The first public action of Unite Here Local 23’s city-wide contract fight takes place today at 1p. The target is I.L. Creations, one of the main providers of food for federal employees in the DC region. Serving food in 16 federal government cafeterias, I.L. Creations serves tens of thousands of government workers every day. “Unfortunately, I.L. Creations’ business and employment practices are not what you might expect of a Federal contractor,” reports Local 23. Last November, an arbitrator ruled against I.L. Creations, and in his decision said that the company's personnel decisions at USDA "appear to favor Caucasian and Asians and disfavor Black Americans." The arbitrator said that, quote, "we are beyond the time when an employer could say with impunity, ‘if you're black stand back.’“ I.L. Creations has still failed to implement the changes ordered by the arbitrator, and Local 23 has also filed charges against the company with the National Labor Relations Board.
Here’s today’s labor history: On this date in 1960, the United Federation of Teachers was formed in New York to represent New York City public school teachers and, later, other education workers in the city. Today’s labor quote is by Abraham Lincoln, who said: "There is no America without labor, and to fleece the one is to rob the other."
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