DC Council sides with IAFF and rejects no-bid deal; Maryland lawmakers consider more protections for workers; Montgomery County Convention Center under boycott; Kaiser Permanente contracts with UFCW Local 400 officially ratified in this edition of our weekly newsletter.

Voters in DC, Montgomery County, and Prince George's County will elect new leaders to key public positions this year. In each of these elections, voters will have the opportunity to elect leaders who side either with billionaires and bosses, or workers and working families.

On Saturday, people all over the country are going to rise in solidarity against the Trump administration’s attacks on working people and our communities, and in support of an America that works for us not just the rich and powerful. Will you be part of it?

Get tickets, become a sponsor, or nominate a leader for this year’s Evening with Labor Awards Dinner.

Women’s History Month, #WomenInConstructionWeek, the first-ever Young Worker March on Washington, and workers at The Duck & The Peach get ready to vote in this week's edition of our weekly newsletter.

Union busting at The Duck & the Peach, remembering Reverend Graylan Hagler and Reverend Jesse Jackson, and U.S. unionization rate reaches 16-year high in this week's edition of our weekly newsletter.

Jeff Bezos cuts a third of The Washington Post’s workforce; RNs at MedStar Washington Hospital ratify a new contract; Kennedy Center workers affirm their contracts and rights; and the winners of this year’s Bowling for Gold tournament.

Economic justice and racial justice are inextricably linked, and this month and all year long we look back to Black history as a source for critical lessons for our fights today.

Save the Date! Evening with Labor 2026 will take place on Saturday, May 2, 2026 at the Omni Shoreham Hotel in Washington, DC.