Two different picket lines, two different states, two different unions. But the struggles have a lot in common. Thursday afternoon outside the CIA headquarters in McLean, Virginia, members of Operating Engineers Local 99 were back on the picket line demanding a contract with CIA contractor AECOMM. Some 15 miles north in Silver Spring, “These Boots Are Made for Walkin’” blared over loudspeakers as dozens of red-clad CWA 2108 members danced along Route 29 in front of the Verizon facility, waving signs excoriating the telcom giant for greed. Go to dclabor.org to read more and see photos.
In this week's Labor Quiz: With which of the "Big Three" automakers did the United Auto Workers sign their very first contract? Was it Ford, General Motors or Chrysler? Submit your answer at unionist.com and you could be next week's winner! For the latest listings of local labor activities, go to dclabor.org and click on calendar. Here’s today’s labor history: On this date in 1927, radio station WEVD, named for Eugene V. Debs, went on the air in New York City, operated by The Forward Association as a memorial to the labor and socialist leader. And in 1932, the American Federation of Government Employees was founded on this date, following a decision by the National Federation of Federal Employees to leave the AFL. Today’s labor quote is by Eugene Debs: “While there is a lower class, I am in it; while there is a criminal element, I am of it; while there is a soul in prison, I am not free.”
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