Today’s the deadline for Americans to file their tax returns but this year it’s also the day when millions of workers will take to the streets across the country to demand higher wages and an end to anti-worker trade deals. At least four actions are planned locally today, from the Stop The Other NRA Breakfast Action at 7:30a on Freedom Plaza to the Stop Fast Track rally at 11a on Capitol Hill, followed by two Fight for $15 events, one at 5p in Richmond and the other at 6p at the Martin Luther King, Jr. Memorial in DC. Complete details are at dclabor.org; click on calendar.
In today’s labor history, eight members of the Musicians union died in the sinking of the Titanic in 1912. According to survivors, they played their instruments until nearly the end. Five weeks later a concert was organized by the union to benefit the musicians' families. The evening ended with a rendering of "Nearer, My God, to Thee," the hymn being played as the ship went down.
And on this date in 1955, the first McDonald’s restaurant opened, in Des Plaines, Illinois, setting the stage years later for sociologist Amitai Etzioni to coin the term "McJob."
Today’s labor quote is by the Oxford English Dictionary, which defines a McJob as "an unstimulating, low-paid job with few prospects, especially one created by the expansion of the service sector."
In today’s labor history, eight members of the Musicians union died in the sinking of the Titanic in 1912. According to survivors, they played their instruments until nearly the end. Five weeks later a concert was organized by the union to benefit the musicians' families. The evening ended with a rendering of "Nearer, My God, to Thee," the hymn being played as the ship went down.
And on this date in 1955, the first McDonald’s restaurant opened, in Des Plaines, Illinois, setting the stage years later for sociologist Amitai Etzioni to coin the term "McJob."
Today’s labor quote is by the Oxford English Dictionary, which defines a McJob as "an unstimulating, low-paid job with few prospects, especially one created by the expansion of the service sector."
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