After a strike threat and a campaign to mobilize members, elected officials and allies, WMATA MetroAccess paratransit workers in Gaithersburg, Maryland have reached a tentative union agreement with Challenger Transportation.
Representing more than 190 workers, ATU Local 1777 reached the deal after a marathon bargaining session late last week. The agreement addressed major worker concerns on stagnant wages, the company’s reliance on overtime and part-time workers, poor healthcare benefits, and overall lack of respect. Local 1777 members are expected to hold a ratification vote in the next few weeks. On today’s labor calendar, there’s a Rally for the Be Heard in the Workplace Act today at 11am at Union Station Plaza and then at 4pm this afternoon, David Ranney discusses his new book “Living and Dying on the Factory Floor” at the Institute for Policy Studies; For details and all the latest labor calendar listings, go to dclabor.org and click on Calendar. In today’s labor history, on this date in 1897, Polish, Lithuanian and Slovak miners were gunned down—19 dead, more than 50 wounded—by the Lattimer Mine's sheriff deputies in Hazelton, Pennsylvania. Most were shot in the back. The miners were marching peacefully and without weapons for collective bargaining and civil liberty. Today’s labor quote is by Saul Alinsky, the legendary community organizer who said that: “All tactics means is doing what you can with what you have.” Union City Radio is supported by our friends at Union Plus. The Union Plus Car Rental Program can save you up to 25% off car rental rates. With several companies to choose from union members can hit the road for less. Visit unionplus.org/carrental.
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