Did you know that 12 percent of home candle fires occur in December and involve seasonal holiday decorations? DC Firefighters Local 36 wishes everyone a happy holiday season and reminds us to “Please be safe with the candles...” Safety tips include using LED lights instead of candles, keeping candles at least 12 inches from anything combustible, and, of course, NEVER leave a burning candle unattended. Let’s not give our firefighters any extra work this year; have a safe and happy holiday season!
With today’s labor history, here’s Korey Hartwich from National Nurses United: (clip) Delegates to the founding convention of the National Nurses United (NNU) in Phoenix, Ariz., unanimously endorse the creation of the largest union and professional organization of registered nurses in U.S. history. The 150,000-member union is the product of a merger of three groups - 2009 Today’s labor quote is from the preamble to the founding document of the American Federation of Labor, founded on December 8, 1886 in Columbus, Ohio. “A struggle is going on in all of the civilized world between oppressors and oppressed of all countries, between capitalist and laborer...” Union Plus helps make Union City Radio possible. Holiday travel planning? Union members get special savings on travel and entertainment at unionplus.org.
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