“You pull the bag up, the piece goes in, you pull the bag down, the piece goes out.” Union stagehands John Page -- Secretary Treasurer at IATSE Local 22 -- and Brendan Collie were featured in Washington Post columnist John Kelly's June 26 article about the switch from old-fashioned sandbags and ropes to a modern system of steel cables and metal weights to move scenery at the National Theatre. “Me personally, I’m sad," said Collie, "because it is an art form, and we were like the last ones.” We've got links to stories in both the Post and the Washington Business Journal on our website at dclabor.org, where you can check out more cool photos and a video showing how the sandbags and ropes work.
Here’s today's labor history: On this date in 1928, Alabama outlawed the leasing of convicts to mine coal, a practice that had been in place since 1848. In 1898, most of the state's revenue came from this source, and fully 25 percent of all Black leased convicts died. And in 2013, nineteen firefighters died when they were overtaken by a wildfire they are battling in a forest northwest of Phoenix, Arizona. It was the deadliest wildfire involving firefighters in the U.S. in at least 30 years. Today’s labor quote is by Martin Luther King, Jr., who said “Of all the forms of inequality, injustice in health is the most shocking and inhumane.” Union City Radio is supported by UnionPlus, which is committed to improving the quality of life for all working families; find out more at unionplus.org.
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Also, if you miss our live show – or want to hear a past show – Your Rights At Work is now available as a podcast! Just search for Union City Radio on iTunes or wherever you get your podcasts; subscribe and you’ll get our shows right on your phone! Today's guests: in-studio: Carl Goldman, just-retired Executive Director of AFSCME Council 26, who got his start in the labor movement organizing taxi drivers in DC 40 years ago Elizabeth Falcon, Executive Director, DC Jobs with Justice, on Jobs with Justice’s 30th birthday Sandra Falwell, NNU and nurse at Children's Hospital, on the GOP healthcare bill Labor Song: Fired, Roy Zimmerman (also performed at Great Labor Arts Exchange last week) CREDITS: Produced by Peter Pocock, engineered by Mike Nasella; Union City Radio is supported by UnionPlus. UnionPlus is committed to improving the quality of life of working families. Find out more at unionplus.org. And we’re supported by you, our listeners: call 202-588-9739 or 1-800-222-9739 or pledge online at wpfwfm.org. Members of the Maryland Professional Employees Council rallied last Friday to protest the new sick leave policy at the State Department of Assessment and Taxation. Earlier this month, MPEC reports, the department “implemented an illegal sick leave policy that required employees to disclose private medical information to justify the use of earned sick leave.” MPEC President Jerry Smith said that “We will not stand idle while sick leave, and thus families, are attacked.”
On today’s labor calendar, recently retired AFSCME Council 26 Executive Director Carl Goldman will be in-studio on Your Rights At Work today at 1pm here on WPFW, and then at 5:30 this afternoon there’s a rally for transit justice at 5:30 at the Columbia Heights Metro station. Complete details, as always at dclabor.org, click on Calendar. Here’s today's labor history: On this date in 1987, the newly-formed Jobs With Justice staged its first big support action, backing 3,000 picketing Eastern Airlines mechanics at Miami Airport. Jobs with Justice now has dozens of chapters across the country, including right here in Washington, DC. Find out more at dcjwj.org Today’s labor quote is from the Jobs with Justice pledge, which says “I’ll be there to demand jobs with justice” and commits those who take the pledge to be there at least five times over the course of the year. Union City Radio is supported by UnionPlus, which is committed to improving the quality of life for all working families; find out more at unionplus.org. Massive rallies against the GOP healthcare bill are planned at the Capitol today and tomorrow in what's being called a “People’s Filibuster.” Complete details are on our website at dclabor.org, click on Calendar.
The disastrous Senate plan, crafted in secret by Majority Leader Mitch McConnell, will make millions of working people pay more for less healthcare, tax your workplace plans if you get decent health coverage at work, and give massive tax breaks to the rich. It would also take away health care from millions of working people, and drastically cut Medicaid. The rallies start as early as 8a this morning and run all day at the U.S. Capitol. Again, complete details on our website at dclabor.org, click on Calendar. Here’s today's labor history: On this date in 1850, machinist Matthew Maguire was born; many believe he was the first to suggest the Labor Day holiday. Others believe it was Peter McGuire, a carpenter. Either way, it was definitely a McGuire. And in 1894, President Grover Cleveland signed legislation declaring Labor Day an official U.S. holiday. Today’s labor quote is by Bernie Sanders Bernie Sanders, who said “ ‘Has access to’ does not mean that they are guaranteed health care. I have access to buying a $10 million home. I don’t have the money to do that.” Union City Radio is supported by UnionPlus, which is committed to improving the quality of life for all working families; find out more at unionplus.org. |
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