The fight to win justice for Las Vegas hotel workers returns to the nation's capital today when another solidarity picket will be held at the new Trump hotel on Pennsylvania Avenue. Donald J. Trump himself will be on hand for the hotel's grand opening and hundreds of union supporters are planning to turn out to demand that Trump bargain with the workers at Trump's hotel in Las Vegas. The workers there voted to join the union, but Trump is ignoring the election results and refusing to bargain. The picket line begins at 11 am at Pennsylvania Avenue and 12th Street.
Complete details on all the latest local labor calendar listings are at dclabor.org; click on Calendar. Here’s today's labor history: On this date in 1825, after eight years and at least 1,000 worker deaths—mostly Irish immigrants—the 350-mile Erie Canal opened, linking the Great Lakes and the Atlantic Ocean. Today’s labor quote is by AFL-CIO President Richard Trumka “Donald Trump’s a disrespectful hypocrite, and we stand in solidarity with the workers at Trump Hotel Las Vegas. His unwillingness to bargain with the hard-working people who make his hotel successful is shameful. It tells you all you need to know about his feelings toward all working people.”
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