DC LABOR MOVEMENT
LAUDED AT EVENING WITH
LABOR
(3/15/2010)
"DC shows the rest of America what being a
Union City is all about,"
AFL-CIO Secretary Treasurer Liz Shuler (r, with
Metro Council President Jos Williams) told the
nearly 1,000 labor leaders, activists and
politicians gathered Saturday night for the
33rd annual Evening With Labor. "Unity,
solidarity, everyone joins in here. We count on
you and you always come through. Thanks for
being a model for all fifty states." Political
leaders from Congressional Representatives
Eleanor Holmes Norton, Chris Van Hollen and
Donna Edwards to DC City Council Chair Vincent
Gray paid glowing tribute to the Metro
Washington Council and the 2009 Evening With
Labor awardees. Click
here to read more. - Chris
Garlock; photo by Bill Burke/Page One
Photography
BROADCAST TECHS TO PROTEST AT
NPR
Broadcast technical
professionals at National Public Radio (NPR)
will protest NPR’s demands for concessions
and givebacks at a noontime
demo today outside NPR. “The 65
members of NABET-CWA each took
wage/benefits cuts of $17,000 in crisis
bargaining to help NPR during the uncertain
economic days last spring at the depths of the
Great Recession,” reports CWA’s Carrie
Biggs-Adams. “Now, in bargaining for a new
contract, NPR is demanding more givebacks, a
wage freeze, elimination of more than half the
bargaining unit jobs, removal of bargaining
rights over benefit plans, and cutting
retirement plan contributions in half.” The
current contract expires on March 31st, and
bargaining sessions are scheduled for March
16th, and 17th. - photo
courtesy "The Inquisitr"
News Articles
Metro Council Meeting Today
Don't miss tonight's Metro Washington Council delegate meeting , jam-packed with the latest updates on the local labor movement. Reports on the Community Services Agency, Union City, Evening with Labor, COPE updates, and the 2010 DC Labor FilmFest highlight Monday's meeting. Also, hear from...
news article · Metropolitan Washington Council, AFL-CIO · Mar 15, 2010
Big Insurance Rally Photos Now Online
A selection of photos from last Tuesday's march and rally to stop big insurance ("Blocking Healthcare Reform Is A Crime!", Union City 3/10/2010) is now available online. Click here to go there now, and click here to view video footage of the rally on the AFL-CIO's Now blog....
news article · Metropolitan Washington Council, AFL-CIO · Mar 15, 2010
JUFJ's "Thinking Jewishly": Labor Seder Focuses on Safety Net
As the economic crisis drags on and local budgets are slashed, the ax is falling disproportionately on the working families and low-income folks who need services the most. The upcoming annual Labor Seder on April 11 will be the largest event to highlight this issue this spring, bringing...
news article · Metropolitan Washington Council, AFL-CIO · Mar 15, 2010
UFCW 400 Follows Through On Girl Scout Cookie Pledge
Fulfilling a pledge made when they learned that Ahold/Martin’s banned Richmond-area Girl Scout troops from selling cookies in front of Ukrop’s stores, members of United Food & Commercial Workers (UFCW) Local 400 purchased the first 100 boxes of Girl Scout cookies sold in front of a...
news article · Metropolitan Washington Council, AFL-CIO · Mar 15, 2010
Employment Justice Center Releases '09 Impact Report
The DC Employment Justice Center's 2009 Annual Impact Report is now available on the EJC’s website. “Thanks to you, we celebrated many victories on behalf of low-wage workers in 2009,” reports Executive Director Melvina Ford. “We returned over $580,000 [in stolen wages] to...
news article · Metropolitan Washington Council, AFL-CIO · Mar 11, 2010
Events
Broadcast Techs To Protest At NPR
Broadcast technical professionals at National Public Radio (NPR) will protest NPR's "demands for more givebacks, a wage freeze, elimination of more than half the bargaining unit jobs, removal of bargaining rights over benefit plans, and cutting retirement plan contributions in half."
· Mar 15, 2010
Metro Council Delegate Meeting
Latest local labor news, updates and more!
· Mar 15, 2010
CLUW's First Annual Working Women's Award Celebration
In observance of Women’s History Month, the Coalition of Labor Union Women (CLUW) honors labor leaders and activists for being “exemplary models for working women who seek to advance in their workplace, union and community.”
· Mar 18, 2010
DC Council Member Harry "Tommy" Thomas' Breakfast With Labor
Join friends of labor at a breakfast meeting with DC Council Member Harry "Tommy" Thomas.
· Mar 19, 2010
World Labor News From LabourStart
USA : Ex-Pfizer Worker Cites Genetically Engineered Virus In Lawsuit Over Firing-Retaliated For Going To OSHA
Source: Hartford Courant
Feed · Labourstart U.S. News · Mar 14, 2010
USA : How the treatment of traumatic brain injuries has changed and the positive role of workersâ compensation
Source: SafetyAtWorkBlog
Feed · Labourstart U.S. News · Mar 14, 2010
USA : Austin cab drivers claim they make 2.75$ an hour
Source: News 8 Austin
Feed · Labourstart U.S. News · Mar 14, 2010
USA : SAG's board makes peace with rival AFTRA
Source: LA Times
Feed · Labourstart U.S. News · Mar 14, 2010
USA : Station Casinos workers seek refuge with Culinary Union
Source: Las Vegas Sun
Feed · Labourstart U.S. News · Mar 13, 2010
