click here for latest listings Union City Radio: 7:15am daily WPFW-FM 89.3 FM; click here to hear today's report Airport Union Caucus: Tue, July 20, 2pm – 3pm Meeting of unions representing airline and airport workers at Dulles and National Airports. George Mason University Worker Rights Coalition: Tue, July 20, 3:30pm – 5:00pm Coalition of faculty, alumni, students, campus employees, and contract workers. Loudoun County Labor Caucus: Tue, July 20, 5pm – 6pm Meeting of union members and community allies in Loudoun. A Conversation with Chanda Parmar-Bonta: Tue, July 20, 7:00pm – 8:15pm Register to attend PRO Act Rally | Senator Warner: Wed, July 21, 8:30am – 9:30am Warner | Tyson's Corner District Office, Towers Crescent Drive, Vienna, VA 22182 RSVP HERE Catholic Social Teaching and the PRO Act: Wed, July 21, 2pm – 3pm CLICK TO REGISTER Passing the PRO Act and Building the Next Union Generation: Wed, July 21, 7pm – 8pm FREE; RSVP HERE Click here to check out the latest Labor Radio-Podcast Weekly: Highlights from labor radio and podcast shows around the country, part of the national Labor Radio/Podcast Network. Unions representing thousands of essential workers in D.C. shared their disappointment in DC City Council Chairman Mendelson’s decision to propose a budget that removes the Heroes Pay Act, which would provide a one-time payment to tens of thousands of private sector essential workers who risked their health and lives during the pandemic. “Chairman Mendelson has truly dropped the ball here," said Metro Washington Labor Council president Dyana Forester. "After more than a year serving on the frontlines of a global pandemic, risking their lives and the lives of their families to come to work everyday, DC's essential workers deserve more than empty praise – they deserve to be compensated. The chairman had a clear opportunity to do just that, and he flubbed it. He even received a report from the Labor Committee detailing how to support workers and the unemployed. But instead of being there for those who were there for us, he chose to take federal relief funding intended for essential workers and hand it over to chain hotel operators and other interests. He's even proposing to cut funding for excluded workers and unemployment insurance. This budget does not reflect our city's values and completely reneges on our commitment to essential workers who kept us going for the last year." 1199 SEIU’s Yahnae Barner added that “Our healthcare workers have been clear - they need hero pay because they have spent their own money, time, and energy keeping all of us safe for over a year. Our budget needs to prioritize the frontline workers who have prioritized our city throughout this global pandemic." READ THE FULL PRESS RELEASE HERE The PRO Act Week of Action is here, and with events planned across the country – including this Wednesday (see Calendar) -- now is the time to hit the pavement. This landmark labor law reform will completely change the rules of the game, making it easier for working people to bargain together and win good contracts. Click here to find an event near you. |