The labor movement is mourning the passing of Elijah Cummings, the Congressman from Maryland's 7th District. "Brother Cummings was a longtime friend of working men and women, not just in Maryland but across the country and around the world," said Metro Council president Jackie Jeter. "He will be sorely missed."
On today’s labor calendar, Unions and Worker Co-ops: A Tool for Solidarity, part of the Eastern Conference for Workplace Democracy, will be held today from 1 to 5pm at the University of Baltimore School of Law; and tomorrow, labor will be walking for union-endorsed candidates in Virginia and in the city of Bowie; for complete details and all the latest local labor calendar listings, go to dclabor.org and click on Calendar. You can also get the latest local labor news by following us @dclabor on Facebook and Twitter In today’s labor history, on this date in 1939, 58,000 Chrysler workers struck for wage increases. Today’s labor quote is Supreme Court Justice Louis Brandeis, who back in 1913 said: “Labor cannot on any terms surrender the right to strike.” You can support Union City Radio – and all the great programming here at WPFW – by making a generous contribution today; call 202-588-9739 or go to wpfwfm.org and Thank You! Union City Radio is supported by our friends at Union Plus. Hey, if you have a car, you don’t need to overpay for auto insurance. Union Plus Auto Insurance with SnapQuote helps you get quotes from multiple providers so you can get a great deal. Visit unionplus.org/auto.
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