IATSE 22 recently made Ron Moore, Head Driver for Clark Transfer, an honorary member of the local, “not only (for) his outstanding work, but for his unfailing good humor that made even all-night load outs at the National go smoothly.” Local 22 president Chuck Clay said that "Ron really a great driver, legally pulling off feats with a tractor trailer that even experienced drivers would not attempt, as well as a fine human being with a great attitude." You can see a photo of Ron and his friends at Local 22 on our website at dclabor.org Here’s today's labor history: On this date in 1935 New York City subway system managers in the Bronx tried to make cleaning crews on the IRT line work faster by forcing the use of a 14-inch squeegee instead of the customary 10-inch tool. After six workers were fired for insubordination, a two-day walkout by the Transport Workers Union won reversal of the directive and the workers’ reinstatement. Today’s labor quote is by Bill Fletcher Jr., the racial justice, labor and international activist, and host of the “Arise!” show here on WPFW. On this date in 2001, five thousand demonstrators rallied at the state capitol in Columbia, South Carolina, in support of the "Charleston Five," labor activists charged with felony rioting during a police attack on a 2000 longshoremen's picket of a non-union crew unloading a ship. Bill, who was coordinating the AFL-CIO's support for the workers called this: “A very compelling case, one that brings together all the issues, a voice at work and the right to organize, issues of racial justice and issues of democracy."
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