Celebrate with us Saturday + rally on May Day
The 46th Annual Evening with Labor is coming up this Saturday, April 26, and it's going to be an incredible celebration of the labor movement in the DC region.
Dinner tickets for Evening with Labor are now sold out! But there are still a few spots left for The Night Shift, our VIP After-Party. Get your tickets now for The Night Shift and celebrate with us Saturday night.
We're looking forward to Saturday's celebration as a chance to refill our cups and renew our determination for the fight before us. And we won't have to wait long to put that into action!
Next Thursday, May 1, we're joining our union siblings and community allies for a May Day Solidarity Rally. Register to join us on May 1 starting at 5 PM at Freedom Plaza.
We'll join the Association of Flight Attendants-CWA, the Federal Unionists Network, UNITE HERE Local 25, DC Jobs with Justice, NPEU, the Washington Baltimore News Guild, 1199SEIU, Metro DC CLUW, Washington Teachers' Union, the United Union of Roofers, and SEIU Local 500 on Thursday for a powerful solidarity action. Let us know you'll be there.
Upcoming Events
Workers Memorial Mass
Thursday, April 24, 2025
5:00 PM @ St. Camillus Church
The Building Trades' Workers Memorial Mass is a time of remembrance for those workers who were killed or injured on the jobsite. The Mass will be led by a Labor Priest, Father Brian Jordan. All are invited! Rank and file members in the Trades, safety personnel, union leaders, OSHA officials, family, friends, and elected officials. Please join us as we honor and remember those who lost their lives on the jobsite in the past year in DC, Maryland, and Virginia.
NPEU Park Picnic + Art Build
Saturday, April 26 @ 12 PM
Malcolm X Park, DC
NPEU members are coming together for an afternoon picnic in the park in preparation for May Day to build solidarity posters that amplify the message of worker power.
Friends and family are welcome to join, just be sure to add additional guests in your RSVP as lunch will be provided. Register to attend.
National Apprenticeship Day
Wednesday, April 30, 10:30 AM-2:00 PM
Tour Plumbers & Gasfitters Local 5 state-of-the-art training center, see our apprenticeship program in action, and get hands-on with the industry’s latest tools and technologies at National Apprenticeship Day on April 30. Register to attend and learn more.
Labor Night at the Nationals
Saturday June 14 @ 4:05 PM
Tickets are now on sale for Labor Night at the Nationals 2025! Join this annual tradition with fellow union members from all across the DC region. Buy tickets online or for groups of 20 or more, contact Sig Meilus at 202-974-8226 or [email protected]. Proceeds benefit the Community Services Agency’s Emergency Assistance Fund.
Around the Region
Last week President Epps joined a DC Emancipation Day Speak Out alongside the Federal Unionists Network and powerful community leaders. Together the speakers discussed the intersection of attacks on Home Rule and attacks on federal workers, and mapped out a vision for how we organize to fight back.