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Bringing DC Labor Together since 1896

DC LaborFest Today: 'Forked,'' WPA Mural Tour & 'Conservative CounterRevolution'

5/5/2016

 
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"FORKED" (Book discussion with Saru Jayaraman)
WPA MURAL TOUR 
"CONSERVATIVE COUNTERREVOLUTION" 
(Book discussion with Tula Connell) 


​Coming up tomorrow: DC LABOR FILMFEST PREVIEWS; THE TEMP(EST) 


Click below for complete details.

"FORKED" (Book discussion with Saru Jayaraman)
Thu, May 5, 12:00pm – 1:30pm
AFL-CIO, 815 16th St NW, Washington, DC 20005
RSVP here  
One of the largest and fastest-growing segments of our economy is also its lowest-paying employer—the restaurant industry. In "Forked," Saru Jayaraman, co-founder of Restaurant Opportunities Centers United, offers an insider's view of the best and worst restaurants for worker pay and benefits, and with it, a new way of thinking about how and where we eat. From the dreadfully low tipped minimum wage to the fight for paid sick leave, the book examines some of the most important policy issues of our time. 
Books will be available for purchase at the event. Lunch also will be available for purchase in the AFL-CIO cafeteria (cash only). 

WPA MURAL TOUR 
Thu, May 5, 12:00pm – 1:30pm
FREE but you must register here 
Meet at the top of the Federal Triangle Metro escalators (near 12th & Pennsylvania); Must present valid photo ID. 
Rare chance to see dozens of stunning New Deal-commissioned murals depicting the country’s postal heritage at the former headquarters for the U.S. Post Office Department, now home to the Environmental Protection Agency. We’ll also visit the Old Labor Dept./ICC building (also now EPA HQ), opened under the tenure of the department’s first female Labor Secretary, Frances Perkins, who had her office there from 1934 until 1945. During the tour you’ll learn more about the history of the Federal Triangle complex, including organized labor’s role in the construction of “one of the greatest building projects ever undertaken.” Led by Clark Spencer. 

"CONSERVATIVE COUNTERREVOLUTION"
(Book discussion with Tula Connell)
Thu, May 5, 6:30pm – 8:00pm
Busboys and Poets, 235 Carroll St NW, Washington, DC 20012
FREE but RSVP here
Local labor writer and historian Tula Connell explores how the clash between political conservatives and champions of liberalism in 1950s Milwaukee shaped a city and helped redefine postwar American politics nationwide. Connell shows how far-right conservatives created a 50-year game plan to “make America great again,” one that was driven by an all-out assault on unions and opposition to civil rights. Their actions laid the groundwork for conservatism’s more extreme and far-reaching future success. Revealing and insightful, Conservative Counterrevolution reveals how historical trends often documented at the national level first played out on the ground in a great American city. ​

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