After reaching an impasse earlier this year, City of Takoma Park workers have finally settled their contract, winning back pay from June 2017 and cost-of-living increases for 2018 and 2019. AFSCME Local 3399’s Sean Hendley credits “direct public action” like flyering the Takoma Park Farmer’s Market as well as support from the local labor movement at several City Council meetings. “That provided a lot of the momentum needed,” says Hendley.