Metro Washington Council AFL-CIO

TODAY'S LABOR CALENDAR

9/23/2020

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CANCELED: Virtual Phone Bank and Best Practices training session: Wed, September 23, 2:30pm – 4:00pm
To be rescheduled

MD/DC AFL-CIO Labor 2020 phonebank (OH): Wed, September 23, 6pm – 9pm
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Alexandria Dems Labor Caucus: Wed, September 23, 7:30pm – 9:00pm
Contact [email protected] for the link.

Fairfax County Dems Labor Caucus: Wed, September 23, 7:30pm – 9:00pm
Special guests Delegate Rip Sullivan and writer Bill Fletcher, Jr.

FILM: Resisterhood: Thu, September 24, 7pm – 9pm
FREE via Zoom; RSVP here

Transdev fires ATU leader in “Blatant union-busting move”

9/23/2020

ATU Local 1764 reports that Transdev, the company which operates the Fairfax Connector bus service, is back to its old union-busting ways. Transdev has fired ATU Local 1764 shop steward Vance Young in retaliation for his union activities, the union says. Young was first brought up on charges by Transdev after he raised safety concerns about clean buses with a County official, and when the company couldn't justify disciplining him for that, they scheduled an investigative interview during his regularly-scheduled shift. After Young missed the meeting because the company did not relieve him from operating the bus, they fired him for insubordination. “The Union will fight to win Vance's reinstatement and is confident it will prevail,” said Local 1764’s John Ertl. “This disgraceful conduct by Fairfax County's contractor is a perfect illustration for why public services should not be entrusted to for-profit companies like Transdev.”

Metro DC Labor Endorses 4 in DC Council races

9/23/2020

The Metro Washington Council on Monday night voted to endorse Ed Lazere, Robert White, Janeese Lewis and Trayon White in their DC City Council races. “This election is pivotal up and down the ballot,” said MWC President Dyana Forester. “We must come out in record numbers to defeat Donald Trump and demonstrate the power of workers and elect pro-worker councilmembers here in the nation’s capital.” Ed Lazere and current councilmember Robert White are running for At-Large seats, while Janeese Lewis George is running in Ward 4 and Trayon White is running for re-election in Ward 8. The MWC and its affiliates will spend the next six weeks working to turn out the labor vote among the 140,000 workers they represent throughout the region. “Now, the work to get a strong slate of pro-worker candidates elected begins and we are energized and committed to winning every office of our endorsed candidates,” said MWC Political and Legislative Director David Stephen.

Today’s Labor Quote: Cornelius Vanderbilt

9/23/2020

"Law! What do I care about the law? Ain't I got the power?"

Cornelius Vanderbilt, the 'Commodore' was the first of the robber barons.

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