Year after year some of the poorest neighborhoods in Washington continue to be neglected; our public schools have been starved of resources by both the Mayor and the DC City Council. The effects of this neglect will be felt for years to come. And this is not just a DC problem; it affects the entire metro region and beyond. The only way we can change the narrative is by standing up and demanding more, demanding better. If not, the schools in your community will be next.
That’s why parents, students, and others who care about funding, improving and saving our DC public schools are joining the Washington Teachers’ Union, for a rally at 4pm today at Freedom Plaza to demand that the DC mayor and City Council “fully fund our public schools.” Also on this week’s labor calendar, tune in at 1 o’clock today for this week’s edition on Your Rights At Work, when our guests will include Washington Teachers Union president Liz Davis, as well as nurse Betty Holman and others. Topics include DC public schools, the East End Hospital, the latest labor news and of course whatever you want to talk about; call in at 202-588-0893. And for all the latest local labor event listings, go to dclabor.org, and click on Calendar. In today’s labor history, on this date in 1886, The New York Times declared the struggle for an 8-hour workday to be “un-American” and called public demonstrations for the shorter hours, quote, “labor disturbances brought about by foreigners,” unquote. Other publications declared that an eight-hour workday would bring about “loafing and gambling, rioting, debauchery and drunkenness.” Today’s labor quote is by Reverend Ralph David Abernathy, Senior, arrested on this date in 1969 while picketing a hospital in Charleston, South Carolina in a demand for union recognition. Ralph David Abernathy, Senior, who said: “Bring on your tear gas, bring on your grenades, your new supplies of Mace, your state troopers and even your national guards. But let the record show we ain't going to be turned around.” Union City Radio is supported by our friends at Union Plus. If you’re looking for ways to cut costs on medical expenses, check out the Union Plus Health Savings Program. Learn how you can save on vision, dental and prescription out-of-pocket expenses at unionplus.org/healthsavings.
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