Maryland Governor Larry Hogan called teachers "thugs” in a recent Facebook post, prompting members of the state teachers union to compare Hogan to Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump. “It’s disappointing, especially as teachers are getting prepared to go back to school,” said Chris Lloyd, an elementary school teacher and president of the Montgomery County teachers union. "We are in a season of choices, and words matter," Lloyd said. "These words can heal and uplift and inspire, or they can divide and demean. As teachers, we seek to use the former, and I respectfully ask our governor to do the same. While we may disagree at times, I know the children in our community learn about how to get along by watching and listening to what we do." After the post generated backlash from teachers and their supporters, Hogan quickly backpedaled and said he loves teachers and that he meant the controversial word to describe teachers union officials who criticized his decision not to spend money the legislature has set aside to help local governments fund teacher pensions.
For the latest local labor calendar listings, go to dclabor.org and click on Calendar. Here’s today's labor history: On this date in 1890, the Knights of Labor struck the New York Central railroad; ultimately they were defeated by scabbing workers who took their jobs. In 1927, nine men and one woman met in Oakland, California to form what was to become the 230,000-member California School Employees Association, representing school support staff throughout the state. In 1998, some 73,000 Bell Atlantic workers ended a successful two-day strike over wages and limits on contracting out of work. Today’s labor quote is by Samuel Gompers "The trade unions are the legitimate outgrowth of modern society and industrial conditions. … They were born of the necessity of workers to protect and defend themselves from encroachment, injustice and wrong." Gompers was an American labor union leader and a key figure in American labor history.
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