The Metro Council
and Community Service Agency’s offices will
be CLOSED Tuesday, February 9, due to the
ongoing snow emergency.
Updates will be posted here and in Union City.
The
Executive Board meeting scheduled for Tuesday
has also been canceled.
DC NURSES SEE POWER
IN NEW NATIONAL
UNION
(02/05/2010)
The recent formation of the largest nurses’
union in the country has local nurses
enthusiastic about the potential for big
changes here and across the nation. The
California Nurses Association, the United
American Nurses, and the Massachusetts Nurses
Association merged in December to form National
Nurses United (NNU), with a combined membership
of 150,000 members.. The DC Nurses Association,
a Metro Council affiliate and member of the new
union, is excited by the prospects a united
front could bring workers in the area. “It
gives us more power,” said DCNA Executive
Director Herman Brown. “You get a stronger
voice and you get more people listening on
Capitol Hill. You get the power with the
numbers.” DCNA is currently planning its
legislative agenda for this year; top
priorities include the Employee Free Choice Act
and healthcare reform. With the formation of a
larger union, “We have a stronger voice
because we have more nurses,” Brown told
Union City. “Basically, now we can say that
we speak for nurses. We represent the most
nurses in the country. It makes a big
difference.” - Paddy
Lehane, Union City reporter; photo courtesy
NNU
LABOR FILM, FESTIVAL
DATABASES IN THE
SPOTLIGHT
The DC Labor
FilmFest’s Online
Labor Film Database is this week’s
Labor
Website of the Week at
Union Communications Services, which says
“This is an incredibly comprehensive listing
of labor films. If you're into movies
that depict the lives of working people, you'll
want to check this out.” The Labor Film and
Labor Film Festival databases were also written
up last month on the AFL-CIO’s blog
(Looking
for Labor-Themed Films?). The Labor Film
Database provides brief descriptions over of
nearly 1,500 labor-themed films, while the
Labor Film Festival database lists
labor film festivals around the world. Both are
sponsored by the D.C. Labor FilmFest and
co-sponsored by LabourStart.
News Articles
New Union Radio Program Launched
Solidarity News - a weekly labor news program presenting a half hour audiocast of international union news - was launched this week on RadioLabour's website . The new program will post up-to-date news every Monday and include "reports on workers' issues and events from around the world, with...
news article · Metropolitan Washington Council, AFL-CIO · Feb 5, 2010
Healthcare Workers Oppose Free Speech Limits
SEIU1199 DC - this year's Golden Picket award-winners - will testify at the DC City Council today against proposed legislation that would ban residential picketing. Members of the union picketed the northwest DC home of boss Solanges Vivens several times last year. "Workers at two of her...
news article · Metropolitan Washington Council, AFL-CIO · Feb 4, 2010
Online Photo Archive Updated
Team photos from the 2010 CSA Bowling for Gold Tournament are now available for viewing and download on the Metropolitan Washington Council's online photo archive! Click on the photo gallery link under the "DC Labor News Archives" tab to view slideshows and download photos from previous...
news article · Metropolitan Washington Council, AFL-CIO · Feb 4, 2010
DC Employment Stimulus Bill Introduced
"We're tryin' to get a project labor agreement for everything being built with DC money to try to get some of the DC residents to work," Elevator Constructors (IUEC) Local 10 Business Manager Jim Lowery told Workers Independent News (WIN). "There's large unemployment in Washington,"...
news article · Metropolitan Washington Council, AFL-CIO · Feb 4, 2010
Events
Maryland Assembly Labor Strategy Meeting
Area workers, labor and community allies meet to discuss coordination of pro-labor bills and to "talk about things that we can do to change 'business as usual' in Annapolis," reports Metropolitan Washington Council Political/Legislative Coordinator Rick Powell.
· Feb 8, 2010
NoVA Labor Hosts "Food 4 The Soul" Tasting
The Northern Virginia Area Labor Federation (NoVA ALF) hosts a tasting by Food 4 the Soul, the AFSCME members who catered the NoVA ALF's 2009 holiday party.
· Feb 11, 2010
World Labor News From LabourStart
South Africa : American union SEIU backs Coke strikers
Source: iAfrica
Feed · Labourstart U.S. News · Feb 8, 2010
South Africa : USA's SEIU union supports actions of South Africa's Coca-Cola strikers
Source: Times Live
Feed · Labourstart U.S. News · Feb 8, 2010
USA : What the Iconic Labor Battle at Hugo Boss Means for Our Economic Future
Source: Huffington Post
Feed · Labourstart U.S. News · Feb 8, 2010
USA : âUndercover Bossâ: A Fairy Tale That Ignores Grim Reality
Source: AFL-CIO
Feed · Labourstart U.S. News · Feb 8, 2010
USA : Job Creation Key to Ending Economic Crisis
Source: AFL-CIO
Feed · Labourstart U.S. News · Feb 7, 2010
