The fight to win justice for Las Vegas hotel workers returns to the nation's capital today when another solidarity picket will be held at the new Trump hotel on Pennsylvania Avenue. Donald J. Trump himself will be on hand for the hotel's grand opening and hundreds of union supporters are planning to turn out to demand that Trump bargain with the workers at Trump's hotel in Las Vegas. The workers there voted to join the union, but Trump is ignoring the election results and refusing to bargain. The picket line begins at 11 am at Pennsylvania Avenue and 12th Street NW. SEE ALSO Trump bows out of fight for space outside hotel grand opening (Washington Post) photo courtesy Huffington Post Dozens of supporters turned out last Sunday to demand reinstatement of Julia Flores at the P Street Whole Foods. Flores was fired without notice, after working for fifteen years at the store. An advocate for workers at Whole Foods, Flores had a pending workers’ compensation claim against the company. Many Languages One Voice (MLOV) and its Committee for Labor Solidarity and Worker Power coordinated the solidarity effort and supporters, including union members from ATU, UFCW as well as community allies like DC Jobs With Justice, on Sunday let shoppers know about the dispute and asked Whole Foods to reinstate Flores. "I love my job, I want my job," said Flores. Find out more here. D.C. United is back in the playoffs for a third year in a row and thanks to the DC LaborFest, union members can get discounted tickets here (use promo code: DCU16) for Thursday's knockout match as they take on the Montreal Impact at 7:30 PM.
Note: the link and promo code have been updated (10/26) “Donald Trump’s a disrespectful hypocrite, and we stand in solidarity with the workers at Trump Hotel Las Vegas. His unwillingness to bargain with the hard-working people who make his hotel successful is shameful. It tells you all you need to know about his feelings toward all working people.”
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