One of Union Kitchen's five locations. Photo by Tyrone Turner for DCist/WAMU. Workers at five Union Kitchen locations in DC and Virginia democratically voted to unionize but were not officially recognized until June of last year, after a lengthy legal battle in which management attempted to overturn the election results. The effort was sparked after employees learned that Union Kitchen wasn’t paying them their tips. When they complained, Union Kitchen eliminated tipping altogether in retaliation. This Thursday, UFCW Local 400 Union and a coalition of 20 supporting organizations — including Metro Washington Council, AFL-CIO — will hold a press conference to announce a consumer boycott of Union Kitchen stores. Attend tomorrow's press conference:
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Pickets every day at InterContinental on The WharfWorkers from Moon Rabbit and UNITE HERE Local 25 are picketing InterContinental on The Wharf every day and are calling for allies to join the effort. Let them know here which pickets you'll attend. Hiring Hall: Union jobs in DC + MarylandAFL-CIO: Senior Corporate Analyst, Economic Power & Growth Hub AFL-CIO: National Campaign Coordinator, Political + Field Mobilization Hub AFL-CIO: Senior Field Representative, Political + Field Mobilization Hub AFL-CIO: Deputy Director, Clean Energy Jobs AFL-CIO: Senior Digital Strategist, Public Affairs AFL-CIO: Political Writer / Researcher, Political + Field Mobilization Hub AFREF: Senior Pension Strategy Analyst AFSCME: Assistant Auditor American Federation of Teachers Maryland: Organizer Amalgamated Transit Union: Associate General Counsel Good Jobs First: Economic Development Incentives Research Analyst IBEW: Videographer/Video Producer, Media Department IUBAC: Intermediate Coordinator of Documents NAGE: National Representative NTEU: Deputy Director of Negotiations SAG-AFTRA: Manager, Broadcast Membership Services (Bethesda, MD) SEIU International: Ethics Ombudsperson/Assistant General Counsel The Sunrise Project: Senior Communications Campaigner Transportation Trades Department, AFL-CIO: Policy Analyst UFCW: Network Support Administrator Working America: State Program Director, At-Large (Fixed-Term) Working America: Senior State Program Director Working America: Chief Information Officer Working America: Chief Technology Officer Share your newsDoes your local have actions, events, open positions, or other updates you want labor leaders in DC and Maryland to know about? Submit news items to [email protected].
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