Airport workers and their allies marched on JetBlue’s downtown DC offices yesterday, calling on the airline to urge Huntleigh USA to treat its baggage, skycap and wheelchair workers with the same humanity that JetBlue touts in its own mission. Huntleigh is a contractor that does business directly with airlines, and workers there have already walked off the job on strike three times, “fighting not only for livable wages, but to protest federal labor violations, to improve conditions and end harassment and intimidation by their employer,” says their union, SEIU 32BJ.
On today’s labor calendar, SEIU 32BJ’s Jaime Contreras joins us on “Your Rights At Work” today at 2, here on WPFW, to talk about the recent Supreme Court ruling limiting worker rights; and tonight there’s a free DC LaborFest screening of “Company Town” at the Old Greenbelt Theatre; Complete details at dclabor.org, click on Calendar. Here’s today's labor history, On this date in 1995, 2,300 members of the United Rubber Workers, on strike for 10 months against five Bridgestone-Firestone plants, agreed to return to work without a contract. They had been fighting demands for 12-hour shifts and wage increases tied to productivity gains. Today’s labor quote is by Mary Harris "Mother Jones" who said: “Sit down and read. Educate yourself for the coming conflicts.” Union City Radio is supported by UnionPlus, which provides unique products and discounts for working families. Check them out at unionplus.org!
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