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Union Voice/Readers Write: “Pajama Game” labor night?

9/20/2017

“I’ve heard that a union night was being planned for ‘The Pajama Game’ at Arena Stage,” writes Shayne Dizard. “I'd attend the union show and have other friends who are also interested in going.”

As reported in our Fall Labor Arts Preview, the DC LaborFest is sponsoring a special Labor Night performance of ‘The Pajama Game’ on December 13, which will include a post-show “Talk Back” session with the cast. Click here for tickets.

Labor Quote of the Day: Upton Sinclair

9/20/2017

"If we are the greatest nation the sun ever shone upon, it would seem to be mainly because we have been able to goad our wage-earners to this pitch of frenzy.”

Today's Labor History

9/20/2017

Upton Sinclair, socialist and author of The Jungle—published on this day in 1906—born in Baltimore, Md. - 1878

According to folklorist John Garst, steel-drivin’ man John Henry, born a slave, outperformed a steam hammer on this date at the Coosa Mountain Tunnel or the Oak Mountain Tunnel of the Columbus and Western Railway (now part of the Norfolk Southern) near Leeds, Ala. Other researchers place the contest near Talcott, W. Va. - 1887

Int’l Hod Carriers, Building & Common Laborers Union of America changes name to Laborers' Int’l Union - 1965
Compiled/edited by Union Communication Services

AFGE launches ‘Save the EPA’ drive

9/19/2017

Saying massive grass-roots pressure on lawmakers to force them to protect the air we breathe and the water we drink would succeed, the Government Employees (AFGE) and two top environmental groups last week launched a “Save the EPA” campaign. AFGE, along with the Sierra Club and National Wildlife Federation, launched the campaign on September 12th to protect the EPA from expansive budget cuts and internal restrictions imposed by EPA Administrator Scott Pruitt, an avowed climate change denier. The campaign will include in-person lobbying and phone calls from constituents, as well as conversations between EPA workers and community members about the importance of environmental protections.
- Press Associates, Inc.

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