Members of the Maryland Professional Employees Council rallied last Friday to protest the new sick leave policy at the State Department of Assessment and Taxation. Earlier this month, MPEC reports, the department “implemented an illegal sick leave policy that required employees to disclose private medical information to justify the use of earned sick leave.” MPEC President Jerry Smith said that “We will not stand idle while sick leave, and thus families, are attacked.”
On today’s labor calendar, recently retired AFSCME Council 26 Executive Director Carl Goldman will be in-studio on Your Rights At Work today at 1pm here on WPFW, and then at 5:30 this afternoon there’s a rally for transit justice at 5:30 at the Columbia Heights Metro station. Complete details, as always at dclabor.org, click on Calendar. Here’s today's labor history: On this date in 1987, the newly-formed Jobs With Justice staged its first big support action, backing 3,000 picketing Eastern Airlines mechanics at Miami Airport. Jobs with Justice now has dozens of chapters across the country, including right here in Washington, DC. Find out more at dcjwj.org Today’s labor quote is from the Jobs with Justice pledge, which says “I’ll be there to demand jobs with justice” and commits those who take the pledge to be there at least five times over the course of the year. 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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