 An impressive roster of top union leaders will be leading the way in Virginia this weekend as labor enters the final stretch of its efforts to turn out the vote in Tuesday’s elections. NoVA Labor will host canvass launches on Saturday, Monday and Tuesday, featuring AFL-CIO President Liz Shuler, AFSCME Secretary-Treasurer Elissa McBride, AFT president Randi Weingarten, AFSCME president Lee Saunders, Virginia AFL-CIO president Doris Crouse-Mays and Metro Washington Labor Council president Dyana Forester (click here for the complete schedule). Many area political leaders will be on hand as well, including Virginia Attorney General Mark Herring, Delegates Mark Keam, Paul Krizek, Alfonzo Lopez, Elizabeth Guzman, VA Lieutenant Governor candidate Hala Ayala and Alexandria Vice-Mayor Elizabeth Bennett-Parker. Breakfast provided, and volunteers can come by and pick up a lit package any day, or register for phone banks. For more information, contact Bob Zabel, [email protected], 317-489-2501.
 Missed yesterday’s Your Rights At Work radio show? Catch it here or on iTunes, Spotify or your favorite podcast app! This week’s show: “Keeping Workers Safe”; "Bridging the Divide” & “A World Like This”: Michigan Congressman (& former AFL-CIO staffer) Andy Levin remembers AFL-CIO president Richard Trumka and tells us about the “Keeping Workers Safe Act” Levin just introduced in Congress. Then, Jack Metzgar on his book "Bridging the Divide” and the differences between working-class and middle-class cultures in the U.S. We wrap up with singer-songwriter George Mann , who’s just released a brand-new CD, “A World Like This.”
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Union City Radio: 7:15am daily WPFW-FM 89.3 FM; click here to hear today's report NoVa Labor Office Lit Drops: Fri, October 29, 9am – 4pm 4536 John Marr Dr. Annandale VA (map) Contact Bob Zabel if you plan to come by and get a packet. [email protected]. 317-489-2501 DC Council Redistricting Hearings: Ward 1: Fri, October 29, 2pm – 4pm More details here. AFSCME Sponsored Member-to-Member Walk (NoVA Labor): Sat, October 30, 9am – 2pm 4536 John Marr Dr, Annandale, VA 22003, USA (map) Come to NoVa Labor for a member-to-member lit drop rally. Guest Speakers: Attorney General Mark Herring, AFL-CIO President Liz Shuler, AFSCME Sec/Treas Elissa McBride, Metro Washington Labor Council president Dyana Forester; Delegates Paul Krizek, Alphonso Lopez, Mark Keam, and candidate Elizabeth Bennett-Parker. Questions: contact Bob Zabel. [email protected] 317-489-2501 Sun, October 31-Tue, Nov 2: NoVA Labor Volunteer Phone Bank: Oct 31 – Nov 2, 2021 Please click this link to register to help: Zoom Link. Trainings at 10:AM and 2:00PM. Training Zoom Link. For more info contact Bob Zabel. [email protected]. 317-489-2501 NoVa Labor Office Lit Drops: Sun, October 31, 9am – 4pm 4536 John Marr Dr. Annandale VA (map) Contact Bob Zabel if you plan to come by and get a packet. [email protected]. 317-489-2501 NOTE: CLICK HERE for the complete NoVA Labor election activity calendar listings thru Election Day (11/2). photo: UNITE HERE labor canvassers in Virginia; photo by Camucha King. Local elected officials joined Shoppers grocery store union workers at a series of demonstrations Wednesday and Thursday to protest a lack of pay increases over the last year and cut backs to their health care benefits proposed by the company in recent contract negotiations. “We work, we sweat, we want more in our check!” the workers chanted. The 1,200 Shoppers workers are members of UFCW Local 400, which represents thousands of frontline workers in the region. “After more than a year of negotiations, during which time many of our members were forced to forego any pay raises, we have yet to make any meaningful progress on a new contract,” said Mark Federici, President of UFCW Local 400. “Now, instead of rewarding workers who have risked their health to keep these stores open during a pandemic, UNFI is proposing to slash funding for their health care benefits. Enough is enough! It’s time for UNFI to get serious.” Elected officials joining the protests included Virginia state Senator Scott Survell, VA Delegate Paul Krizek , Maryland state Delegate Nicole Williams, Maryland Senator Jim Rosapepe and Prince George’s County Council Member Dannielle M. Glaros. Photos: Glaros (left) at New Carrollton rally; Shoppers workers rally (right).  |
