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dc labor counCIL passes resolution supporting dc statehood (hr51)

1/27/2021

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WHEREAS: the people of the District of Columbia are the only Americans who still bear all of the responsibilities of citizenship, including serving in all of the Nation’s wars and paying all Federal taxes, but who do not enjoy all of the rights aof citizenship, including authority over state and local matters and representation in both houses of Congress, making the District, in effect, a colony under Congressional jurisdiction; and


WHEREAS: the citizens of the District of Columbia will retain  ALL of the established programs treand benefits currently enjoyed by the residents such as the Emergency Rent Assistance Program which assist residents that have fallen behind on their rent or mortgage payments.  The Single Family Residential Rehabilitation Program, which provides grants of up to $50,000.00, for individual homeowners Rent Control, Tenant First Right of Purchase Program, senior and disabled protections, programs and many, many more free benefits and

WHEREAS: the rights of the residents of the District of Columbia are abridged when the U.S. Congress imposes its political will on local matters and is denied voting representation on federal issues in both houses of the U.S. Congress, affecting not only Washington D.C. residents, but the entire region; and

WHEREAS:  The insurrection on the U. S. Capitol on January 6, 2021 showed the nation that the Mayor of the District of Columbia, unlike the governors of the 50 states, is unable to call on the District’s National Guard to protect its residents without approval of the President of the United States; and

WHEREAS:  The 710,000 residents of the District of Columbia, including more than 50,000 members of labor unions, pay more federal taxes per capita than residents of any State in the country, yet do not have full and equal representation in Congress and self-government; and

WHEREAS:  The District of Columbia has a larger population than the states of Wyoming and Vermont, and is close to the population of the seven States that have a population of under one million fully represented residents; and

WHEREAS:  The District of Columbia’s total personal income is higher than that of seven States, its per capita personal consumption expenditures are higher than those of any State, and its total personal consumption expenditures are greater than those of seven States; and

WHEREAS:  There are no constitutional, historical, financial, or economic reasons why the 710,000 Americans who live in the District of Columbia should not be granted statehood; and

WHEREAS: A majority of the residents of the District of Columbia being people of color, the continued denial of our full representation in Congress is part of continued structural racism institutionalized in the United States; and

WHEREAS:  The non-voting Representative of the District of Columbia, with more than 200 Congressional cosponsors, has introduced House Resolution 51, to provide for the Admission of Washington, Douglass Commonwealth into the United States as the 51st State; and

WHEREAS: Delaware Senator Tom Carper has crossfiled S 51; and

WHEREAS: statehood will ensure that residents of the District of Columbia enjoy full rights in state and local matters and voting representation in both houses of the U.S. Congress just like every other citizen of the United States of America, and is a matter of simple justice; and

WHEREAS:  Congress has authority under Article IV, Section 3, Clause 1, which gives Congress power to admit new states to the Union, and Article I, Section 8, Clause 17, which grants Congress power over the seat of the Federal Government, to admit the new State carved out of the residential areas of the Federal seat of Government, while maintaining as the Federal seat of Government the United States Capitol Complex, the principal Federal monuments, Federal buildings and grounds, the National Mall, the White House and other Federal property.

NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED:  That the Metropolitan Washington Council, AFL-CIO, representing more than 140,000 union members throughout the region, wholeheartedly endorses the full rights of American citizenship by making the residential and commercial areas of the District of Columbia the 51st State as provided in HR 51; and

BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED:  That the Metropolitan Washington Council, AFL-CIO seek endorsement of other central labor councils and state federations to endorse HR 51; and

BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED:  That the Delegates to the Metropolitan Washington Council call on their respective national unions to endorse and support HR 51 and S 51.

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washington DC: Mayor Muriel Bowser announces $1,200 stimulus payment for select residents

12/8/2020

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 D.C. Mayor Muriel Bowser and DC Health have announced the D.C. government is providing a $1,200 one-time stimulus payment for D.C. residents who are currently receiving Pandemic Unemployment Assistance (PUA).
D.C. residents who were eligible for and filed for PUA as of Nov. 30 will be eligible to receive the stimulus payment.

The one-time direct payment of $1,200 will be sent to approximately 20,000 DC residents who filed and were deemed eligible for Pandemic Unemployment Assistance (PUA) as of November 30, 2020. PUA covers individuals who are not eligible for traditional UI benefits. DOES will begin issuing the payments in the coming weeks.

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Maryland: Hogan Administration Announces $19 Million in Maryland Eviction Prevention Partnership Grants

11/25/2020

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Governor Larry Hogan today announced that 17 Maryland local jurisdictions were awarded $19.3 million in Maryland Eviction Prevention Partnership grants, which will address the needs of more than 3,600 households across the state.

Among the awards made, counties of the MWC were granted:
  • Calvert County $600,000
  • Charles County $750,000
  • Montgomery County $3,473,228
  • Prince George’s County $2,672,725
  • St. Mary’s County $700,00

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washington d.c.: new COVID-19 restrictions

11/24/2020

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D.C. Mayor Muriel Bowser announced several new COVID-19 restrictions Monday as cases continue to increase in the District.

The new restrictions include: 
  • The limit for outdoor gatherings has been reduced from 50 to 25 people. 
  • Indoor gatherings are now limited to 10 people, both within homes and elsewhere.
  • Restaurants may stay open until midnight, but alcohol sales and consumption must end at 10 p.m.
  • The number of people inside houses of worship has been reduced from 100 to 50 people, or down from 50% to 25% capacity, depending on which number is smaller. 
  • All indoor group exercise classes and all outdoor group classes with 25 or more people must be suspended. Individuals can still go workout solo in gyms.
  • The live entertainment pilot will be temporarily suspended.

Additionally, the maximum indoor capacity of restaurants will be reduced from 50% to 25%, effective Monday, Dec. 14, in order to give restaurants enough time to adjust, Bowser said.

​Read details of new order here.



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NEW MARYLAND COVID RESTRICTIONS

11/14/2020

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  • Indoor dining. Indoor operations for bars and restaurants have been reduced from 75% to 50%. Bars and restaurants are permitted to be open for seated and distanced service only, with strict capacity restrictions.

  • Indoor gatherings. With contact tracing data showing an uptick in cases resulting from family gatherings and house parties, state health officials have issued a public health advisory strongly discouraging indoor gatherings of 25 people or more.

  • Travel advisory. Marylanders are strongly advised against traveling to any state with a positivity rate above 10% or any state with average case rates above 20 per 100K. Anyone traveling from these states should get tested and self-quarantine while awaiting results. Marylanders are advised to postpone or cancel travel to these areas until their positivity and/or case rates decline.

  • Mandatory telework. A period of mandatory telework has been implemented across state agencies, except for essential direct public-facing services and other essential personnel. State officials strongly encourage all businesses to take immediate steps to expand telework.

  • Hospital surge capacity. State health officials have issued an emergency order expanding hospital surge capacity that provides state EMS officials with the flexibility to shift patients to alternate care sites and to add capacity at those sites if the need arises.

  • Nursing homes and assisted living facilities. State health officials have issued new guidance for slowing the spread of COVID-19 at nursing homes and assisted living facilities. Marylanders should stay home if sick and get tested before they visit their loved ones. 
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