(audio) “I recently went through the same organizing process that you are now enduring. But I can tell you with certainty that it is worth it, every bit of it. You are giving yourselves, and those who work with you in the future, a voice, something each and every one of us deserves in our work.”
That’s Jeffrey Higgins, a member of IATSE Local 868 Treasurers and Ticketsellers here in Washington, DC, in a video message he sent to front-of-house workers at the Salt Lake Film Society who were organizing a union. The workers were inspired by the pro-union message in Boots Riley’s 2018 film “Sorry To Bother You” – which we just showed in the DC Labor FilmFest last month – and Boots himself recorded a message of solidarity with the Salt Lake Film Society workers, who in April voted overwhelmingly to unionize and are now negotiating their first contract. (audio: solidarity works) On today’s labor calendar, tune in at 5pm today right here on WPFW 89.3FM for this month’s Labor Live@5 with The Black Coffee Trio, led by retired union electrician Dick Bissell. For the latest local labor calendar listings, go to dclabor.org and click on Calendar. In today’s labor history, on this date in 1912, Massachusetts became the first state to establish a minimum wage. Today’s labor quote is from the California Agricultural Labor Relations Act, signed into law on this date in 1975 after years of effort by the United Farm Workers union. The goal of the Act is to, quote, "ensure peace in the agricultural fields by guaranteeing justice for all agricultural workers and stability in labor relations." Union City Radio is supported by our friends at Union Plus, which offers wireless savings through AT&T Signature Program Discounts. To learn more about special savings offers, visit unionplus.org/att.
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