BREAKING NEWS: The following candidates for vacant seats on the MWC Executive Board, running unopposed, were elected by acclamation at last night's Metro Washington Council meeting: Robert Hollingsworth (AFSCME Council 20), 1st Vice President: Tom Clarke (IBEW 26), Board Member; Timothy Traylor (ACE-AFSCME 2250), Trustee.
When CWA Local 2108 member David W. experienced a hardship due to the pandemic, he reached out to his union and the MWC's Community Services Agency for relief. In a recent thank you email to CSA, Brother David wrote: “Our greatest gift is the power of giving. Both CWA 2108 and the Community Services Agency were there for me when things went wrong. Our world is a better place because of Local 2108 and CSA!" “Helping local union members like David in times of hardship is exactly why it is so important to contribute to the CSA Emergency Assistance Fund," said CSA Executive Director Sonte DuCote. Please consider making a contribution to the Emergency Assistance Fund here. The United States has reached a tragic milestone in our fight against COVID-19: More than half a million Americans have succumbed to the coronavirus. Many of those lost were our union brothers, sisters and friends. The AFL-CIO mourns their passing, and in their memory, we will fight every day to overcome this pandemic. The Labor Working Group of the Metro DC Democratic Socialists of America is intensifying its’ work, according to Carl Goldman, former MWC Executive Board member and retired Executive Director of AFSCME Council 26 (now Council 20). The Labor Working Group’s activities include support for the struggles of local unions, advising workers on workplace organizing and a speaker series that features local labor leaders and activists geared to educating DSA members and friends about the work of unions in the DC area. The event features leaders of unions in the nonprofit sector and will be held on Zoom on Monday, March 1st; sign up here. Local unions looking for help with turnout for picket lines, rallies, social media campaigns and other collective actions, or who have questions can email [email protected].
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