ReWire.News, a progressive digital publication advocating for women’s reproductive rights based out of Bethesda, Maryland, has signed a Voluntary Recognition Agreement with the Washington-Baltimore News Guild after a vigorous organizing campaign that began in May.
Guild Organizing Director Bruce Jett congratulated the ReWire.News workers, commending them for a “courageous campaign,” adding that the union is looking forward to “good faith bargaining that will result in a fair collective bargaining agreement.” On today’s labor calendar, tune in at 5pm this afternoon for Labor Live@5 here on WPFW, when our guests will be Moose Jaw Bluegrass, which is proud of their “blazing fast, workin’ class, and often crass brand of bluegrass.” And for 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, some 75,000 coal miners in Pennsylvania, Ohio and West Virginia ended a ten-week strike on this date in 1897 after winning an eight hour day, semi-monthly pay, and the abolition of overpriced company-owned stores, where they had been forced to shop. Today’s labor quote is by coal miner’s son Merle Travis, from his song "16 Tons": I was born one mornin' when the sun didn't shine I picked up my shovel and I walked to the mine I loaded sixteen tons of number nine coal And the straw boss said "Well, a-bless my soul" You load sixteen tons, what do you get Another day older and deeper in debt Saint Peter don't you call me 'cause I can't go I owe my soul to the company store
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