This week’s Labor History Today podcast: Pins & Needles’ mass appeal. Last week’s show: Finnish North American working class women and music in the early 20th Century. Clerks, teamsters and building service workers at Boston Stores in Milwaukee strike at the beginning of the Christmas rush. The strike won widespread support – at one point 10,000 pickets jammed the sidewalks around the main store – but ultimately was lost. Workers returned to the job in mid-January with a small pay raise and no union recognition – 1934 National Labor Relations Board rules that medical interns can unionize and negotiate wages and hours – 1999 David Prosten DC Public Schools (DCPS) and Washington Teachers Union leadership reached a tentative contract agreement last Wednesday. “Today, we are proud the reach an agreement that delivers robust back pay in recognition of the tireless efforts and sacrifice our teachers have made over the past three years,” said WTU President Jacqueline Pogue Lyons, DC Mayor Muriel Bowser and DCPS Chancellor Lewis Ferebee in a joint statement. The tentative deal includes a 12% salary increase over four years and a 4% retention bonus. “Beyond pay and benefits, it was important for this agreement to reflect the respect the District has for teachers and the work they do for DC’s students,” the statement said. “We will continue to work together and across government to make sure our schools, teachers and students have everything they need to do well.”
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Union City Radio: 7:15am, WPFW-FM 89.3 FM 2-minute audio version of the Metro Washington Labor Council's Union City newsletter. Wednesdays with Warner for the PRO Act: Wed, November 30, 8:15am – 9:15am Windmill Hill Park, 500 South Lee St, Alexandria (map) Fairfax County Dems Labor Caucus: Wed, November 30, 7pm – 8pm Rally on Capitol Hill for Pregnant Workers: Thu, December 1, 12:30pm – 1:30pm Library of Congress, corner of East Capitol Street NE and 1st Street NE (map) Your Rights at Work radio show (WPFW 89.3FM): Thu, December 1, 1pm – 2pm WPFW 89.3 FM or listen online. Arlington Dems Labor Caucus: Thu, December 1, 6pm – 7pm George Mason University Coalition for Worker Rights Fri, December 2, 11am – 12pm UFCW Local 400 representative Steve Meador was recently named Man of the Year by the Western Virginia Chapter of the Coalition of Labor Union Women (CLUW). He received the award at the Bread and Roses Labor Awards Dinner in Roanoke for his dedication to the labor movement, his political activism, and his fierce advocacy for his members. “I was very honored to be chosen as man of the year,” Steve said. “I don’t take it lightly. I was very humbled that people think I’m making a difference for our members and for workers overall.” Read more here. |