District residents and Department of Human Services staff have endured months of prolonged wait times as a new computer system has repeatedly suffered outages since it went live last Fall. Frustrated members of the public have lashed out physically against DHS employees, who fear for their safety at work. And while DHS told City Paper the situation "improved significantly" in recent months, AFSCME Local 2401 president Sabrina Brown tells Union City Radio that "it's actually gotten worse" and adds that the local may plan a town hall and/or rally soon.
Here’s today's labor history: On this date in 1939, the U.S. Supreme Court upheld several lower courts’ rulings that Jersey City mayor Frank Hague’s ordinance banning labor meetings in public places and prohibiting the distribution of union literature violated the First Amendment right to freedom of assembly and was therefore unconstitutional. Today’s labor quote is by Alice Walker Alice Walker, who said "Activism is the rent I pay for living on this planet." Union City Radio is supported by UnionPlus, which is committed to improving the quality of life for all working families; find out more at unionplus.org. Today in Labor History is provided by Union Communication Services. Rockin’ Solidarity is performed by Joe Uehlein and the Bones of Contention. Our engineering is by Michael Nassella. Union City Radio is a partnership between the Metro Washington Council and WPFW, your station for jazz and justice. Follow us on Twitter @Dclabor This has been Chris Garlock; see you on the line!
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