Graduate employees at Georgetown University planted 800 blue yard flags in Red Square last Thursday, after the school refused to recognize their labor union.
The flags represented every graduate worker at the university who has been denied their rights. “Georgetown does not get to decide whether we have a union or not—we do,” said Hailey Huget, a member of the Georgetown Alliance of Graduate Employees, affiliated with the American Federation of Teachers. AFT president Randi Weingarten joined the rally, saying “The grad workers and the Georgetown community are rising up, and we will have their backs every step of the way in their fight.” For this week’s labor events, go to dclabor.org, and click on calendar. Here’s today's labor history: On this date in 1886, a small group of Black farmers organized the Colored Farmers’ National Alliance and Cooperative Union in Houston County, Texas. They had been barred from membership in the all-White Southern Farmers’ Alliance. Through intensive organizing, along with merging with another Black farmers group, the renamed Colored Alliance by 1891 claimed a membership of 1.2 million. Today’s labor quote is by Mark Twain, who said: “It's not the size of the dog in the fight, it's the size of the fight in the dog.” Union City Radio is supported by UnionPlus, which provides unique products and discounts for working families. This week, you can get a discounted subscription to the digital edition of Consumer Reports and get the most value for your money on your holiday purchases, big and small. Details at unionplus.org
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