A majority of Southern Poverty Law Center staff across 11 offices in five states and Washington D.C. have voted to join the Washington-Baltimore News Guild. "We celebrate this momentous victory, which comes after nearly nine months of tireless organizing,” said the SPLC Union Organizing Committee.
"This is a historic moment in the history of the Southern Poverty Law Center,” they said, “and in the history of labor organizing in the Deep South.” The SPLC Union is the third largest unit in the Washington-Baltimore News Guild and the union’s largest non-profit unit. For the latest labor calendar listings, go to dclabor.org, and click on Calendar. In today’s labor history, on this date in 1908, officers of the American Federation of Labor were found in contempt of court for urging a labor boycott of Buck's Stove and Range Company in St Louis, Missouri, where the Metal Polishers were striking for a 9-hour day. Today’s labor quote is by Claudia Golinelli, an electrician featured in the film “Building the American Dream,” which we screened in the DC LaborFest and which reveals shocking truths about the hardworking immigrants who build the American Dream, from which they are excluded. Claudia Golinelli, who said: “I hope this story makes people feel empowered and it makes those people that are going through the same situation feel like they have the power to speak up.” Union City Radio is supported by our friends at Union Plus. They’ve got a credit card with 24/7 U.S.-based phone customer service, competitive rates, AND exclusive benefits for union members. Visit theunioncard.com and find out why 700,000 union members are part of the Union Plus Credit Card Program. theunioncard.com; tell ‘em Chris sent you!
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