It was a “good news/bad news” night at Monday’s Metro Washington Council delegate meeting, with Council affiliates reporting on a number of wins at the bargaining tables but also many ongoing struggles.
Get complete details on our website at dclabor.org On today's labor calendar, catch this week's edition of Your Rights At Work here on WPFW from 1 to 2pm as we take your calls and talk about worker rights. Here’s today's labor history: On this date in 1991, members of five unions at the Frontier Hotel-Casino in Las Vegas began what was to become the longest successful hotel strike in U.S. history. All 550 workers honored the picket line for the entirety of the 6-year, 4-month, 10-day fight against management’s insistence on cutting wages and eliminating pensions. Today’s labor quote is by Mother Jones, who led a march of miners' children through the streets of Charleston, West Virginia on this date in 1912. Mother Jones, who said: "If they want to hang me, let them. And on the scaffold I will shout Freedom for the working class!" Union City Radio is supported by UnionPlus, which is committed to improving the quality of life for all working families; find out more at unionplus.org.
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