Tuesday was a big day for a number of local labor laws; here’s a quick run-down:
Registered nurses and caregivers on Tuesday applauded D.C. City council’s unanimous decision to move forward emergency legislation aimed at keeping Providence Hospital open as a fully functioning hospital. Registered nurse and NNU member Godwin Ofosu said that “We are now calling on Mayor Muriel Bowser to continue this fight to keep Providence open and to do the right thing for the people of D.C.” The D.C. Council unexpectedly delayed a final vote Tuesday on regulating Airbnb and other short-term rental companies because of a last-minute dispute over how to pay for the legislation. However, council member Kenyan McDuffie, the bill’s original sponsor, expressed confidence that the bill would ultimately win approval. And the Council also gave final approval to legislation repealing Initiative 77, the ballot measure passed by 55 percent of voters in June. Restaurant Opportunities Center United said it would keep fighting for a standard minimum wage for all workers. Finally, the Montgomery County Council approved legislation Tuesday that would guarantee raises for contract workers who haul trash and recycling whenever there are pay increases for unionized county service employees. We have links to complete reports on all these stories on our website at dclabor.org On today’s labor calendar, tune in for a special 2-hour edition of Your Rights At Work today starting at 1pm; we’ll focus on local issues in the first hour and then get a national perspective on issues facing working people across the country in the second hour starting at 2pm. And of course we’ll take your calls both hours at 202-588-0893. For the complete labor calendar, go to dclabor.org and click on Calendar. In today’s labor history, on this date in 1648, the "Shoemakers of Boston"—the first labor organization in what would later become the United States—was authorized by the Massachusetts Bay Colony. Today’s labor quote is by Samuel Gompers, founder of the American Federation of Labor, who said: “As one voice labor must speak – to reward its friends and punish its enemies.”
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