In yet another rebuke of President Trump’s anti-worker executive orders, last week the Department of Veterans Affairs rescinded the order denying employees their representational rights at work.
The order had severely limited union officials’ access to office space, equipment, and official time to represent workers – but it was struck down on August 24 by the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia. The VA, which had indicated to some locals that they would not abide by the court’s decision, now has officially begun to comply. “Our fight against this anti-worker administration is far from over,” said American Federation of Government Employees President J. David Cox Senior. “but we are turning the tide.” On the weekend labor calendar, NoVA Labor kicks off their Member to Member Labor Walks tomorrow starting at 9am in Annandale; for details and all the latest local labor news and calendar postings, check out our website at dclabor.org, where you can also subscribe free to “Union City,” our award-winning daily newsletter. In today’s labor history, the United Farm Workers began its historic national grape boycott and strike in Delano, California on September 8, 1965. Today’s labor quote is by United Farm Workers leader Cesar Chavez, who said: “The fight is never about grapes or lettuce. It is always about people.”
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