Metro Washington Council AFL-CIO

Today's LABOR CALENDAR

3/5/2021

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Union City Radio: 7:15am daily
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Labor Committee for Affordable Housing: Fri, March 5, 3pm – 4pm
Committee to support tenant organizing and a seat at the table for workers on affordable housing policy.

Coalition to Repeal "Right to Work": Fri, March 5, 7pm – 8pm
Coalition of more than 50 organizations seeking to abolish the racist, Jim Crow-era so-called "right to work" law.

Labor Against Hate: The Role of Workers in Standing against White Supremacy and Fascism: Sat, March 6, 4pm – 6pm
Hosted by the Vermont Labor Council, the Alameda Labor Council and APALA Maryland.

DSA Pro Act campaign launch: Sun, March 7, 5pm – 6pm
Featuring Sarah Nelson, President, Association of Flight Attendants-CWA; Jamaal Bowman, Member of Congress; Naomi Klein, author.

Essential: Women's Work is the Backbone of the Global Economy: Mon, March 8, 9:00am – 10:30am
Celebrate this year's International Women's Day

Missed yesterday's Your Rights At Work radio show? Catch the podcast here: UI, MEWPA & Re-Union: Pushing to extend Unemployment Insurance benefits with JUDY CONTI, Government Affairs Director at the National Employment Law Project…"Essential Worker Wednesdays" and the Maryland Essential Workers Protection Act (MEWPA), with CHRIS STEVENSON, analyst for 1199SEIU…
Solidarity Forever, with Pete Seeger and special guest Joe Biden…And Re-Union: How Bold Labor Reforms Can Repair, Revitalize, and Reunite the United States, with DAVID MADLAND, Senior Fellow and Strategic Director of the American Worker Project at the Center for American Progress.

MD urged to prioritize vaccines for property services workers

3/5/2021

32BJ SEIU and the Apartment and Office Building Association (AOBA) are urging prioritization of at-risk frontline property services workers for vaccines to expedite the region’s reopening. “Not only are frontline cleaners, building managers, engineers, maintenance and security personnel critical to keeping us safe and controlling the spread of COVID-19, but they are also getting sick and dying at vastly higher rates as a result,” the union and AOBA said on Wednesday. “We applaud D.C. Mayor Muriel Bowser for leading the region by making at-risk frontline property service workers eligible for COVID vaccines a top priority, as this is an important first step to vaccinating all. Virginia Governor Ralph Northam should also be commended for allowing employers to register eligible employees for vaccines. We urge Maryland state officials to follow their responsible lead, and for the three jurisdictions to begin expediting access to vaccines for all frontline property service workers - the quicker that happens, the quicker our region can recover and reopen.”

Photo of the Day: My work is important!

3/5/2021

“Frontline workers kept Maryland running throughout the crises caused by the pandemic,” tweeted AFSCME MD 3 yesterday. “Now we need legislators to have their back and vote YES on HB 581/ SB 486 the Maryland Essential Workers' Protection Act.”
#MEWPA #MDGA21 #Fundthefrontlines @AFSCMEMaryland

Labor Quote: Martin Luther King, Jr.

3/5/2021

Who said of Crispus Attucks, who is considered the first casualty in the American Revolution:

“He is a reminder that the African-American heritage is not only African but American and it is a heritage that begins with the beginning of America."

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