"We do not expect driving rain tomorrow, so the canvasses are still on!" reports Maryland State and DC AFL-CIO Legislative and Political Director Chuck Cook.
"HOWEVER, in the event of seriously inclement weather, we will be contacting all canvassers between 6am and 7am tomorrow morning to let them know if we need to cancel (hopefully not!) and we will send out an email with a zoom link for a Labor Phone Bank starting at 10am." (9p 9/30) SEIU’s Family Fun Day has been CANCELLED. BREAKING NEWS: “WE WON!!” tweeted AFSCME MD yesterday afternoon. “Members worked with the legislature and Hogan just released our 4.5% COLA on Nov. 1. AFSCME organizing gets the goods!!”
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Union City Radio: 7:15 am daily WPFW-FM 89.3 FM; click here for today's report NoVA Labor Walks: Sat, October 1, 9am – 1pm 4536 John Marr Dr, Annandale, VA 22003, USA (map) More info [email protected] or call 317-489-2501 Maryland Labor to Labor Walks: Sat, October 1, 9:30am – 2:00pm Info/RSVP here. Four locations: NEW! St Mary's County; St. Mary's Democratic Central Committee Office, 464940 S. Shangri La Dr., Lexington Park, MD 20650. Prince George's County - AFSCME 67 - 1400 Mercantile Ln. Suite 188 Largo, MD 20774 Baltimore City - AFSCME 3 - 190 W Ostend St # 101, Baltimore, MD 21230 Anne Arundel County - CWA 2107 - 1825 George Ave #4, Annapolis, MD 21401 Union workers from Shoppers grocery stores were joined by Prince George’s County candidates last night for a protest at the grand reopening of a store in Capitol Heights to call on the company to agree to a new union contract. The workers are members of UFCW Local 400, which represents approximately 1,200 Shoppers associates at all stores in the greater DMV and Baltimore regions. The union has been in negotiations over a new contract with Shoppers’ parent company, UNFI, since the early days of the pandemic. “These men and women risked their lives to keep our communities fed during the pandemic, but instead of rewarding them, UNFI has stalled and delayed negotiating a new union contract at Shoppers for more than two years,” said Local 400 president Mark Federici. “Thanks to UNFI’s delay tactics, many of these workers haven’t seen a raise in years. That’s no way to treat essential workers. It’s time for UNFI to get serious and negotiate a fair contract now!” photo by Jonathan Williams/UFCW 400 |