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"The Me Too Movement started over a couple of decades ago--and it’s really started with some women of color who came out and nobody was really listening to them which is painful--always painful.” That’s SAG-AFTRA President Gabrielle Carteris on the latest edition of the AFL-CIO’s State of the Unions podcast… (audio) This resurgence after Harvey Weinstein came up, the #MeToo was a rebirth of that group with more voices, surrounding and more people saying you have to hear us. So clearly, it always does take a village. We cannot expect one group just to do it alone. I’ve been in this business for over 35 years…and many other people have felt, men and women…I’m not going to say anything. I’m a survivor. I’m going to work through it. This moment in time allowed for people to re-evaluate and to say uh this is not just only me and that we must speak out to help change things. I think it was a really interesting time and when that explosion happened in the industry and in the country and ultimately the world, because I actually speak around the world with other Unions who are dealing with sexual assault--that first came out, the recognition of it’s not enough, where speaking out is only the beginning. How do we really create systemic change, was really important. In order for there to be systemic change, we recognized we had to go and implement laws. And, we had to actually do education and we had to tell people what their rights are. It was a great opportunity for us. I know where people look at this, as like, ‘Oh, this is devastating.’ I actually thought, ‘This is an amazing moment. This is a moment where we get to redefine how we communicate, giving people the power to speak up, and then to give them the tools so that they can actually help to prevent.'" You can hear the entire interview with SAG-AFTRA President Gabrielle Carteris on the State of the Unions podcast wherever you listen to podcasts On today’s labor calendar, Locked-out Baltimore Symphony Orchestra musicians picket today from 8:30 to 10:30am and then again from noon to 2pm. At 11am this morning, UFCW 400 and allies will Rally and march for a Fair Contract at Giant & Safeway, starting at the Giant on 7th Street NW; and of course be sure to tune in at 1 o’clock this afternoon right here on WPFW for this week’s edition of Your Rights at Work, when our guests will include BSO Players’ Committee chair Brian Prechtl, "Becca" Jones on the effect of Sharpiegate on federal workers, and labor lawyer David Schloss with our first “Case Closed” report. For details and all the latest labor calendar listings, go to dclabor.org and click on Calendar. In today’s labor history, on this date in 1932, jobless workers marched on grocery stores and seized food in Toledo, Ohio. Today’s labor quote is by Steven Greenhouse, who, in his new book “Beaten Down, Worked Up” writes “In no other industrial nation do employers fight so hard to defeat, indeed quash, labor unions.” Greenhouse argues that we need a strong workers’ movement, quote, “to serve as a countervailing force to corporate power.” Union City Radio is supported by our friends at Union Plus. The Union Plus Car Rental Program can save you up to 25% off car rental rates. With several companies to choose from union members can hit the road for less. Visit unionplus.org/carrental.
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State and higher education employees in Maryland say that a shortage of state workers is hampering their ability to provide critical services. And after a summer of no answers or solutions from management and increasing violence in Maryland state facilities, state employees say they’re ready to take their fight to the next level. “Chronic understaffing has meant state employees workloads have expanded to the breaking point, mandated overtime is skyrocketing, and work environments are increasingly dangerous,” wrote AFSCME Council 3 President Patrick Moran in a September 2 column published in the Capital Gazette. Council 3 members are calling on the Maryland General Assembly to convene emergency hearings this fall to identify the cause of the staffing crisis and find solutions. Members are holding meetings at worksites across the state to sign petitions and write letters to their legislators asking for their support in their fight to convene these hearings. On our labor calendar, Heads-up for tomorrow’s Rally for a Fair Contract at Giant & Safeway by UFCW Local 400, 11am at the 7th Street Giant; For details and all the latest labor calendar listings, go to dclabor.org and click on Calendar. In today’s labor history, on this date in 1897, some 75,000 coal miners in Pennsylvania, Ohio and West Virginia ended a ten-week strike after winning an eight hour day, semi-monthly pay, and the abolition of overpriced company-owned stores, where they had been forced to shop. Today’s labor quote is by coal miner’s son Merle Travis, from his song "16 Tons": You load sixteen tons, what do you get? Another day older and deeper in debt Saint Peter don't you call me 'cause I can't go I owe my soul to the company store Union City Radio is supported by our friends at Union Plus. The Union Plus Car Rental Program can save you up to 25% off car rental rates. With several companies to choose from union members can hit the road for less. Visit unionplus.org/carrental. After a strike threat and a campaign to mobilize members, elected officials and allies, WMATA MetroAccess paratransit workers in Gaithersburg, Maryland have reached a tentative union agreement with Challenger Transportation.
