earlier this month, the lawmakers pointed out that Maslow employees “work side-by-side with House Recording Studio (HRS) employees performing the same duties and responsibilities. However, the Maslow employees earn substantially less than the HRS employees and have few, if any, benefits (such as retirement, health insurance, etc.) available to them.”
Bob Williams, President of NABET-CWA Local 52031 said, “Maslow workers broadcast messages of pay equity and dignity and respect in the workplace from the House of Representatives – and now it’s time the lawmakers they serve start speaking out for them and try to rectify this injustice. Thank you to Representative Cleaver and all the Members who signed on. This brings us one step closer to making sure that our members who provide vital services for the House of Representatives are paid fairly.”