Santa – aka IUOE Local 99 Business Manager Don Havard – delivered a welcome load of toys to the Community Services Agency on Monday on his way to the Metro Washington Council’s Executive Board meeting. “Our members are happy and honored to be able to bring some joy to those area union families who need a little help this holiday season,” said Havard. “Extending a helping hand is the hallmark of the labor movement.” The deadline to participate in this year’s Basket has passed, but contributions to CSA’s Emergency Assistance Fund are always welcome; email [email protected] or call 202-974-8226. photo by George Farenthold, OPEIU/AIL Click here to check out this week's Labor History Today podcast. On this week’s show, labor historian Jean-Christian Vinel, author of “The Employee: A Political History,” and Lane Windham on the Willmar 8. The first group of 15 Filipino plantation workers recruited by the Hawaiian Sugar Planters Association arrive in Hawaii. By 1932 more than 100,000 Filipinos will be working in the fields - 1906 Thousands of workers began what was to be a 2-day strike of the New York City transit system over retirement, pension and wage issues. The strike violated the state’s Taylor Law; TWU Local 100 President Roger Toussaint was jailed for ten days and the union was fined $2.5 million - 2005 photo: Workers cut sugarcane on a Hawaiian plantation. University of Southern California Libraries and California Historical Society CLICK HERE for complete latest listings
Union City Radio: 7:15a; WPFW-FM 89.3 Maryland State and D.C. AFL-CIO 2019 Maryland General Assembly Legislative Conference Wed, December 19, 9:30am – 2:30pm; IBEW LOCAL 24 - UNION HALL 2701 W. Patapsco Avenue Baltimore, Maryland 21230 DCA Rally for Airline Catering Workers Wed, December 19, 4:30pm – 6:00pm; Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport, 2400 S Smith Blvd, Arlington, VA 22202; Departures Level Terrace Area of Terminals B and C. UPCOMING Dulles Rally for Airline Catering Workers Thu, December 20, 12pm – 2pm; Dulles International Airport, 1 Saarinen Cir, Dulles, VA 20166, Main Terminal, Departures Level outside United Airlines check-in counters Union City Radio: Your Rights at Work Thu, December 20: 1pm – 3pm; WPFW 89.3 FM or listen online. Monthly NoVA Labor Meeting (& Holiday Party) Thu, December 20, 7pm – 9pm; NoVA Labor, 4536 B John Marr Drive, Annandale VA |