The Washington Spirit soccer team’s Sunday September 26 gametime is actually 5pm,” writes IBEW 26’s Tom Clark, who adds that there’s also a 2:30 pregame. “The pregame -- sponsored by the NoVA Labor Federation -- will have hot dogs and hamburgers and a bluegrass band. Contact [email protected] for more information or call 703-627-5510.
“Salvation for a race, nation or class must come from within. Freedom is never granted; it is won. Justice is never given; it is exacted.”
A. Philip Randolph was the first organizer and president of the Brotherhood of Sleeping Car Porters, founded at a meeting in New York City on this date in 1925. This week’s Labor History Today podcast: Sacco and Vanzetti; Midnight in Vehicle City. Last week's show: Trumka on the future of American labor.
Birth of Allan Pinkerton, whose strike-breaking detectives ("Pinks") gave us the word "fink" - 1819 - David Prosten click here for latest listings Union City Radio: 7:15am daily WPFW-FM 89.3 FM; click here to hear today's report Facebook Live Remembrance for Nelvin Ransome: Tue, August 24, 2pm – 3pm Remembrance Ceremony celebrating the life of Nelvin Ransome, the long-time Recorder and Field Representative for UFCW Local 1994. NoVA Labor Volunteer Phone Bank: Tue, August 24, 6pm – 8pm We will be calling fellow union members and reminding them about registering to vote and early voting opportunities. Wednesdays with Warner for the PRO Act: Wed, August 25, 8:15am – 9:15am Windmill Hill Park, 500 South Lee St., Alexandria at 8:15 am. The Painters Union will hold up their banner outside the Senator's district office at 8000 Towers Crescent Drive, Vienna at 8:30 am. Contact [email protected] and [email protected] for details. Your Rights at Work: Thu, August 26, 1pm – 2pm WPFW 89.3 FM or listen online. Arlington Dems Labor Caucus: Thu, August 26, 6pm – 8pm Meeting of union members and friends of labor in Arlington. For more information contact [email protected]. NoVA Labor Pride at Work: Thu, August 26, 7:15pm – 8:15pm Contact [email protected] for more information. March On for Voting Rights DC: Sat, August 28, 8am – 3pm McPherson Square, 15th St NW, Washington, DC 20005, USA (map) CLICK HERE to listen to last week's WPFW Your Rights At Work radio show: Tales of the Resistance: Persistence (Episodes 6 & 7) |