In international labor news, the Solidarity Center reports that in Ukraine, unions and worker rights activists are leveraging trade unions’ collective power to advocate for better pay and conditions for working people and help provide emergency relief during quarantine, despite the challenges posed by the country's worsening labor rights environment.
And unions in Jordan, Kenya, Zimbabwe and elsewhere are providing relief where resources allow and banding together to urge governments to provide financial and other social support for some of the world's 2 billion workers in the informal economy. Find out more at solidaritycenter.org In today’s labor history, on this date in 1909, while white locomotive firemen on the Georgia Railroad were on strike, blacks who were hired as replacements were whipped and stoned -- not by the union men, but by white citizens outraged that blacks were being hired over whites. The Engineers union threatened to stop work because their members were being affected by the violence. Today’s labor quote is by Eugene Victor Debs, imprisoned on this date in 1895 in Woodstock, Illinois for his role in the Pullman strike. Gene Debs, who said: “Too long have the workers of the world waited for some Moses to lead them out of bondage. I would not lead you out if I could; for if you could be led out, you could be led back again. I would have you make up your minds there is nothing that you cannot do for yourselves.” Union City Radio is supported by our friends at Union Plus. Hey, did you know that you can shop for a car and truck from home and save more than $3,000 dollars this Memorial Day? It’s true; just go to unionplus.org, where you can research new and used cars online and look for the “Buy from Home” badge to see which dealerships offer remote paperwork and vehicle delivery right to your door (well, driveway, actually). Find out more at unionplus.org And you can contribute right on your phone to WPFW during our Spring Pledge Drive; by using WPFW's CashApp account, just search for $WPFW. Or you can call 202-588-9739 or 1-800-222-9739 or pledge online at wpfwfm.org, click on Donate Now. Thanks very much!
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