Metro Washington Council AFL-CIO

LABOR CALENDAR

10/18/2019

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Union City Radio: 7:15a M-F; WPFW-FM 89.3

UAW strike picket: Fri, October 18, 6am – 2pm; Sat, October 19, 10am – 2pm; Sun, October 20, 10am – 2pm
GM White-Marsh transmission plant, 10301 Philadelphia Road, White Marsh, MD.

Unions and Worker Co-ops: A Tool for Solidarity: Fri, October 18, 1pm – 5pm
Community Development Clinic - University of Baltimore School of Law
Details/registration here. Part of the Eastern Conference for Workplace Democracy | Oct. 18-20

Virginia Labor Walks (Annandale, Dublin, Newport News, Norfolk, Richmond, Roanoke): Sat, October 19, 9am – 12pm

Member-to-Member Canvass in Bowie for Derrick Mallard (photo): Sat, October 19, 9:30am – 1:00pm
IBEW 26 - 4371 Parliament Pl #A, Lanham, MD 20706 (map)
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CSA on the move for local affiliates

10/18/2019

The Metro Washington Council’s Community Services Agency was on the move this week supporting two local affiliates. On Tuesday, CSA participated in the AFGE Local 32 Annual Fall Festival, which provided members with community resources. "It was great sharing information about CSA with Local 32 members, especially new members who were happy to hear about the CSA Emergency Assistance Fund and how CSA is helping low-income District residents get construction jobs and apprenticeships through the Building Futures Construction Pre-Apprenticeship Program," said Executive Director Sonte DuCote, noting that AFGE District 14 VP Eric Bunn was in attendance. Then on Wednesday, CSA co-sponsored a "When the Paycheck Stops" budgeting workshop with the Consumer Action Network and Teamsters 639. "I think it was very informative and provided great information that can be used now and in the future," said Local 639 Vice President Wayne Settles, who attended along with Local 639 staff representatives.
photos: DuCote with new AFGE Local 32 member Takeena Gipson; Budget workshop attendees; photos by Shelly Kidd, Nelson Santiago, and Sonte DuCote.

Labor hits doors as election looms

10/18/2019

Labor will be walking for union-endorsed candidates across Virginia and in the city of Bowie tomorrow (see Calendar, above). United Mineworkers President Cecil Roberts and AFL-CIO Executive Vice President Teferi Gebre will launch NoVA Labor’s canvass/phone bank for Delegate Hala Ayala this Saturday starting at 9a. Breakfast and lunch will be provided by ATU Local 689. Meanwhile, in Bowie, the Metro Washington Council and the Maryland and DC AFL-CIO are teaming up to host a member-to-member walk for MWC-endorsed candidate Derrick Mallard, in Bowie City Council District 4. photo courtesy VA AFL-CIO

Today's Labor Quote: Louis Brandeis

10/18/2019

The Supreme Court Justice who said in 1913:

“Labor cannot on any terms surrender the right to strike.”

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