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Six hundred Fairfax Connector workers walked out on strike yesterday, joining the bus drivers in Lorton who have been on strike for over a month. (audio: Jackson) That’s ATU Local 689 president Raymond Jackson, explaining why the Transdev workers are taking such a strong stand against the Metro contractor currently being investigated for 36 separate allegations that Transdev violated federal labor law in the workplace and in contract negotiations. (audio: Jackson) On today’s labor calendar, striking bus drivers are picketing at multiple locations; check out our calendar at dclabor.org, where you’ll find all the latest local labor events listings, including tonight’s screening at AFI of the new Ken Loach film, “Sorry We Missed You.” In today’s labor history, on this date in 1869, African American delegates met in Washington, D.C., to form the Colored National Labor Union. African Americans were excluded from existing labor unions at the time. Isaac Myers, a prominent organizer of African-American workers, met with other African-American laborers to form what became the Colored National Labor Union, which welcomed members of all races. Today’s labor quote is by Isaac Myers, who said: "The white and colored … must come together and work together… The day has passed for the establishment of organizations based upon color…" Union City Radio is supported by our friends at Union Plus. The best gifts are union-made, so check out the Union Plus Online Store and get 20% off union-made apparel and gear for a limited time. Visit shopunionplus.org and use code 2019COM at checkout.
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DC’s call-in show about worker rights: those you have, those you don’t, how to get them and how to use them. On today's show: Labor news headlines: Coalition to Repeal "Right-to-Work" meets tonight in Arlington, VA; AMC theatre employees not entitled to holiday or overtime pay? Luis Santiago, Striking Fairfax Connector driver Jeff Vogt, 12/9 'The Right to Strike' panel discussion Nikko Bilitza, 12/10 Pay Stub Clinic Sameerah Ahmad, 12/14 USAS Dance Party benefit “Case Closed” with Bob Samet (Ashcraft and Gerel) Produced by Chris Garlock and Peter Pocock; engineered by Michael Nasella Hospital workers at Medstar Georgetown University held a candlelight vigil last night to try to move management past its "final" contract offer.
The workers, members of 1199SEIU, have been fighting for a "decent" raise and for some say over their working hours. On today’s labor calendar, striking bus drivers are picketing in Lorton, Virginia, and at WMATA headquarters in downtown DC. At 12:30, author Cas Mudde discusses his new book “The Far Right Today” at the AFL-CIO; and tonight the Coalition to Repeal "Right-to-Work" in Virginia meets at the Shirlington Busboys & Poets starting at 7; complete details at dclabor.org, click on Calendar. In today’s labor history, on this date in 1955, ending a 20-year split, the two largest labor federations in the U.S. merged to form the AFL-CIO, with a membership estimated at 15 million. Today, the 55 unions that make up the AFLCIO include more than 12.5 million working people. Today’s labor quote is by John Sweeney, then president of the AFL-CIO, who on this date in 1999 welcomed the collapse of World Trade Organization talks in Seattle, declaring "No deal is better than a bad deal." Union City Radio is supported by our friends at Union Plus. The best gifts are union-made, so check out the Union Plus Online Store and get 20% off union-made apparel and gear for a limited time. Visit shopunionplus.org and use code 2019COM at checkout. Last week marked the International Day for the Elimination of Violence against Women, and trade unions around the world demanded that governments ratify and implement International Labor Organization Convention 190, on ending violence and harassment in the world of work.
Gender-based violence and harassment is a particular threat to women, LGBTQ workers and other marginalized groups. Homicide is one of the leading causes of death on the job among women in the United States, accounting for almost a quarter of workplace deaths among women. It is also a particular threat to workers in low-wage, precarious working arrangements, as poverty and marginalization can prevent workers from escaping or challenging dangerous conditions. The C190 framework emphasizes that everyone has the fundamental right to be free from violence and harassment at work, and requires governments adopt an inclusive, integrated and gender-responsive approach to end it. Violence is a tool that both reflects and reinforces a gendered power hierarchy at work and in society, and ending violence requires allowing women workers to take collective action to confront this hierarchy directly. In today’s labor history, on this date in 1943, President Roosevelt announced the end of the Works Progress Administration, concluding the four-year run of one of the American government's most ambitious public works programs. It helped create jobs for roughly 8.5 million people during the Great Depression and left a legacy of highways and public buildings. Today’s labor quote is by United Auto Workers President Walter Reuther elected president of the Congress of Industrial Organizations on this date in 1951. Walter Reuther, who said: “Where you find a weak trade union official who has been corrupted, you will also find an employer who has been a party to corrupting him; and if you are going to send a weak trade union leader to prison for malpractices, then reserve the adjacent cells for the insurance agent and the personnel director.” Union City Radio is supported by our friends at Union Plus. The best gifts are union-made, so check out the Union Plus Online Store and get 20% off union-made apparel and gear for a limited time. Visit shopunionplus.org and use code 2019COM at checkout. |
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