After a yearlong battle, state child welfare workers in Maryland have won fair pay. AFSCME Local 112 met with legislators, marched against management and “tirelessly” battled to increase the salaries for Child Welfare Social Workers. AFSCME Maryland said that “The fight for fair pay for all social workers and state employees continues!” adding “When we stand and fight together, we WIN!”
Here’s today's labor history:
On this date in 1864, led by 23-year-old Kate Mullaney, the Collar Laundry Union formed in Troy, New York, and raised earnings for female laundry workers from $2 dollars a week to $14.
In 1913, some 25,000 Paterson, New Jersey silk workers struck for an 8-hour work day and improved working conditions. Eighteen hundred were arrested over the course of the six-month walkout, led by the Wobblies. They returned to work on their employers’ terms., but eventually, after a wave of shop strikes, the Paterson silk workers won the eight hour day in 1919.
Today’s labor quote is by IWW organizer "Big Bill" Haywood, about the Paterson silk strikers:
"Your power is in your folded arms. You have killed the mills; you have stopped production; you have broken off the profits."
Hey, it’s that time of year again when we come to you to help keep Union City Radio on the air by pledging at 202-588-9739 or 1-800-222-9739, or you can pledge online at wpfwfm.org. And during WPFW’s fund drive, you can wrap your ears around the largest and most comprehensive collection of historic audio ever compiled by Pacifica Radio Archives, now available for the very first time on a single USB memory stick. With nearly one thousand hours of meticulously curated audio, covering dozens and dozens of topics, you’ll be inspired, challenged, entertained, and educated. All that, for just a $200 donation; call 202-588-9739 or 1-800-222-9739 or pledge online at wpfwfm.org. And whatever you give, thank you!
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Here’s today's labor history:
On this date in 1864, led by 23-year-old Kate Mullaney, the Collar Laundry Union formed in Troy, New York, and raised earnings for female laundry workers from $2 dollars a week to $14.
In 1913, some 25,000 Paterson, New Jersey silk workers struck for an 8-hour work day and improved working conditions. Eighteen hundred were arrested over the course of the six-month walkout, led by the Wobblies. They returned to work on their employers’ terms., but eventually, after a wave of shop strikes, the Paterson silk workers won the eight hour day in 1919.
Today’s labor quote is by IWW organizer "Big Bill" Haywood, about the Paterson silk strikers:
"Your power is in your folded arms. You have killed the mills; you have stopped production; you have broken off the profits."
Hey, it’s that time of year again when we come to you to help keep Union City Radio on the air by pledging at 202-588-9739 or 1-800-222-9739, or you can pledge online at wpfwfm.org. And during WPFW’s fund drive, you can wrap your ears around the largest and most comprehensive collection of historic audio ever compiled by Pacifica Radio Archives, now available for the very first time on a single USB memory stick. With nearly one thousand hours of meticulously curated audio, covering dozens and dozens of topics, you’ll be inspired, challenged, entertained, and educated. All that, for just a $200 donation; call 202-588-9739 or 1-800-222-9739 or pledge online at wpfwfm.org. And whatever you give, thank you!
Union City Radio is supported by UnionPlus. UnionPlus is committed to improving the quality of life of working families through their unique products and services. Find out more at unionplus.org.
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