IBEW Local 1900 knows the importance of giving back. That's why volunteers recently gathered at the union’s office to get out a mailing to over 1,500 members letting them know how they can help through the United Way, DC One Fund, Combined Federal and Maryland Charity Campaigns. "I believe that the basic foundation of organized labor is to help people in their time of need,” said Local 1900 president Jim Griffin as he helped stuff envelopes with information urging support for the labor-sponsored United Way agencies. Last year, the Community Services Agency helped over 300 union members stay in their homes, keep the lights on and put food on the table. Worksite giving campaigns are now underway throughout the region: to give to CSA you can use the following campaign numbers: 8253 for United Way and DC One Fund: 19579 for the Combined Federal Campaign: and 9320 for Maryland Charity.
On today’s labor calendar, phonebanks to get out the union vote are up at both the AFL-CIO and the Machinists; for complete details go to dclabor.org and click on Calendar. In today’s labor history, on this date in 1934, bank robber Charles Arthur "Pretty Boy" Floyd was killed by FBI agents near East Liverpool, Ohio. He was a hero to the people of Oklahoma who saw him as a "Sagebrush Robin Hood." People throughout the area were losing their farms to the banks, who wanted the land for the expansion of farming and its profits. While robbing the banks, Floyd would destroy or steal the mortgages to the local farms to prevent the banks from taking the land. He used money from the bank robberies to buy food and distribute it to members of the community. Today’s labor quote is by Charles Arthur "Pretty Boy" Floyd, who hated the nickname and was never called "Pretty-Boy" by anyone who knew him well, most of whom called him "Chock." The "Robin Hood of the Cookson Hills," who said: "I have robbed no-one but moneyed men." Union City Radio is supported by our friends at UnionPlus, this week offering an Accident Only Pet Insurance Plan. Help your pet receive the best care without worrying about the financial cost. Find out more at unionplus.org
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