Bank of Labor took its pro-worker, pro-union message to DC high school students recently when it participated in McKinley Technology High School’s Career Day on April 6. “This was the perfect place for us to not only talk with students about careers and career paths in general, but to also talk specifically about the great opportunities that might be right for them with a union,” said Senior Vice President Bridget Martin. “Many students didn’t know about unions, apprenticeship programs and other great benefits that might help them in their careers.” This was the first time Bank of Labor — the labor majority-owned and -operated bank — has participated in a student career event in the DC area but it plans to participate in more in the future.
On today’s Labor Calendar, get the latest updates on the local labor movement tonight at the Metro Washington Council’s monthly Delegate Meeting, 6:30pm at the AFL-CIO. Here’s today's labor history: On this date in 2000, an estimated 20,000 global justice activists blockaded meetings of the World Bank and International Monetary Fund here in Washington, D.C. Today’s labor quote is by Albert Einstein, who said: “We cannot solve our problems with the same thinking we used when we created them.” Union City Radio is supported by UnionPlus, which provides unique products and discounts for working families. Check them out at unionplus.org!
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Guests: Dorothy Moss, Curator of Painting and Sculpture, Coordinating Curator, Smithsonian Women’s History Initiative, Smithsonian National Portrait Gallery, and curator of "THE SWEAT OF THEIR FACE: PORTRAYING AMERICAN WORKERS" Tue, May 8, 12 noon (just added!) & Tue, May 15, 1p National Portrait Gallery, 8th St NW & F St NW, Washington, DC 20001 FREE but space is limited and you must RSVP here Special LaborFest tour of “The Sweat of Their Face” exhibit, which combines art and social history with representations of American laborers across genres and centuries of art. Artists such as Winslow Homer, Dorothea Lange, Elizabeth Catlett and Lewis Hine depict laborers throughout the changing landscape of America; from child and slave laborers to miners, railway and steel workers, to the modern gradual disappearance of the worker. Approximately 75 objects in all media (including video) highlight a point of connection between the artists and their predominately anonymous subjects. Lena Jöhnk, Director of Cultural Programs North America, Goethe-Institut Washington CINEMARX: Films about Marx from the GDR to the Present Day Two centuries have passed since his birth in Trier, and in that time, Karl Marx has become part of a pantheon of major authors, creating some of the most read and discussed works of all time. His economic theories on the struggles of the proletariat working class and development of the fundamental ideas of communism have even received renewed interest in our modern age. With the film series CINEMARX, the Goethe-Institute Washington examines Karl Marx, exploring the environment under which his works were created, his followers and critics, and how his theories can be applied to the questions facing us today. This event is part of the Goethe-Institut’s MarxNow programming, an international event series tied with the 200th birthday of Karl Marx, which seeks to revisit Marxism in the light of contemporary discussions. Presented in cooperation with the DC LaborFest, AFI Silver Theatre, and the Austrian Cultural Forum. Schedule: Thursday, April 26, 6:30 pm: Marx Reloaded Tuesday, May 1st, 7:15 pm @ AFI Silver Theatre: The Young Karl Marx (Der junge Karl Marx) Thursday, May 3, 6:30 pm: Comrade, where are you today? Thursday, May 10, 6:30 pm: Free Lunch Society Thursday, May 17, 6:30 pm: Short Films from East Germany Sat May 5: DICTIONARY OF MARX: A MULTIMEDIA BIRTHDAY ANNIVERSARY; 6:00 PM - CAPITAL FRINGE (LOGAN FRINGE ARTS SPACE) Ongoing: MARX IN THE STUDY: AN INTERACTIVE INSTALLATION Benjamin Scott Blake: Archivist, Labor History Archives, Special Collections and University Archives, University of Maryland Libraries Labor History Wikipedia Edit-A-Thon Friday, May 4, 12:00pm – 3:00pm, AFL-CIO For Liberty, Justice, and Equality: Unions Making History in America Saturday, May 12 9:00am – 5:00pm Hornbake Library Hornbake Library, 4130 Campus Dr, College Park, MD 20742, USA Following on the heels of recent teacher strikes, AT&T Legacy workers have voted overwhelmingly to authorize a strike as CWA negotiates a new contract with the company. Hundreds of workers in the DC-metro area could walk off the job. CWA 2107 president Shannon Opfer said the vote was prompted mainly by an impasse around healthcare and job security. “It’s important for people to see that the labor movement is still alive,” she added, “and that we’re willing to strike for what we believe in.”
Here’s today's labor history: On this date in 1930, 17-year-old Jimmy Hoffa led his co-workers at a Kroger warehouse in Clinton, Indiana, in a successful job action. By refusing to unload a shipment of perishable strawberries, they forced the company to give in to their demands. Among other things: the “strawberry boys” had to report to work at 4:30 a.m., stay on the job for 12 hours, and were paid 32¢ an hour—only if growers arrived with berries to unload. Plus, they were required to spend three-fourths of any earnings buying goods from Kroger. Today’s labor quote is by Labor leader and Socialist Party founder Eugene V. Debs, who was imprisoned on this date in 1919 for opposing American entry into World War I. While in jail he ran for president, and received 1 million votes. Eugene Debs, who said: “The master class has always declared the wars; the subject class has always fought the battles. The master class had all to gain and nothing to lose, while the subject class had nothing to gain and all to lose – especially their lives.” Union City Radio is supported by UnionPlus, which provides unique products and discounts for working families. Check them out at unionplus.org! Halfway through their current agreement, Safeway and Giant Food union members are already getting ready to fight for a better contract. “We've spent the week with shop stewards preparing for contract negotiations next year,” UFCW Local 400 tweeted last week. The sessions included trainings with shop stewards and visits from local politicians, including Council Councilman Marc Elrich and Virginia Congressman Don Beyer. A Local 400 delegation to the Labor Notes conference also “swapped tips about running effective contract campaigns” with members of sister UFCW locals in Canada.
Here’s today's labor history: On this date in 1858, a group of "puddlers"—craftsmen who manipulated pig iron to create steel—met in a Pittsburgh bar and formed The Iron City Forge of the Sons of Vulcan. It was the strongest union in the U.S. in the 1870s, later merging with two other unions to form what was to be the forerunner of the United Steel Workers. Today’s labor quote is by Florence Reece, born on this date in 1900, active in coal strikes in Harlan County, Kentucky, and author of the famous labor song “Which Side Are You On?” sung here by Natalie Merchant: Don't scab for the bosses Don't listen to their lies Poor folks ain't got a chance Unless they organize Which side are you on boys? Which side are you on? Union City Radio is supported by UnionPlus, which provides unique products and discounts for working families. Check them out at unionplus.org! |
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