Fairfax County Connector transit workers recently unanimously authorized a strike against MV Corporation, which their union says “refuses to budge on our fair wage demands.” ATU 1764 is also in bargaining for workers at the Metro Access call center in Hyattsville, Maryland, which is also run by MV. According to ATU 1764’s Sesil Rubain, the company has been taking a hard line at the bargaining table while “running roughshod” over the members in the workplace. “We have put MV on notice that ‘time’s up!’ on both sides of the river,” says Rubain.
On today's labor calendar, join the demand to Free Jailed Bangladeshi Unionists and Workers today at noon at the Bangladesh Embassy in Northwest DC. Complete details are on our website at dclabor.org, click on Calendar. Here’s today's labor history, On this date in 1934, U.S. legislators passed the Civil Works Emergency Relief Act, providing funds for the Federal Emergency Relief Administration, which funneled money to states plagued by Depression-era poverty and unemployment, and oversaw the subsequent distribution and relief efforts. In 1950, the Congress of Industrial Organizations, or CIO, expelled half a dozen unions for quote unquote “Communist tendencies” during the Second Red Scare, popularly known as "McCarthyism" after its most famous supporter, Wisconsin Senator Joseph McCarthy, which targeted many in the labor movement. Today’s labor quote is by Susan B. Anthony “It was we, the people; not we, the white male citizens; nor yet we, the male citizens; but we, the whole people, who formed the Union...” Susan B. Anthony, who also famously said “Failure is impossible.” The suffragist, abolitionist and labor activist was born in Adams, Massachusetts on this date in 1820 and is buried in my hometown, Rochester, New York. 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. 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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