Striking Frontier Communications workers in Virginia got a welcome boost from Evening with Labor organizing award winners SEIU 32BJ and UNITE HERE 23, who both showed up on the CWA picket lines last week. Picketing continues this week in Ashburn – 6 am to 12pm every day except Wednesday, when a rally will be held from 8am to 2pm featuring CWA National President Chris Shelton. The strikers are asking supporters to join their picket lines and to donate to a solidarity fund to assist striking families in financial need. Tune into WPFW 89.3 this Thursday at 1p to hear a strike report from CWA Local 2222 Secretary Treasurer Jeff Schmidt on Your Rights at Work.
Here’s today's labor history: On this date in 1863, fabled railroad engineer John Luther “Casey” Jones was born in southeast Missouri. A member of the Railroad Engineers, he was the sole fatality in a wreck near Vaughan, Mississippi on April 29, 1900. His skill and heroics prevented many more deaths¸ Today’s labor quote is by Johnny Cash, from the song “Casey Jones” Casey Jones climbed in the cabin Casey Jones orders in his hand Casey Jones leanin' out the window taking a trip to the Promised Land Union City Radio is supported by UnionPlus, which provides unique products and discounts for working families. Check them out at unionplus.org!
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