Election Day is just 12 days away; click here for the latest local Labor GOTV phonebanks and walks!
PLUS: Early Voting has begun in the metro area. Click below for details. District of Columbia Maryland Virginia (click on Voting Early & by Absentee Ballot) Union members across Liberia have taken the lead in Ebola education and prevention among workers and their families, holding awareness trainings for thousands of workers and supplying them with hand-washing buckets and sanitization cleansers donated in part through the Solidarity Center West Africa Ebola Fund. If you have not yet donated, please take a moment to donate now. Read more at the Solidarity Center. The upcoming elections and solidarity actions dominated Monday’s Metro Council meetings. There were extensive reports and discussions on the local labor Get-Out-The-Vote efforts, as well as planned actions by the postal workers, the Troublemakers School and more. Click here for draft minutes: Delegate Meeting; Executive Board meeting. photo by Chris Garlock UFCW Local 400 members at Kroger have extended their current contract through October 31.
The contract was set to expire October 15. ”We have been working hard to get the best possible deal, but in order to get what we deserve, and to get it done right, we need more time,” the local’s bargaining committee at Kroger reported... |