WPFW 89.3FM Musical guests connected with the labor movement. Hosted by Chris Garlock A DC-based women's social justice a cappella group, SongRise was named one of the top 3 Best Local Choral Groups by the Washington City Paper. SongRise encourages perseverance, raises awareness, breaks down barriers, touches hearts and inspires action through song. Inspired by the rich tapestry of voices raised for change, the founders of SongRise gathered their colleagues and friends to sing for social justice. "We use our music to inspire the fight for social change. We offer up our singing talents at community events, rallies, protests, farmer's markets, civil rights celebrations, arts showcases, schools, the Capitol ... you name it, we will stand up and sing!" Find out more: songrisedc.org Setlist: Bread and Roses Breathe Fire Redemption Song Human I’m Gonna Walk It With You Sing Out, March On We Are the Ones Reclaiming My Time Brave/Roar Woke Up This Morning One by One
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SEIU, the Service Employees International Union last week announced a $150 million national voter engagement and get-out-the-vote program for the 2020 election cycle with Virginia as one of eight top targeted states.
The investment in Virginia, a key battleground state, will drive a robust field effort and paid media strategy to elect pro-worker candidates up and down the ballot. The 2020 SEIU program -- fueled largely by voluntary political contributions from SEIU members -- advances a pro-worker, Unions For All agenda that seeks to ensure fair wages for working people, deliver quality, affordable healthcare for all, create real solutions to fix the immigration system and make real progress to combat climate change. In Virginia, SEIU will invest heavily with plans to connect with nearly 400,000 voters. For details on the latest local labor events listings, go to dclabor.org and click on Calendar. In today’s labor history, on this date in 1990, more than 6,000 drivers struck Greyhound Lines, most lost their jobs to strikebreakers. Today’s labor quote is by Moe Biller, president of the American Postal Workers Union for more than twenty years until retiring in 2001. The postal workers were granted the 8 hour day on this date in 1913, but with postal workers facing new threats and challenges today, Moe Biller’s signature phrase, “the struggle continues,” is more relevant than ever. Union City Radio is supported by our friends at Union Plus, where union members can save up to 25% on car rentals. Visit unionplus.org/carrental to book your car and get your union discount! Special thanks to everyone who contributed to WPFW during our Winter Pledge Drive; if you didn’t get a chance yet, just call 202-588-9739 or pledge online at wpfwfm.org. Thank you so much! |
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