After weeks of negotiations and half a dozen store actions involving hundreds of members at Kroger in West Virginia, UFCW Local 400 reports that "we still have work to do to get the best possible agreement." At the direction of the federal mediator, the union has agreed to extend its current contract until November 4.
On today's labor calendar, the Kalmanovitz Initiative is hosting a reception at 3:30 this afternoon to introduce Labor, the journal of working class history that is now housed at Georgetown University. Details on our website, dclabor.org, click on calendar. Here’s today's labor history: On this date in 1873, the Miners’ National Association was formed in Youngstown, Ohio, with the goal of uniting all miners, regardless of skill or ethnic background. Today’s labor quote is by Frank Thompson, who helped organize sugar workers for the longshore workers union. Nearly 1,500 sugar plantation workers in Hawaii went out on strike on this date in 1948. Frank Thompson, who said: "From the time a guy was born until he died his whole life was run by the plantations...life was a form of serfdom, a peonage. So anything they could do to improve their wages and things of that kind, why, they were for it." 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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October 7 marked the 10th annual World Day for Decent Work, a day when unions across the globe mobilize for decent work. In local events, workers highlight issues of corporate greed, low wages, inequality and injustice. In the United States, immigrant workers and communities are under attack as the Trump administration threatens some of the few protections available to immigrants in vulnerable circumstances. This undermines decent work and the ability of all working people to come together to assert their rights on the job.
On today's labor calendar, there's a DC Paid Family Leave Hearing this morning at 9:30 at the Wilson Building. Then at 5pm catch The Wright Touch Band on this month's Labor Live@5 show right here on WPFW; details on our website, dclabor.org, click on calendar. Here’s today's labor history: On this date in 1933, six days into a cotton field strike by 18,000 Mexican and Mexican-American workers in Pixley, California, four strikers were killed and six wounded; eight growers were indicted and charged with murder. Today’s labor quote is by Caroline Decker, a labor organizer in the 1920s and 1930s across the United States, who said: “…it was very hard for so many people; really rough. People today have no idea how much better it now is, and how many heads were cracked to get it.” 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. Hosted by Chris Garlock Featuring David G. Wright and his band. The musicians of “The Wright Touch,” led by David Wright (sax & vocals), have been performing together since the early 1980’s. The band performs a variety of repertoire including Ballroom Dancing, Sinatra, Motown, Classic Rock, Latin, and Disco. Read more on the website. Wright, a member of the Washington DC Federation of Musicians (AFM 161-710), in 2003 received the Jazz History Appreciation Month Award from the Department of the Interior for his “musical achievements, accomplishments, and dedication…” Produced by Korey Hartwich. Engineered by Ciera Shine and Robin Smith. In an unusual move, the D.C. Nurses Association has voted "no confidence" in United Medical Center's top leadership — and has asked two top officials to either resign or be ousted from the District-owned hospital. Read more on our website at dclabor.org
Members of the American Federation of Government Employees National Young Organizing Unionists for the Next Generation Committee raised more than $47,000 last week for victims of the recent hurricanes. AFGE represents more than 5,000 federal employees who work in Puerto Rico and the U.S. Virgin Islands. On today's labor calendar, there's a hearing on the Montgomery County minimum wage bill this morning at 9:30 in the Montgomery County Council building in Rockville; details on our website, dclabor.org, click on calendar. Here’s today's labor history: On this date in 1997, retail stock brokerage Smith Barney reached a tentative sexual harassment settlement with a group of female employees. The suit charged, among other things, that branch managers asked female workers to remove their tops in exchange for money and one office featured a "boom boom room" where women workers were encouraged to quote-unquote "entertain clients." The settlement was never finalized: a U.S. District Court Judge refused to approve the deal because it failed to adequately redress the women's grievances. Today’s labor quote is by American journalist Gretchen Carlson, who said: "It's so unbelievable that in 2017, almost every single woman has a story about sexual harassment." 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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