A Cumberland police officer and union steward told the mayor and City Council last week that 100 percent of the rank and file members of the Cumberland Police Department wish to retain the representation of the United Food and Commercial Workers Union Local 1994. City officials announced recently that they have sent a letter of intent to the UFCW stating they no longer wished to work with the union. Numerous police officers, many with their wives and children, all wearing yellow UFCW T-shirts, filled council chambers at City Hall last week. Read more in the Cumberland Times-News on our website at dclabor.org
This year’s DC Laborfest continues through the end of May with more labor film screenings this week; check out dclabor.org for the complete line-up. In today's labor history, men and women weavers in Pawtucket, Rhode Island staged nation's first "co-ed" strike in 1824. In 1894, Western Federation of Miners members struck for 8-hour day in Cripple Creek, Colorado. And on this date in 1913, the Actors’ Equity Association was founded by 112 actors at a meeting in New York City’s Pabst Grand Circle Hotel. Today's labor quote is by George M. Cohan, who responded to the organizing of the Actors’ Equity Association by saying: “I will drive an elevator for a living before I will do business with any actors’ union.” Later a sign appeared in Times Square reading: “Elevator operator wanted. George M. Cohan need not apply." Help WPFW collect a $1,000 challenge grant, pledge today and mention Union City Radio and your contribution will go twice as far: call 202-588-9739 This is Chris Garlock, with Union City Radio’s Your Rights at Work tip of the day: If you work over 30 hours per week for a company with more than 50 employees, you have the right to receive health insurance through your job. The Affordable Care Act – also known as ACA, or Obamacare -- requires that employers with a certain amount of full-time employees offer health insurance to all full-time employees. Currently, if qualifying employers with 100 or more full-time employees do not offer health insurance, they will face a tax penalty. Find out more about your rights at work from the Employment Justice Center, at DCEJC.ORG or call 202-828-9675.
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