While the COVID-19 pandemic wreaks its havoc on the world's population, working people are on the front lines, joining together to save lives and keep the United States running.
And many are paying the ultimate price. The latest numbers from the CDC show that nearly 400,000 Americans have contracted the virus and more than 12,000 have died. We're currently facing one of the most challenging events in recent history. Shockingly, some greedy corporations are using this time to attack our country’s working people, attempting to use a crisis to roll back the rights of the very people who are dying while keeping America running. The dishonor role of corporations that have used the pandemic to attack the rights of working people includes the Kennedy Center right here in Washington, Amazon, Northwestern Memorial Hospital in Chicago, and, sadly, Powell's Bookstore. We’ve got a link to the entire list on our website at dclabor.org In today’s labor history, on this date in 1912, 10,000 demonstrators celebrated textile workers’ win of a 10-percent pay hike and grievance committees after a one-month strike in Lowell, Massachusetts. Today’s labor quote is by Eleanor Roosevelt, who said: “We gain strength, and courage, and confidence by each experience in which we really stop to look fear in the face... we must do that which we think we cannot.” Union City Radio is supported by our friends at Union Plus. Because of the coronavirus pandemic, many families are being hit with increased financial burdens. For those struggling with their credit, the Union Plus Credit Counseling program is still operating online and over the phone. Visit unionplus.org/creditcounseling to find out more.
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