Representing more than 190 workers, ATU Local 1777 reached the deal after a marathon bargaining session late last week. The agreement addressed major worker concerns on stagnant wages, the company’s reliance on overtime and part-time workers, poor healthcare benefits, and overall lack of respect. Local 1777 members are expected to hold a ratification vote in the next few weeks. On today’s labor calendar, there’s a Rally for the Be Heard in the Workplace Act today at 11am at Union Station Plaza and then at 4pm this afternoon, David Ranney discusses his new book “Living and Dying on the Factory Floor” at the Institute for Policy Studies; For details and all the latest labor calendar listings, go to dclabor.org and click on Calendar. In today’s labor history, on this date in 1897, Polish, Lithuanian and Slovak miners were gunned down—19 dead, more than 50 wounded—by the Lattimer Mine's sheriff deputies in Hazelton, Pennsylvania. Most were shot in the back. The miners were marching peacefully and without weapons for collective bargaining and civil liberty. Today’s labor quote is by Saul Alinsky, the legendary community organizer who said that: “All tactics means is doing what you can with what you have.” Union City Radio is supported by our friends at Union Plus. The Union Plus Car Rental Program can save you up to 25% off car rental rates. With several companies to choose from union members can hit the road for less. Visit unionplus.org/carrental. (audio) "The Me Too Movement started over a couple of decades ago--and it’s really started with some women of color who came out and nobody was really listening to them which is painful--always painful.”
That’s SAG-AFTRA President Gabrielle Carteris on the latest edition of the AFL-CIO’s State of the Unions podcast… (audio) This resurgence after Harvey Weinstein came up, the #MeToo was a rebirth of that group with more voices, surrounding and more people saying you have to hear us. So clearly, it always does take a village. We cannot expect one group just to do it alone. I’ve been in this business for over 35 years…and many other people have felt, men and women…I’m not going to say anything. I’m a survivor. I’m going to work through it. This moment in time allowed for people to re-evaluate and to say uh this is not just only me and that we must speak out to help change things. I think it was a really interesting time and when that explosion happened in the industry and in the country and ultimately the world, because I actually speak around the world with other Unions who are dealing with sexual assault--that first came out, the recognition of it’s not enough, where speaking out is only the beginning. How do we really create systemic change, was really important. In order for there to be systemic change, we recognized we had to go and implement laws. And, we had to actually do education and we had to tell people what their rights are. It was a great opportunity for us. I know where people look at this, as like, ‘Oh, this is devastating.’ I actually thought, ‘This is an amazing moment. This is a moment where we get to redefine how we communicate, giving people the power to speak up, and then to give them the tools so that they can actually help to prevent.'" You can hear the entire interview with SAG-AFTRA President Gabrielle Carteris on the State of the Unions podcast wherever you listen to podcasts. On today’s labor calendar, New York Times journalist Steven Greenhouse discusses his new book, Beaten Down, Worked Up: The Past, Present, and Future of American Labor today at 12:30 at the Economic Policy Institute; For details and all the latest labor calendar listings, go to dclabor.org and click on Calendar. In today’s labor history, on this date in 1919, more than 1,000 Boston police officers struck after 19 union leaders were fired for organizing activities. Massachusetts Governor Calvin Coolidge announced that none of the strikers would be rehired, mobilized the state police, and recruited an entirely new police force from among unemployed World War I veterans. Today’s labor quote is by Steven Greenhouse, who, in his new book “Beaten Down, Worked Up” writes “In no other industrial nation do employers fight so hard to defeat, indeed quash, labor unions.” Greenhouse argues that we need a strong workers’ movement, quote, “to serve as a countervailing force to corporate power.” Union City Radio is supported by our friends at Union Plus. The Union Plus Car Rental Program can save you up to 25% off car rental rates. With several companies to choose from union members can hit the road for less. Visit unionplus.org/carrental. |
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