This is Chris Garlock, with the latest labor news, updates and history from the Metro Washington Labor Council.
Senate Republicans are holding a retreat today…at Nationals Park. That’s right, in the middle of the longest government shutdown in U.S. history, with nearly a million federal workers not being paid, and the economy faltering, Senate Republicans are heading to the ballpark. Federal and DC workers will rally at noon today at the North Main entrance to Nationals Park. Their message is simple: take us back to work; open up the government today! We’ll have a live report from the rally on Your Rights At Work at 1 o’clock today, plus more guests on the shutdown and the phone lines will be open again for your calls as well: 202-588-0893. For complete details on all the latest local labor calendar listings, go to dclabor.org and click on Calendar. In today’s labor history, on this date in 1962, president John F. Kennedy signed Executive Order 10988, guaranteeing federal workers the right to join unions and bargain collectively. Today’s labor quote is by Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. “We are now faced with the fact that tomorrow is today. We are confronted with the fierce urgency of now. In this unfolding conundrum of life and history, there ‘is’ such a thing as being too late. This is no time for apathy or complacency. This is a time for vigorous and positive action.” “The fierce urgency of now” is the theme of this weekend’s AFL-CIO Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Civil and Human Rights Conference; complete details and registration information are on our website, dclabor.org Union City Radio is supported by our friends at Union Plus. To learn more about how Union Plus is helping federal workers impacted by the government shutdown and to apply for assistance, visit unionplus.org.
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