This week’s Labor History Today podcast: Industrial murder at the Triangle Shirtwaist Factory; Last week's show: Jane Street and the Rebel Maids of Denver. March 28 Members of Gas House Workers’ Union Local 18799 begin what is to become a four-month recognition strike against the Laclede Gas Light Co. in St. Louis. The union later said the strike was the first ever against a public utility in the U.S. - 1935 Martin Luther King, Jr., leads a march of striking sanitation workers in Memphis, Tenn. Violence during the march persuades him to return the following week to Memphis, where he was assassinated - 1968 March 29 Ohio makes it illegal for children under 18 and women to work more than 10 hours a day - 1852 “Battle of Wall Street,” police charge strikers lying down in front of stock exchange doors, 43 arrested - 1948 - David Prosten click here for latest listings
Union City Radio: 7:15am daily WPFW-FM 89.3 FM; click here to hear today's report George Mason University Worker Rights Coalition: Fri, March 25, 12pm – 1pm Coalition of students, faculty, alumni, campus employees, and contract workers at GMU. Triangle Fire Commemoration Virtual Ceremony: Fri, March 25, 5:30pm – 6:30pm Join the Remember the Triangle Fire Coalition and LaborArts for a moving program with music, poetry and a tribute to the incomparable Ed Vargas. Register here WomynSong Concert: Saturday, March 26⋅7:00 – 9:00pm $5-$100 (no one turned away); CLICK HERE for tickets. Hosted by the Labor Heritage Foundation. Performers include Bev Grant, Lynn Marie Smith, Colleen Kattau, Jendog Lonewolf, Luci Murphy, Rebel Voices, Jillian Matundan, Crys Matthews, Emma's Revolution, Lilliana Herrera, Cathy Fink & Marcy Marxer, Al Bradbury. Wizards Labor Night (Wizards’ vs Chicago Bulls): Tue, March 29, 7pm – 11pm CLICK HERE to order individual tickets ($19 - $175). The Metro Washington Labor Council's Community Services Agency will receive $5.00 per ticket sold. Group sales: Grant Mintz - 202-661-5075; [email protected] Call on the U.S. Senate to deliver a speedy and fair confirmation process. Click to Call. Toll Free 866-832-1560. Sign the Petition.
Metro Washington Council President Dyana Forester was appointed yesterday to the DC Build Back Better Infrastructure Task Force. The Task Force comprises members from District agencies and external partners like the MWC to ensure the District’s effectiveness in securing and deploying federal dollars “while creating transformative, equitable, and sustainable projects that will impact residents across the District and generations of Washingtonians to come.” I look forward to working with my fellow task force members to enhance our community’s infrastructure and the creation of high-wage jobs with strong labor standards. We can indeed build back better when our residents benefit from development and are not displaced."
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